Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party
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The Politburo
(abbreviation for Political Bureau) of the Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
(PUWP; , PZPR) was the chief executive body of the ruling Polish Communist apparatus between 1948–1989. Nearly all key figures of the regime had membership in the Politburo. The Politburo of the PUWP typically had between 9-15 full members at any one time. Usually, several alternate (or candidate) members were also elected to the Politburo, but unlike full members, alternate members did not possess full voting rights.
The predecessor of the PUWP, was the Polish Workers Party (Polish: Polska Partia Robotnicza). In 1948, it merged with the Polish Socialist Party
to form the PUWP. A chronological list of Politburo membership is provided below.
(A) = Alternate (Candidate) Member
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
(abbreviation for Political Bureau) of the Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Central Committee of the Polish United Workers Party
Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party was the central ruling body of the Polish United Workers' Party, the dominant political party in the People's Republic of Poland .-Functions:...
(PUWP; , PZPR) was the chief executive body of the ruling Polish Communist apparatus between 1948–1989. Nearly all key figures of the regime had membership in the Politburo. The Politburo of the PUWP typically had between 9-15 full members at any one time. Usually, several alternate (or candidate) members were also elected to the Politburo, but unlike full members, alternate members did not possess full voting rights.
The predecessor of the PUWP, was the Polish Workers Party (Polish: Polska Partia Robotnicza). In 1948, it merged with the 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...
to form the PUWP. A chronological list of Politburo membership is provided below.
Politburo of Polish Workers Party 1944–1948
| Date | Member | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1944 - December 1945 | Władysław Gomułka | August 1944 | |
| Bolesław Bierut | August 1944 | ||
| Jakub Berman Jakub Berman Jakub Berman was born into a middle-class Jewish family. Berman first became a prominent communist in prewar Poland. Toward the end of World War II he joined the Politburo of the Soviet-formed Polish United Workers' Party... |
August 1944 | ||
| Hilary Minc Hilary Minc Hilary Minc – born into a middle-class Jewish family of Oskar Minc and Stefania née Fajersztajn – was a communist politician in Stalinist Poland and pro-Soviet Marxist economist. Minc joined the Communist Party of Poland before World War II... |
August 1944 | ||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
August 1944 | ||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
May 1945 | ||
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
August 1945 | ||
| 1st Party Congress 6–13 Dec, 1945 |
Władysław Gomułka | 12 December 1945 | 3 Sep, 1948 |
| Bolesław Bierut | 12 December 1945 | ||
| Jakub Berman Jakub Berman Jakub Berman was born into a middle-class Jewish family. Berman first became a prominent communist in prewar Poland. Toward the end of World War II he joined the Politburo of the Soviet-formed Polish United Workers' Party... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Hilary Minc Hilary Minc Hilary Minc – born into a middle-class Jewish family of Oskar Minc and Stefania née Fajersztajn – was a communist politician in Stalinist Poland and pro-Soviet Marxist economist. Minc joined the Communist Party of Poland before World War II... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz was a Polish communist activist with Soviet citizenship, member of the pre-war Communist Party of Poland and of the post-war Polish United Workers' Party... |
12 December 1945 | ||
| Franciszek Jóźwiak | 3 September 1948 |
Politburo of Polish United Workers Party 1948-1990
| Date | Member | from | -- | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Party Congress 15-22 Dec, 1948 |
Bolesław Bierut | 21 December 1948 | ||
| Jakub Berman Jakub Berman Jakub Berman was born into a middle-class Jewish family. Berman first became a prominent communist in prewar Poland. Toward the end of World War II he joined the Politburo of the Soviet-formed Polish United Workers' Party... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Hilary Minc Hilary Minc Hilary Minc – born into a middle-class Jewish family of Oskar Minc and Stefania née Fajersztajn – was a communist politician in Stalinist Poland and pro-Soviet Marxist economist. Minc joined the Communist Party of Poland before World War II... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
21 December 1948 | -- | 1949 | |
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Franciszek Jóźwiak | 21 December 1948 | |||
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz was a Polish communist activist with Soviet citizenship, member of the pre-war Communist Party of Poland and of the post-war Polish United Workers' Party... |
21 December 1948 | |||
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... |
21 December 1948 | -- | 17 March 1954 | |
| Henryk Świątkowski | 21 December 1948 | -- | 17 March 1954 | |
| 2nd Party Congress 10-17 Mar, 1954 |
Bolesław Bierut | 17 March 1954 | -- | 12 March 1956 |
