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The eighth term of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ran from 12 November 2015 until 2019. [1]
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The eighth term of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ran from 12 November 2015 until 2019. [1]
| Name | Party | Notes | ||
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| Senior Marshal | Kornel Morawiecki | Kukiz'15 | Served from 12 November 2015 | |
| Marshal | Marek Kuchciński | Law and Justice | Served from 12 November 2015 to 9 August 2019 | |
| Elżbieta Witek | Law and Justice | Served from 9 August 2019 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Deputy Marshals | Joachim Brudziński | Law and Justice | Served from 12 November 2015 to 9 January 2018 | |
| Beata Mazurek | Law and Justice | Served from 11 January 2018 to 26 May 2019 | ||
| Małgorzata Gosiewska | Law and Justice | Served from 12 June 2019 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Barbara Dolniak | Civic Platform | Served from 12 November 2015 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska | Civic Platform | Served from 12 November 2015 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Ryszard Terlecki | Law and Justice | Served from 12 November 2015 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Stanisław Tyszka | Kukiz'15 | Served from 12 November 2015 to 11 November 2019 | ||
| Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition (Poland) | |||
| Kukiz'15 | |||
| Koalicja Polska – PSL | |||
| Real Politics Union | |||
| Return Law | |||
| Now! | |||
| Confederation Freedom and Independence | |||
| Unaffiliated | |||
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