List of Presidents of Poland

This is a list of the presidents of Poland from the establishment of the Second Republic in 1918. It also includes republican protocol heads of state with other official titles ( heads of state , chairman of the Council of State ) and the presidents in exile from 1939 to 1990.

→ On the heads of state of Poland before 1918 (including the First Republic , 1569–1795), see list of Polish rulers .

Presidents of the Republic of Poland ( Second Republic , 1918–1939)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party	Remarks
-		Józef Piłsudski	November 14, 1918	December 11, 1922	Non-party	Until February 20, 1919 with the official title Provisional Head of State , then Head of State.
1		Gabriel Narutowicz	December 11, 1922	† December 16, 1922	Non-party	Elected by the National Assembly on December 9, 1922 , murdered in office
-		Maciej Rataj	December 16, 1922	December 20, 1922	PSL "Piast"	Sejm Marshal representing the President
2		Stanisław Wojciechowski	December 20, 1922	May 15, 1926	PSL "Piast"	Elected by the National Assembly on December 20, 1922, resigned from office after the May coup
-		Maciej Rataj	May 15, 1926	June 4, 1926	PSL "Piast"	Sejm Marshal representing the President
3		Ignacy Mościcki	June 4, 1926	September 30, 1939	Non-party	Elected by the National Assembly on June 1, 1926. Re-elected by the National Assembly for a second term on May 8, 1933. Resigned from office after the outbreak of World War II

Exiled President of Poland (1939–1990)

From July 1945 onwards, exiled presidents had, with a few exceptions, no international recognition. From 1947 onwards, the Polish army in exile, which was subordinate to the Polish government in exile , was also disbanded and has not exercised any real power since then.

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party	Remarks
1		Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski	September 25, 1939	September 26, 1939	Non-party	Designated successor to the President and representative of the interned President Mościcki. After France refused recognition, the nomination was withdrawn or regarded as ineffective.
2		Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz	September 30, 1939	† June 9, 1947	Non-party	From July 1945 without diplomatic recognition from the Allies , died in office.
3		August Zaleski	June 9, 1947	† April 7, 1972	Non-party	From 1954, considered illegitimate by some of the Polish parties in exile , died in office.
-		Council of three	1954	April 7, 1972	Non-party	Collegial presidential body in opposition to Zaleski
4th		Stanislaw Ostrowski	April 9, 1972	March 24, 1979	Non-party
5		Edward Raczyński	April 8, 1979	April 8, 1986	Non-party
6th		Kazimierz Sabbath	April 8, 1986	† July 19, 1989	Non-party	Died in office.
7th		Ryszard Kaczorowski	July 19, 1989	December 22, 1990	Non-party	Resignation and recognition of President Lech Wałęsa

President or State Council Chairperson of the People's Republic of Poland (1944–1989)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party	Remarks
1		Bolesław Bierut	November 20, 1944	February 4, 1947	PPR (formally non-party), from 1948 PZPR	President of the State National Council
			February 5, 1947	November 20, 1952		President of the Republic of Poland and ex officio Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Poland Elected by the Sejm on February 5, 1947
2		Aleksander Zawadzki	November 20, 1952	† August 7, 1964	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland , deceased in office.
3		Edward Ochab	August 12, 1964	April 10, 1968	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland
4th		Marian Spychalski	April 10, 1968	December 23, 1970	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland
5		Jozef Cyrankiewicz	December 23, 1970	March 28, 1972	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland
6th		Henryk Jabłoński	March 28, 1972	November 6, 1985	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland
7th		Wojciech Jaruzelski	November 6, 1985	July 29, 1989	PZPR	Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Poland
			July 19, 1989	December 30, 1989		President of the People's Republic of Poland Elected by the National Assembly on July 19, 1989 Resigned from the PZPR during his term of office

President of the Republic of Poland ( Third Republic , since 1989)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party	Remarks
1		Wojciech Jaruzelski	December 31, 1989	December 21, 1990	independent	Constitutional amendment shortens the term of office
2		Lech Wałęsa	December 22, 1990	December 22, 1995	NSZZ	Direct election in 1990
3		Aleksander Kwaśniewski	December 23, 1995	December 23, 2005	independent	Direct election 1995 (1st term of office) Direct election 2000 (2nd term of office)
4th		Lech Kaczyński	December 23, 2005	† April 10, 2010	PiS	Direct election 2005 , fatally injured in office.
-		Bronisław Komorowski (acting)	April 10, 2010	July 8, 2010	PO	Sejm Marshal temporarily exercising the duties of the President
-		Bogdan Borusewicz (acting)	July 8, 2010	July 8, 2010	PO	Senate Marshal temporarily exercising the duties of the President
-		Grzegorz Schetyna (acting)	July 8, 2010	August 6, 2010	PO	Sejm Marshal temporarily exercising the duties of the President
5		Bronislaw Komorowski	August 6, 2010	August 6, 2015	PO	Direct election 2010
6th		Andrzej Duda	August 6, 2015	officiating	independent (until May 26, 2015 PiS )	Direct election 2015

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Poland (since 1917)
• President (Poland)
• Political system of Poland