| Jakub Berman Jakub Berman Jakub Berman was born into a middle-class Jewish family. Berman first became a prominent communist in prewar Poland. Toward the end of World War II he joined the Politburo of the Soviet-formed Polish United Workers' Party... |
17 March 1954 | -- | 4 May 1956 | |
| Hilary Minc Hilary Minc Hilary Minc – born into a middle-class Jewish family of Oskar Minc and Stefania née Fajersztajn – was a communist politician in Stalinist Poland and pro-Soviet Marxist economist. Minc joined the Communist Party of Poland before World War II... |
17 March 1954 | -- | 10 October 1956 | |
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
17 March 1954 | |||
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
17 March 1954 | |||
| Franciszek Jóźwiak | 17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
17 March 1954 | |||
| Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz Stanisław Radkiewicz was a Polish communist activist with Soviet citizenship, member of the pre-war Communist Party of Poland and of the post-war Polish United Workers' Party... |
17 March 1954 | -- | 19 April 1956 | |
| Edward Ochab Edward Ochab Edward Ochab was a Polish Communist politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw... |
17 March 1954 | |||
| Konstantin Rokossovsky Konstantin Rokossovsky Konstantin Rokossovskiy was a Polish-origin Soviet career officer who was a Marshal of the Soviet Union, as well as Marshal of Poland and Polish Defence Minister, who was famously known for his service in the Eastern Front, where he received high esteem for his outstanding military skill... |
17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Zenon Nowak Zenon Nowak Zenon Nowak was a Communist activist and politician in the People's Republic of Poland. One of the members of the pro-Soviet Natolin faction of the PZPR Central Committee during the Polish October of 1956.-References:... |
17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Franciszek Mazur | 17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Władysław Dworakowski | 17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... |
28 July 1956 | |||
| Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
28 July 1956 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Roman Nowak | 28 July 1956 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... (A) |
17 March 1954 | -- | 28 July 1956 | |
| Hilary Chełchowski (A) | 17 March 1954 | -- | 21 October 1956 | |
| Politburo line-up from 21 Oct, 1956 |
Władysław Gomułka | 21 October 1956 | ||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
21 October 1956 | |||
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
21 October 1956 | |||
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
21 October 1956 | |||
| Edward Ochab Edward Ochab Edward Ochab was a Polish Communist politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw... |
21 October 1956 | |||
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... |
21 October 1956 | |||
| Stefan Jędrychowski | 21 October 1956 | |||
| Ignacy Loga-Sowiński | 21 October 1956 | |||
| Jerzy Morawski | 21 October 1956 | |||
| 3rd Party Congress 10-19 March 1959 |
Władysław Gomułka | 19 March 1959 | ||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski Roman Zambrowski was a Polish communist activist. He is a father of journalist Antoni Zambrowski.... |
19 March 1959 | -- | July 1963 | |
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Edward Ochab Edward Ochab Edward Ochab was a Polish Communist politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Stefan Jędrychowski | 19 March 1959 | |||
| Ignacy Loga-Sowiński | 19 March 1959 | |||
| Jerzy Morawski | 19 March 1959 | -- | October 1959 | |
| Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
19 March 1959 | |||
| Zenon Kliszko | 19 March 1959 | |||
| 4th Party Congress 15-20 June, 1964 |
Władysław Gomułka | 20 July 1964 | ||
| Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
20 July 1964 | -- | 7 August 1964 | |
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
20 July 1964 | |||
| Edward Ochab Edward Ochab Edward Ochab was a Polish Communist politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw... |
20 July 1964 | -- | 9 July 1968 | |
| Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki Adam Rapacki was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party... |
20 July 1964 | -- | 16 November 1968 | |
| Stefan Jędrychowski | 20 July 1964 | |||
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 20 July 1964 | |||
| Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
20 July 1964 | |||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
20 July 1964 | |||
| Zenon Kliszko | 20 July 1964 | |||
| Eugeniusz Szyr | 20 July 1964 | -- | 16 November 1968 | |
| Franciszek Waniołka | 20 July 1964 | -- | 16 November 1968 | |
| Ryszard Strzelecki | 21 November 1964 | |||
| Bolesław Jaszczuk | 9 July 1968 | |||
| Ryszard Strzelecki (A) | 20 July 1964 | -- | 21 November 1964 | |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz Piotr Jaroszewicz Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980.Piotr Jaroszewicz was born on 8 October 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a teacher and headmaster in Garwolin... (A) |
20 July 1964 | |||
| Mieczysław Jagielski (A) | 20 July 1964 | |||
| Bolesław Jaszczuk (A) | 1964? | -- | 9 July 1968 | |
| 5th Party Congress 11-16 Nov, 1968 |
