Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)

For other and historical usage of the office title, see Voivode.

The voivode's office of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Szczecin. The voivode's office of Lubusz Voivodeship in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

In modern-day Poland, a voivode (Polish: wojewoda) is a representative of the central government, the Council of Ministers, responsible for government administration within one of the 16 voivodeships, first-level administrative divisions of the country.[1]

## Current voivodes

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Voivodeship | Seat  | Voivode | Term start  | Appointer  | Party

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Lower Silesian | Wrocław |  | Anna Żabska | 2024  | Donald Tusk | Unaligned
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

## Past officeholders by voivodeship

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### Masovian Voivodeship

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Term start  | Term end  | Voivode  | Party  | Other high offices held

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1 January 1999[2] | 20 October 2001  |  | Antoni Pietkiewicz | AWS | Voivode of Kalisz (1990–1991)
21 October 2001[3] | 10 January 2006  |  | Leszek Mizieliński  | SLD | Masovian vice-marshal (1998–2001)
10 January 2006[4] | 17 January 2007  |  | Tomasz Koziński  | PiS | Mayor of Praga-Południe (2002–2006)
18 January 2007[5] | 1 February 2007  |  | Wojciech Dąbrowski  | PiS | Mayor of Żoliborz (2004–2006)
15 February 2007[6] | 29 November 2007  |  | Jacek Sasin | PiS | Deputy PM (since 2019), MP (since 2011)
29 November 2007[7] | 8 December 2015  |  | Jacek Kozłowski  | PO | Vice-Chairman of Poland 2050
8 December 2015  | 11 November 2019  |  | Zdzisław Sipiera  | PiS | Mayor of Wola (2005–2006), MP (2019–2023)
25 November 2019  | 31 March 2023  |  | Konstanty Radziwiłł | PiS | Minister of Health (2015–2018), MP (2015–2019)
31 March 2023  | 13 December 2023  |  | Tobiasz Bocheński | PiS | Łódź Voivode (2019–2023)
13 December 2023  | Incumbent  |  | Mariusz Frankowski | PO | Deputy director of strategy and regional development of the Masovian Vovoideship in the Marshal's Office (2007–2011)

Warsaw city councilor (2018–2023),

### Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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| Portrait  | Name  | Party  | Term of Office  | Prime minister

(Cabinet)

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|  | Witold Krochmal | Solidarity Electoral Action | 1 January 1999  | 19 October 2001  | Jerzy Buzek

(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)

Marek Belka

(Belka I, Belka II)

|  | Krzysztof Grzelczyk | Law and Justice | 21 December 2005  | 29 November 2007  | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz

(Marcinkiewicz)

Jarosław Kaczyński

(Kaczyński)

|  | Rafał Jurkowlaniec | Nonpartisan (  | 29 November 2007  | 1 December 2010  | Donald Tusk

(Tusk I)

|  | Aleksander Skorupka | Civic Platform | 1 December 2010  | 11 March 2014  | Donald Tusk

(Tusk I, Tusk II)

|  | 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)

Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki I)

|  | Jarosław Obremski | Law and Justice | 29 November 2019  | 22 December 2023  | Mateusz Morawiecki

( Morawiecki II, Morawiecki III)

|  | Maciej Awiżeń | Civic Platform | 22 December 2023  | 25 November 2024  | Donald Tusk (Tusk III)
|  | Anna Żabska | Nonpartisan | 25 November 2024  | Present  | Donald Tusk (Tusk III)

## References

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1. ^ "CoR - Poland". portal.cor.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. ^ "Bez lubuskiego i świętokrzyskiego - Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej". archiwum.rp.pl. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
3. ^ Redakcja (16 January 2017). "Zmarł Leszek Mizieliński, były wojewoda mazowiecki". Echo Dnia Radomskie (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
4. ^ "Tomasz Koziński Radny m.st. Warszawy". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
5. ^ "Wprost: Dąbrowski jeździł pijany na rowerze". Serwis Samorządowy PAP (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
6. ^ "Jacek Sasin". businessinsider.com.pl. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
7. ^ Polska, Grupa Wirtualna. "Jacek Kozłowski ponownie wojewodą mazowieckim". www.money.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.

## See also

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* Voivodeship marshal
* Voivodeship executive board