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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. [1] [2]
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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. [1] [2]
| No | Name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Sierakowski | October 31, 1548 – December 12, 1548 |
| 2 | Mikołaj Sienicki | May 15, 1550 – July 26, 1550 |
| 3 | Rafał Leszczyński | February 2, 1552 – April 11, 1552 |
| 4 | Mikołaj Sienicki | February 1, 1553 – February 2, 1559 |
| 5 | Rafał Leszczyński | November 30, 1562 – March 25, 1563 |
| 6 | Mikołaj Sienicki | November 22, 1563 – April 14, 1565 |
| 7 | Stanisław Sędziwój Czarnkowski [3] | January 10, 1569 – August 12, 1569 |
| No | Name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Adam Ostrowski | |
| 2 | Stanisław Sołtyk | |
| 3 | Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski | |
| No | Name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincenty Krasiński | |
| 2 | Rajmund Rembieliński | |
| 3 | Stanisław Piwnicki [3] [4] | |
| 4 | Józef Lubowidzki [3] [4] | May 1830 - November 1830 [5] |
| 5 | Władysław Ostrowski | November 1830- |
| No | Name | Sejm | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Sapieha | I II III | 1861–1875 |
| 2 | Alfred Józef Potocki | III | 1875 |
| 3 | Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki | III | 1876 |
| 4 | Ludwik Wodzicki [4] | IV | 1877-80 |
| 5 | Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz | IV V | 1881-86 |
| 6 | Jan Dzierżysław Tarnowski | V VI | 1886-90 |
| 7 | Eustachy Stanisław Sanguszko | VI | 1890-95 |
| 8 | Stanisław Marcin Badeni [4] | VII | 1895-1901 |
| 9 | Andrzej Potocki [4] | VIII | 1901-02 |
| (8) | Stanisław Marcin Badeni | VIII IX | 1903-12 |
| 10 | Adam Gołuchowski | X | 1913-14 |
| 11 | Stanisław Niezabitowski | X | 1914-18 |
| No | Name | Sejm | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Trąmpczyński | Legislative Sejm | February 14, 1919 – November 27, 1922 | |
| 2 | Maciej Rataj | I | November 28, 1922 – March 26, 1928 | Polish People's Party "Piast" |
| 3 | Ignacy Daszyński | II | March 27, 1928 – December 8, 1930 | Polish Socialist Party |
| 4 | Kazimierz Świtalski | III | December 9, 1930 – October 3, 1935 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government |
| 5 | Stanisław Car | IV | October 4, 1935 – June 18, 1938 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government/Camp of National Unity |
| 6 | Walery Sławek | IV | June 22, 1938 – November 27, 1938 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government |
| 7 | Wacław Makowski | V | November 28, 1938 – November 2, 1939 | Camp of National Unity |
| No | Name | Sejm | Period | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Władysław Kowalski | Legislative Sejm | February 4, 1947 – November 19, 1952 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 2 | Jan Dembowski | I | November 20, 1952 – February 19, 1957 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 3 | Czesław Wycech | II III IIV V | February 20, 1957 – February 11, 1971 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 4 | Dyzma Gałaj | V | February 11, 1971 – March 27, 1972 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 5 | Stanisław Gucwa | VI VII VIII | March 28, 1972 – November 5, 1985 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 6 | Roman Malinowski | IX | November 6, 1985 – June 22, 1989 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
| 7 | Mikołaj Kozakiewicz | X | July 4, 1989 – December 31, 1989 | United People's Party (Poland) | |
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