Władysław Gomułka | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 |
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
16 November 1968 | |||
| Stefan Jędrychowski | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Ignacy Loga-Sowiński | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
16 November 1968 | |||
| Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Zenon Kliszko | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Ryszard Strzelecki | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Bolesław Jaszczuk | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Stanisław Kociołek | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Wladysław Kruczek | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Jozef Tejchma | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Piotr Jaroszewicz Piotr Jaroszewicz Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980.Piotr Jaroszewicz was born on 8 October 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a teacher and headmaster in Garwolin... (A) |
16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Mieczysław Jagielski (A) | 16 November 1968 | |||
| Mieczysław Moczar (A) | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Jan Szydlak (A) | 16 November 1968 | -- | 20 December 1970 | |
| Politburo line-up from 20 Dec, 1970 |
Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
20 December 1970 | ||
| Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Stefan Jędrychowski | 20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowiński | 20 December 1970 | -- | 7 February 1971 | |
| Stanisław Kociołek | 20 December 1970 | -- | 7 February 1971 | |
| Władysław Kruczek | 20 December 1970 | |||
| Józef Tejchma | 20 December 1970 | |||
| Piotr Jaroszewicz Piotr Jaroszewicz Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980.Piotr Jaroszewicz was born on 8 October 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a teacher and headmaster in Garwolin... |
20 December 1970 | |||
| Mieczysław Moczar | 20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Jan Szydlak | 20 December 1970 | |||
| Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch briefly served as the Prime Minister of Poland in 1980, from February 18 to August 24 of that year.-References:... |
20 December 1970 | |||
| Stefan Olszowski | 20 December 1970 | |||
| Mieczysław Jagielski (A) | 20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... (A) |
20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Henryk Jabłoński (A) | 20 December 1970 | -- | 11 December 1971 | |
| Józef Kępa (A) | 20 December 1970 | |||
| 6th Party Congress 6-11 Dec, 1971 |
Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
11 December 1971 | ||
| Władysław Kruczek | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Józef Tejchma | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Piotr Jaroszewicz Piotr Jaroszewicz Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980.Piotr Jaroszewicz was born on 8 October 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a teacher and headmaster in Garwolin... |
11 December 1971 | |||
| Jan Szydlak | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch briefly served as the Prime Minister of Poland in 1980, from February 18 to August 24 of that year.-References:... |
11 December 1971 | |||
| Stefan Olszowski | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Mieczysław Jagielski | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
11 December 1971 | |||
| Henryk Jabłoński | 11 December 1971 | |||
| Franciszek Szlachcic | 11 December 1971 | -- | 12 December 1975 | |
| Józef Kępa (A) | 11 December 1971 | -- | 12 December 1975 | |
| Stanisław Kania (A) | 11 December 1971 | -- | 12 December 1975 | |
| Zdzisław Grudzień (A) | 11 December 1971 | -- | 12 December 1975 | |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... (A) |
11 December 1971 | |||
| Stanisław Kowalczyk (A) | April 1973 | -- | 12 December 1975 | |
| 7th Party Congress 8-12 Dec, 1975 |
Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
12 December 1975 | ||
| Wladysław Kruczek | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Józef Tejchma | 12 December 1975 | -- | 15 February 1980 | |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz Piotr Jaroszewicz Gen. Piotr Jaroszewicz was a Polish Communist political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Poland between 1970 and 1980.Piotr Jaroszewicz was born on 8 October 1909 in Nieśwież. After finishing the secondary school in Jasło he started working as a teacher and headmaster in Garwolin... |
12 December 1975 | -- | 15 February 1980 | |
| Jan Szydlak | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch briefly served as the Prime Minister of Poland in 1980, from February 18 to August 24 of that year.-References:... |
12 December 1975 | |||
| Stefan Olszowski | 12 December 1975 | -- | 15 February 1980 | |
| Mieczysław Jagielski | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
12 December 1975 | |||
| Henryk Jabłoński | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Józef Kępa | 12 December 1975 | -- | 15 February 1980 | |
| Stanisław Kania | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Zdzisław Grudzień | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Stanisław Kowalczyk | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... (A) |
12 December 1975 | |||
| Tadeusz Wrzaszczyk (A) | 12 December 1975 | |||
