Marshal of the Senate of Poland

Presiding officer of the Senate of Poland

Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland

Marszałek Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Incumbent
Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska

since 13 November 2023 (2023-11-13)

Appointer| The Senate
Formation| 1922
First holder| Wojciech Trąmpczyński

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The Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Marszałek Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is the presiding officer of the Senate of Poland. The marshal is also third person according to the Polish order of precedence, after President of the Republic of Poland and Sejm Marshal, and second in line to become Acting President of the Republic of Poland (after Sejm Marshal; in period 1935-1939 Senate Marshal was the first). Because of both precedence order and succession order, the marshal is commonly referred to as the "third person in state". The person who functions as their second-in-command is the Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.

Pommel of the Marshal's staff Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, presents the Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland to Dawid Jung, 2024

## Role

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Marshal:

* Represent Senate
* Preside over Senate sessions
* Preside over Senate Presidium and caucus of heads of Senatorial caucuses (Konwent Seniorów) meetings
* Performing some representative roles on the state level
* Becoming Acting President when Sejm Marshal cannot do so
* Is in charge on peacekeeping in the Senate

## History

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Marshals of the Senate existed as early as the Duchy of Warsaw (19th century). In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the role was performed by the Grand Crown Marshals.

## List of officeholders

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### Second Polish Republic (1922–1939)

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№  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Portrait  | Political affiliation  | Term of office  | Senate

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Start  | End  | Duration
1 | Wojciech Trąmpczyński
(1860–1953) |  |  | Independent  | 1 December 1922 | 28 November 1927 | 4 years, 363 days  | 1st
2 | Julian Szymański
(1870–1958) |  |  | BBWR | 27 March 1928 | 30 August 1930 | 2 years, 157 days  | 2nd
3 | Władysław Raczkiewicz
(1885–1947) |  |  | BBWR | 9 December 1930 | 10 July 1935 | 4 years, 214 days  | 3rd
4 | Aleksander Prystor
(1874–1941)
[1] |  |  | BBWR[a] | 4 October 1935 | 13 September 1938 | 2 years, 345 days  | 4th
| Camp of National Unity
5 | Bogusław Miedziński
(1891–1972)
[2] |  |  | Camp of National Unity | 28 November 1938 | 2 November 1939 | 340 days  | 5th

Source:[3][4]

### Republic of Poland (since 1989)

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№  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Portrait  | Parliamentary group (party)[b] | Constituency  | Term of office  | Senate

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Start  | End  | Duration
1 | Andrzej Stelmachowski
(1925–2009)
[5] |  |  | Citizens' Parliamentary Club  | Białystok | 4 July 1989 | 25 November 1991 | 2 years, 21 days  | 1st
2 | August Chełkowski
(1927–1999)
[6] |  |  | Independent  | Katowice | 26 November 1991 | 31 May 1993 | 1 year, 187 days  | 2nd
3 | Adam Struzik
(born 1957)
[7] |  |  | Polish People's Party | Płock | 15 October 1993 | 20 October 1997 | 4 years, 5 days  | 3rd
4 | Alicja Grześkowiak
(born 1941)
[8] |  |  | Solidarity Electoral Action | Toruń | 21 October 1997 | 18 October 2001 | 3 years, 363 days  | 4th
5 | Longin Pastusiak
(1935–2025)
[9] |  |  | Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union (SLD)  | 24 (Gdańsk)  | 20 October 2001 | 18 October 2005 | 3 years, 364 days  | 5th
6 | Bogdan Borusewicz
(born 1949)
[10] |  |  | Independent  | 24 (Gdańsk)  | 20 October 2005 | 4 November 2007 | 2 years, 16 days  | 6th
5 November 2007 | 7 November 2011 | 4 years, 3 days  | 7th
| Civic Platform[c]
65 (Gdańsk-Sopot)  | 8 November 2011 | 11 November 2015 | 4 years, 4 days  | 8th
7 | Stanisław Karczewski
(born 1955)
[11] |  |  | Law and Justice | 49 (Radom II)  | 12 November 2015 | 11 November 2019 | 4 years, 0 days  | 9th
8 | Tomasz Grodzki
(born 1958)
[12] |  |  | Civic Coalition (PO)  | 97 (Szczecin)  | 12 November 2019 | 12 November 2023 | 4 years, 1 day  | 10th
9 | Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
(born 1957)
[13] |  |  | Civic Coalition (PO)  | 43 (South Warsaw) | 13 November 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 271 days  | 11th

Source:[4]

## See also

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* Marshal of the Sejm

## Notes

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1. ^ Until 30 October 1935, when the Bloc was dissolved.
2. ^ When the officeholder's parliamentary group and political party are not one and the same, the party membership is specified in parentheses.
3. ^ Joined the Civic Platform parliamentary group and party on 11 June 2011.

## References

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1. ^ Majewski, Piotr (2009). Posłowie i senatorowie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1919-1939. Słownik biograficzny. Tom IV: M-P (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Sejmowe. pp. 158–160\. ISBN 9788370598754.
2. ^ Majewski, Piotr (2009). Posłowie i senatorowie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1919-1939. Słownik biograficzny. Tom IV: M-P (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Sejmowe. pp. 441, 442. ISBN 9788370598754.
3. ^ Kaczmarek, Zygmunt (1992). Marszałkowie Senatu II Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Sejmowe. ISBN 8370590357.
4. ^ a b Skwarek, Tomasz (February 2024). Terminy rozpoczęcia oraz zakończenia kadencji Sejmu i Senatu od roku 1919, analiza aktów prawnych. Opracowania tematyczne OT–693 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Chancellery of the Senate. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
5. ^

* "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Sprawozdanie Stenograficzne z 1 posiedzenia Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 4 lipca 1989 r." (PDF). senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Warsaw. 1989.

6. ^

* "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 1. posiedzenia Senatu RP II kadencji w dniach 26-27 listopada 1991 r." ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

7. ^

* "Adam Struzik". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
* "Sprawozdanie Stenograficzne z 1 posiedzenia Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w dniu 15 października 1993 r." (PDF). ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Warsaw. 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

8. ^

* "Alicja Grześkowiak". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
* "Diariusz Senatu RP nr 1 IV k". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

9. ^

* "Longin Hieronim Pastusiak". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Diariusz Senatu RP nr 1 V k". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

10. ^

* "Bogdan Borusewicz". ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Sprawozdanie Stenograficzne z 1. posiedzenia Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w dniach 20 i 27 października 2005 r." (PDF). ww2.senat.pl (in Polish). Warsaw. 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Sprawozdanie Stenograficzne z 1. posiedzenia Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w dniu 5, 6, 9 i 10 listopada 2007 r." (PDF). senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Warsaw. 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Prace / Posiedzenia / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

11. ^

* "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
* "Prace / Posiedzenia / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

12. ^ "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
13. ^ "Senatorowie / Sylwetki / Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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Marshals of the Senate of Poland

Republic of Poland (1918–1939)|

* Wojciech Trąmpczyński
* Julian Szymański
* Władysław Raczkiewicz
* Aleksander Prystor
* Bogusław Miedziński

Republic of Poland (1989–present)|

* Andrzej Stelmachowski
* August Chełkowski
* Adam Struzik
* Alicja Grześkowiak
* Longin Pastusiak
* Bogdan Borusewicz
* Stanisław Karczewski
* Tomasz Grodzki
* Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska

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