Sejm Marshal
Sejm Marshal (Polish Marszałek Sejmu ) is the highest office in the Sejm , next to the Senate a chamber of the Polish Parliament . As President of Parliament, the Sejm Marshal directs the work of the Sejm and watches over its dignified and lawful operation. He is elected at the beginning of a legislative period and must be a member of parliament himself . The Sejm Marshal takes over if the President is unable to attendor whose death the office as managing president, in the latter case until the prescribed new elections. Following this special constitutional position, the Sejmmarschall takes second place in the precedent after the President.
Sejmmarschall and deputy of the 8th legislative period
Sejm Marshal:
- Marek Kuchciński ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ), until August 9, 2019
- Elżbieta Witek (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość), since August 9, 2019
Deputy:
- Joachim Brudziński (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość), until January 8, 2018
- Beata Mazurek (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość), from January 11, 2018 to May 28, 2019
- Małgorzata Gosiewska (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość), since August 12, 2019
- Ryszard Terlecki (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość)
- Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska ( Platforma Obywatelska )
- Stanisław Tyszka ( Ruch Kukiza )
- Barbara Dolniak ( Nowoczesna )
Sejmmarschall and deputy of the 7th legislative period
Sejm Marshal:
- Ewa Kopacz (Platforma Obywatelska) (thus a woman for the first time), until September 22, 2014
- Radosław Sikorski (Platforma Obywatelska), September 24, 2014 to June 23, 2015
- Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska (Platforma Obywatelska), from June 25, 2015
Deputy:
- Cezary Grabarczyk (Platforma Obywatelska), until September 22, 2014
- Elżbieta Radziszewska (Platforma Obywatelska), from September 24, 2014
- Eugeniusz Grzeszczak ( Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe )
- Marek Kuchciński (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość)
- Wanda Nowicka ( Ruch Palikota )
- Jerzy Wenderlich ( Links Alliance )
Sejmmarschall and deputy of the VI. Legislative period
Sejm Marshal:
- Grzegorz Schetyna (Platforma Obywatelska)
previous Sejm Marshal:
- Bronisław Komorowski (Platforma Obywatelska) (resigned on July 8, 2010 because of the election to the President)
Deputy:
- Stefan Niesiołowski (Platforma Obywatelska)
- Ewa Kierzkowska (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe)
- Jerzy Wenderlich (Links Alliance)
- Marek Kuchciński (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość)
previous deputy:
- Jarosław Kalinowski (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe)
- Krzysztof Putra (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) († April 10, 2010, plane crash near Smolensk )
- Jerzy Szmajdziński (Left Alliance) († April 10, 2010, plane crash near Smolensk)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Art. 131 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland as amended on April 2, 1997
Web links
- Regulamin Sejmu (Rules of Procedure of the Sejm), in which the rights and duties of the Sejm Marshal are laid down
- Overview of the acting Marshal and his deputies (page of the Sejm in Polish)