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A list of politicians occupying the seat of voivodes in the Third Republic of Poland from the introduction of a new territorial division of Poland into 16 provinces in 1999 in connection with the administrative reform prepared by the government of Jerzy Buzek. Voivodes are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. [1]
| Voivodeship | Seat | Voivode | Term start | Appointer | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lower Silesian | Wrocław | Maciej Awiżeń | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Kuyavian–Pomeranian | Bydgoszcz | Michał Sztybel | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Lublin | Lublin | Krzysztof Komorski | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Lubusz | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Marek Cebula | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Łódź | Łódź | Dorota Ryl | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Lesser Poland | Kraków | Krzysztof Klęczar | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PSL | |
 Masovian | Warsaw | Mariusz Frankowski | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Opole | Opole | Monika Jurek | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Subcarpathian | Rzeszów | Teresa Kubas-Hul | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Podlaskie | Białystok | Jacek Brzozowski | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Pomeranian | Gdańsk | Beata Rutkiewicz | 2023 | Donald Tusk | Unaligned | |
 Silesian | Katowice | Marek Wójcik | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Świętokrzyskie | Kielce | Józef Bryk | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PO | |
 Warmian–Masurian | Olsztyn | Radosław Król | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PSL | |
 Greater Poland | Poznań | Agata Sobczyk | 2024 | Donald Tusk | PL2050 | |
 West Pomeranian | Szczecin | Adam Rudawski | 2023 | Donald Tusk | PL2050 | |
| Portrait | Name | Party | Term of Office | Prime minister (Cabinet) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witold Krochmal | Solidarity Electoral Action | 1 January 1999 | 19 October 2001 | Jerzy Buzek | ||
| Ryszard Nawrat | Democratic Left Alliance | 19 October 2001 | 21 March 2003 | Leszek Miller (Miller) | ||
| Stanisław łopatowski | Democratic Left Alliance | 21 March 2003 | 21 December 2005 | Leszek Miller (Miller) | ||
 | Krzysztof Grzelczyk | Law and Justice | 21 December 2005 | 29 November 2007 | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz | |
| Rafał Jurkowlaniec | Nonpartisan ( | 29 November 2007 | 1 December 2010 | Donald Tusk | ||
| Aleksander Skorupka | Civic Platform | 1 December 2010 | 11 March 2014 | Donald Tusk | ||
 | Tomasz Smolarz | Civic Platform | 11 March 2014 | 8 December 2015 | Donald Tusk Tusk II) Ewa Kopacz ( Kopacz) | |
 | Paweł Hreniak | Law and Justice | 8 December 2015 | 11 November 2019 | Beata Szydło (Szydło) | |
 | Jarosław Obremski | Law and Justice | 29 November 2019 | 22 December 2023 | Mateusz Morawiecki | |
 | Maciej Awiżeń | Civic Platform | 22 December 2023 | Present | Donald Tusk (Tusk III) | |
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