President of the Republic edit

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Entered office Left office Political party Notes
Previous office
1   Wojciech Jaruzelski
(1923–2014)
19 July 1989 22 December 1990
(Resigned)
Polish United Workers' Party
(to 30 January 1990)
Following the Polish Round Table Agreement between Polish United Workers' Party and Solidarity, the Council of State was abolished. Its chairman was elected President of the People's Republic by the Parliament.
(1) Independent
2   Lech Wałęsa
(born 1943)
22 December 1990 22 December 1995 Solidarity Citizens' Committee Elected 1990, the first President elected by popular vote.
3   Aleksander Kwaśniewski
(born 1954)
23 December 1995 23 December 2000 Social Democracy Member of the Sejm (1991–95); elected 1995.
(3) 23 December 2000 23 December 2005 Independent Re-elected 2000, the first President of Third Republic elected twice.
4   Lech Kaczyński
(1949–2010)
23 December 2005 10 April 2010
(Died in office)
Law and Justice Senator (1989–91), Member of the Sejm (1991–93 and 2001–02), Mayor of Warsaw (2002-2005); elected 2005. Died in an airplane crash, which also claimed the life of the last President of the Government-in-Exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski.
-   Bronisław Komorowski
(born 1952)
Acting President
10 April 2010 8 July 2010 Civic Platform Marshal of the Sejm. Resigned as Acting President in order to run as a Civic Platform candidate in the 2010 Presidential election.
-   Bogdan Borusewicz
(born 1949)
Acting President
8 July 2010 Civic Platform Marshal of the Senate.
-   Grzegorz Schetyna
(born 1963)
Acting President
8 July 2010 6 August 2010 Civic Platform Marshal of the Sejm. Served as Acting President until the 2010 Presidential election.
5   Bronisław Komorowski
(born 1952)
6 August 2010 6 August 2015 Civic Platform Member of the Sejm (1991–2010), Marshal of the Sejm (2007–10); acting (2010); elected 2010.
6   Andrzej Duda
(born 1972)
6 August 2015 6 August 2020 Law and Justice Member of the Sejm (2011–14), Member of the European Parliament (2014–15); elected 2015.
7   Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
(born 1981)
6 August 2020 6 August 2030 Polish People's Party Member of the Sejm (2015–20), Minister of Labour and Social Policy (2011–2015); elected 2020
8   Adrian Zandberg
(born 1979)
6 August 2030 Incumbent Lewica Razem Member of the Sejm (2019–25), Minister of Investment and Economic Development (2025–2030); elected 2030