Stanisław Malec was born on 20 May 1931 in Nowy Sącz, Poland. His family spend the Second World War living in Volhynia, and afterwards moved to the town of Myślibórz in August 1945. He received bachelor's degree in construction from the Higher School of Engineering in Szczecin (now Szczecin University of Technology). In 1954, he received the master's degree in engineering from the Faculty of Water Engineering of the Gdańsk University of Technology.[1][2][3]
Malec worked as a deputy director in Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Czerpalnych I Podwodnych (lit. 'Dredging and Underwater Works Company') from 1954 to 1964, as a director in Szczecińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego (lit. 'Szczecin Industrial Construction Company') from 1964 to 1969, in Przedsiębiorstwa Przemysłu Budownictwa Rolniczego w Szczecinie (lit. 'Szczecin Agricultural Construction Industry Enterprises'), and in Szczecińskiego Zjednoczenia Budowlanego (lit. 'Szczecin Construction Association').[1][3][4]
Malec was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1959 to its dissolvement in 1990. From 1982 to 1990, he was the voivode of the Szczecin Voivodeship. From 1986 to 1990, he was also a member of the executive body of the Szczecin Voivodeship committee of the Polish United Workers' Party.[1][2]
Afterwards, he worked as the head specialist in the Szczecin Voivodeship Military Repair and Construction Plant, and later in the Main Office of Building Supervision as the head of the inspection and control office in Szczecin, and as specialist in Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Tras Komunikacyjnych w Szczecinie (lit. 'Communication Route Construction Company in Szczecin'). In 2010, he became the deputy chairperson of the District Council of the West Pomeranian Chamber of Civil Engineers and the chairperson of the Committee for the Protection of Professional Interests and Career Guidance.[4] Malec died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 93.[3] He was buried at the Central Cemetery in Szczecin.[5]