| Jerzy Łukaszewicz (A) | 12 December 1975 | |||
| 8th Party Congress 11-15 Feb, 1980 |
Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was... |
15 February 1980 | -- | 6 September 1980 |
| Władysław Kruczek | 15 February 1980 | -- | 2 December 1980 | |
| Jan Szydlak | 15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch Edward Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch briefly served as the Prime Minister of Poland in 1980, from February 18 to August 24 of that year.-References:... |
15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Mieczysław Jagielski | 15 February 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
15 February 1980 | |||
| Henryk Jabłoński | 15 February 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Stanisław Kania | 15 February 1980 | |||
| Zdzisław Grudzień | 15 February 1980 | -- | 6 October 1980 | |
| Stanisław Kowalczyk | 15 February 1980 | -- | 2 December 1980 | |
| Tadeusz Wrzaszczyk | 15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Jerzy Łukaszewicz | 15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Aloizy Karkoszka | 15 February 1980 | -- | 19 November 1980 | |
| Andrzej Werblan | 15 February 1980 | -- | 2 December 1980 | |
| Stefan Olszowski | 24 August 1980 | |||
| Józef Pińkowski Józef Pinkowski Józef Pińkowski was a Polish Communist politician who served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1981.... |
24 August 1980 | -- | 30, April, 1981 | |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... |
6 September 1980 | |||
| Andrzej Żabiński | 6 September 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Mieczysław Moczar | 2 December 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Tadeusz Grabski | 2 December 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Gerard Gabryś | 30 April 1981 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Zygmunt Wroński | 30 April 1981 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... (A) |
15 February 1980 | -- | 6 September 1980 | |
| Józef Pińkowski Józef Pinkowski Józef Pińkowski was a Polish Communist politician who served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1981.... (A) |
15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Zdzislaw Żandarowski (A) | 15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Tadeusz Pyka Tadeusz Pyka Tadeusz Pyka was a former Polish communist politician, who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Poland. In August 1980, he led a government commission which attempted to end a strike in the Polish city of Gdańsk, but he was replaced on August 21 without an explanation offered by state radio at the... (A) |
15 February 1980 | -- | 24 August 1980 | |
| Emil Wojtaszek (A) | 15 February 1980 | -- | 30, April, 1981 | |
| Andrzej Żabiński (A) | 24 August 1980 | -- | 6 September 1980 | |
| Jerzy Waszczuk (A) | 24 August 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Władysław Kruk (A) | 6 October 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Roman Ney (A) | 6 October 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Tadeusz Fiszbach (A) | 2 December 1980 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| Józef Masny (A) | 30 April 1981 | -- | 19 July 1981 | |
| 9th Party Congress 14-20 Jul, 1981 |
Stanisław Kania | 19 July 1981 | -- | Oct, 1981 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
19 July 1981 | |||
| Stefan Olszowski | 19 July 1981 | -- | 11 November 1985 | |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... |
19 July 1981 | |||
| Zbigniew Messner Zbigniew Messner Zbigniew Messner was a Communist economist and politician in Poland. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice... |
19 July 1981 | |||
| Tadeusz Czechowicz | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Józef Czyrek | 19 July 1981 | |||
| Zofia Grzyb | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Hieromin Kubiak | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Jan Labecki | 19 July 1981 | -- | 16 July 1982 | |
| Mirosław Milewski | 19 July 1981 | -- | 14 May 1985 | |
| Stanisław Opałko | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Tadeusz Porębski | 19 July 1981 | |||
| Jerzy Romanik | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Albin Siwak Albin Siwak Albin Siwak is a Polish politician. He worked in the Polish People's Republic as a construction worker, and for many years as foreman; at the age of 18, he was already head of a working unit. He later made a career as a Polish United Workers' Party functionary, being member of the Politburo in... |
19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Marian Woźniak | 16 July 1982 | |||
| Stanisław Kalkus | 16 July 1982 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Jan Głowczyk (A) | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Włodzimierz Mokrzyszczak (A) | 19 July 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki is a Polish military officer, diplomat and a communist politician, as well as a General of the Polish Army . Throughout his career he held a number of posts, including military attaché in China, commanding officer of the 2nd Polish Army during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in... (A) |
28 October 1981 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Marian Woźniak (A) | 25 February 1982 | -- | 16 July 1982 | |
