List of Sejm Marshals
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This is a list of Sejm Marshals, or Speakers of the Sejm
(the Lower house
of the Polish
Parliament
) since its establishment as a regular convening body in the late 15th century, until now.
Crown of the Polish Kingdom
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Partitioned Poland
People's Republic of Poland
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
(the Lower house
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
) since its establishment as a regular convening body in the late 15th century, until now.
Crown of the Polish KingdomCrown of the Polish KingdomThe Crown of the Kingdom of Poland , or simply the Crown , is the name for the unit of administrative division, the territories under direct administration of Polish nobility from middle-ages to late 18th century...
| Name | Period |
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| Jan Sierakowski | October 31, 1548-December 12, 1548 |
| Mikołaj Sienicki | May 15, 1550-July 26, 1550 |
| Rafał Leszczyński | February 2, 1552-April 11, 1552 |
| Mikołaj Sienicki | February 1, 1553-February 2, 1559 |
| Rafał Leszczyński | November 30, 1562-March 25, 1563 |
| Mikołaj Sienicki | November 22, 1563-April 14, 1565 |
| Stanisław Sędziwój Czarnkowski | January 10, 1569-August 12, 1569 |
Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
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Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski Prince Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski was a Polish noble , magnate, politician and outstanding military commander. He was a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire SRI.... Jan Szembek Count Jan Sebastian Szembek was a Polish szlachcic.Recorder of the Crown since 1699, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown in 1703-1711, Grand Chancellor of the Crown since 1712. Starost of Łomża... Teodor Lubomirski Prince Teodor Lubomirski was a Polish nobleman .He was owner of Lańcut, Ujazdów and Połonne. Voivode of Kraków Voivodeship and starost of Spisz.... Tadeusz Franciszek Oginski Prince Tadeusz Franciszek Andrzej Ogiński was a szlachcic from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.He was Grand Clerk of Lithuania since 1737, castellan of Trakai since 1744, voivode of Trakai since 1770, starost oszmiański, wierzbowski and przewalski.... Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski Prince Antoni Benedykt Konstanty Lubomirski was a Polish szlachcic.Owner of Połonne, Międzyrzecz and Miropol. General Major of the Crown Army, Lieutenant General since 1753, Great Sword-bearer of the Crown since 1754.... Celestyn Czaplic Celestyn Czaplic of the Kierdeja Coat of Arms was a Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic, politician, writer and a poet. Remembered for his humorous poetry and impeccable moral character, he was a deputy to numerous Sejms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and a marshal of the Sejm of 1766... Andrzej Mokronowski Andrzej Mokronowski was a notable member of the Polish szlachta, politician and general of the Polish Army. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1776.He was voivode of Masovian Voivodship since 1781... Kazimierz Krasinski Count Kazimierz Krasiński was a Polish noble, politician and patron of art. He was the son of Antoni Krasiński and Barbara Zielińska.The last Grand Camp Leader of the Crown of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha was a Polish-Lithuanian noble .Kazimierz Sapieha was educated at the Knight School in Warsaw from 1767 until 1791, and served as Artillery General of Lithuania, from 1773 to 1793... |
Partitioned PolandPartitions of PolandThe Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
(1795–1918)
- Tomasz Adam OstrowskiTomasz Adam OstrowskiTomasz Adam Ostrowski was a Polish nobleman , Count since 1798Tomasz became Colonel of the Crown Army in 1765, Chamberlain of King Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1767, castellan of Czersk since 1777, Court Treasurer since 1791, Marshal of the Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809 and later...
- Stanisław Sołtyk
- Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
- Wincenty KrasińskiWincenty KrasinskiCount Wincenty Krasiński was a Polish nobleman , political activist and military leader.He was the father of Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three Bards—Poland's greatest romantic poets.-Life:...
- Rajmund Rembieliński
- Stanisław Piwnicki
- Józef Lubowidzki
- Władysław Ostrowski
- Leon SapiehaLeon SapiehaLeon Sapieha was a Polish noble , politician and statesman.Leon was born and educated in Warsaw, and studied law and economic in Paris and Edinburgh from 1820 to 1824. He began to work in the administration in the Polish Kingdom...
- Alfred Józef PotockiAlfred Józef PotockiCount Alfred Józef Potocki was a Polish nobleman , landowner, politician, monarchist, liberal-conservatist....
- Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki
- Ludwik Wodzicki
- Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz
- Eustachy Stanisław Sanguszko
- Stanisław Marcin Badeni
- Andrzej Potocki
Republic of Poland (1918–1939)
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Trąmpczyński Wojciech Trampczynski Wojciech Stefan Trąmpczyński was a Polish lawyer and National Democratic politician. Voivode of the Poznań Voivodeship in 1919. He served as marshal of the Sejm of Poland from 1919–1922 and Senate of Poland from 1922 to 1928.... |
February 14, 1919–November 27, 1922 | |
| Maciej Rataj Maciej Rataj Maciej Rataj was a Polish politician, socialist activist and writer.Born in the village of Chłopy near Lwów on 19 February 1884, he attended a gymnasium in Lwów and studied classical linguistics at the University of Lwów... |
November 28, 1922-March 26, 1928 | Polish People's Party "Piast" |
| Ignacy Daszyński Ignacy Daszynski Ignacy Ewaryst Daszyński was a Polish politician, journalist and Prime Minister of the Polish government created in Lublin in 1918.... |
March 27, 1928-December 8, 1930 | Polish Socialist Party Polish Socialist Party The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948... |
| Kazimierz Świtalski Kazimierz Switalski Col. Kazimierz Stanisław Świtalski was a Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland.-Biographical note:Before the World War I he joined the Związek Walki Czynnej, an underground organisation formed by Józef Piłsudski. In 1914 Świtalski joined the Polish Legions and in 1918 the... |
December 9, 1930-October 3, 1935 | Non-Party Bloc of Cooperation with the Government |
| Stanisław Car | October 4, 1935-June 18, 1938 | Non-Party Bloc of Cooperation with the Government/Camp of National Unity |
| Walery Sławek | June 22, 1938-November 27, 1938 | Non-Party Bloc of Cooperation with the Government |
| Wacław Makowski | November 28, 1938-November 2, 1939 | Camp of National Unity |
People's Republic of PolandPeople's Republic of PolandThe People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Władysław Kowalski | February 4, 1947-November 19, 1952 | United People's Party (Poland) United People's Party (Poland) The United People's Party was an agrarian political party in the People's Republic of Poland. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remnants of the independent People's Party of Stanisław Mikołajczyk .ZSL became - as intended from its very... |
| Jan Dembowski Jan Bohdan Dembowski Jan Bohdan Dembowski was a Polish biologist, professor, first president of the Polish Academy of Sciences , marshal of the Sejm , Deputy Chairman of the Polish Council of State .He was awarded the Order of the Builders of Polish People's Republic and also received the Commander's... |
November 20, 1952-February 19, 1957 | United People's Party (Poland) |
| Czesław Wycech | February 20, 1957-February 11, 1971 | United People's Party (Poland) |
| Dyzma Gałaj | February 11, 1971-March 27, 1972 | (United People's Party (Poland)) |
| Stanisław Gucwa | March 28, 1972-November 5, 1985 | United People's Party (Poland) |
| Roman Malinowski | November 6, 1985-June 22, 1989 | (United People's Party (Poland) |
| Mikołaj Kozakiewicz | July 4, 1989-December 31, 1989 | United People's Party (Poland) |
Republic of Poland (after 1989)
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Mikołaj Kozakiewicz | December 31, 1989-November 24, 1991 | United People's Party United People's Party (Poland) The United People's Party was an agrarian political party in the People's Republic of Poland. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remnants of the independent People's Party of Stanisław Mikołajczyk .ZSL became - as intended from its very... /Polish People's Party - Revival/Polish People's Party |
| Wiesław Chrzanowski | November 25, 1991-October 14, 1993 | Christian National Union |
| Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy is a post-communist Polish politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance .... |
October 14, 1993-March 3, 1995 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
| Józef Zych Józef Zych Józef Zych is a Polish politician of the Polish People's Party. He was Sejm Marshal from 1995 to 1997 .... |
March 3, 195-October 19, 1997 | Polish People's Party |
| Maciej Płażyński | October 20, 1997-October 18, 2001 | Solidarity Electoral Action Solidarity Electoral Action Solidarity Electoral Action was a political party coalition in Poland. Since 1997 its official name has been Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność Prawicy or Solidarity Electoral Action of the Right... /Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... |
| Marek Borowski Marek Borowski Marek Stefan Borowski is a Polish left-wing politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm from 2001 to 2004.... |
October 19, 2001-April 20, 2004 | Democratic Left Alliance/Social Democracy of Poland |
| Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy is a post-communist Polish politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance .... |
April 21, 2004-January 5, 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance |
| Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | January 5, 1005-October 18, 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance |
| Marek Jurek Marek Jurek Marek Jurek is a Polish right-wing politician, who does not have a parliamentary seat. Since 20 April 2007 he has been the leader of the aspirant party Right of the Republic, which does not have any MPs.... |
October 26, 2005-April 27, 2007 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... /Right of the Republic |
| Ludwik Dorn Ludwik Dorn Ludwik Dorn is a Polish conservative politician, former Deputy Prime Minister and member of Sejm elected on November 5, 2007.From October 31, 2005 to February 7, 2007 he was Minister of Interior and Administration, resigned after conflict with the Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński... |
April 27, 2007-November 4, 2007 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
| Bronisław Komorowski | November 5, 2007-July 8, 2010 | Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... |
| acting Stefan Niesiołowski | July 8, 2010-July 8, 2010 | Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... |
| Grzegorz Schetyna Grzegorz Schetyna Grzegorz Juliusz Schetyna is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm as a candidate of the Civic Platform on September 25, 2005 after receiving 14,978 votes in 1 Legnica district... |
July 8, 2010-November 8, 2011 | Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... |
| Ewa Kopacz Ewa Kopacz Ewa Kopacz is the only female and incumbant head of the lower house of parliament in the history of Poland. The Marshal of the Sejm is de facto also the head of the whole of parliament and substitutes the President in case of that office's vacancy... |
November 8, 2011-Incumbent | Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... |