| Czesław Kiszczak (A) | 25 February 1982 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| Stanisław Bejger (A) | 16 July 1982 | |||
| Marian Orzechowski (A) | 15 October 1983 | -- | 3 July 1986 | |
| 10th Party Congress 29 July - 3 Jul, 1986 |
Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
3 July 1986 | -- | 29 July 1989 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski Kazimierz Barcikowski was a Polish politician. Member of Polish United Workers Party, served on the Central Committee of the Party and on Political Bureau. Among his other posts were those of deputy to Sejm and minister of agriculture. Head of government negotiations with striking workers in... |
3 July 1986 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Zbigniew Messner Zbigniew Messner Zbigniew Messner was a Communist economist and politician in Poland. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice... |
3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Józef Czyrek | 3 July 1986 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Tadeusz Porebski | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Marian Woźniak | 3 July 1986 | -- | 14 July 1988 | |
| Jan Głowczyk | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Włodzimierz Mokrzyszczak | 3 July 1986 | -- | 14 July 1988 | |
| Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki is a Polish military officer, diplomat and a communist politician, as well as a General of the Polish Army . Throughout his career he held a number of posts, including military attaché in China, commanding officer of the 2nd Polish Army during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in... |
3 July 1986 | |||
| Czesław Kiszczak | 3 July 1986 | |||
| Marian Orzechowski | 3 July 1986 | |||
| Józef Baryła | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Zofia Stepień | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Zygmunt Murański | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Alfred Miodowicz Alfred Miodowicz Alfred Miodowicz is a former Polish politician and trade union activist. Member of communist Polish United Workers Party, he held posts in the State National Council, Central Committee and Political Bureau. He was also the leader of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions and took part in the... |
3 July 1986 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Mieczysław Rakowski | 15 December 1987 | |||
| Władysław Baka | 14 July 1988 | |||
| Kazimierz Cypryniak | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Iwona Lubowska | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Wiktor Pyrkosz | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Janusz Reykowski | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Zdzisław Świątek | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Stanisław Ciosek | 21 December 1988 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Zbigniew Michalek | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Gabriela Rembisz | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Stanisław Bejger (A) | 3 July 1986 | -- | 14 July 1988 | |
| Bogumił Ferensztajn (A) | 3 July 1986 | -- | 15 December 1987 | |
| Zbigniew Michałek (A) | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Gabriela Rembisz (A) | 3 July 1986 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Janusz Kubasiewicz (A) | 3 July 1986 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Manfred Gorywoda (A) | 15 December 1987 | -- | 29 July 1989 | |
| Stanisław Ciosek (A) | 14 July 1988 | -- | 21 December 1988 | |
| Zdzisław Balicki (A) | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Marek Holdakowski (A) | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Zbigniew Sobotka (A) | 21 December 1988 | |||
| Politburo line-up from 29 Jul, 1989 |
Mieczysław Rakowski | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 |
| Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki Florian Siwicki is a Polish military officer, diplomat and a communist politician, as well as a General of the Polish Army . Throughout his career he held a number of posts, including military attaché in China, commanding officer of the 2nd Polish Army during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in... |
29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Czesław Kiszczak | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Marian Orzechowski | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Władyslaw Baka | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Kazimierz Cypryniak | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Iwona Lubowska | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Wiktor Pyrkosz | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Janusz Reykowski | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Zdzislaw Świątek | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Zbigniew Michałek | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Gabriela Rembisz | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Janusz Kubasiewicz | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Manfred Gorywoda | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... |
29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Zdzisław Balicki (A) | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Marek Hołdakowski (A) | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 | |
| Zbigniew Sobotka (A) | 29 July 1989 | -- | 29 January 1990 |
(A) = Alternate (Candidate) Member