Marshal of the Sejm

speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament

Marshal of the Sejm also known as Sejm Marshal, Chairman of the Sejm or Speaker of the Sejm (Polish: Marszałek Sejmu, pronounced [marˈʂawɛk ˈsɛjmu]) is the speaker (chair) of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.

Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Marszałek Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Pommel of the Marshal's staff
Incumbent
Szymon Hołownia

since 13 November 2023
Presidum of the Sejm
StyleHis/Her Excellency/Mr. Marshal
AppointerSejm
Inaugural holderJan Sierakowski
Formation31 October 1548
SuccessionFirst
DeputyVice-Marshals
WebsiteMarshal of the Sejm

In modern Poland, the full title is Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Marszałek Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).

List of Marshals (after 1989) change

Name Portrait Period Party
Mikołaj Kozakiewicz   December 31, 1989 – November 24, 1991 United People's Party/Polish People's Party - Revival/Polish People's Party
Wiesław Chrzanowski   November 25, 1991 – October 14, 1993 Christian National Union
Józef Oleksy   October 14, 1993 – March 3, 1995 Democratic Left Alliance
Józef Zych   March 3, 1995 – October 19, 1997 Polish People's Party
Maciej Płażyński   October 20, 1997 – October 18, 2001 Solidarity Electoral Action/Civic Platform
Marek Borowski   October 19, 2001 – August 20, 2004 Democratic Left Alliance/Social Democracy of Poland
Józef Oleksy   August 21, 2004 – January 5, 2005 Democratic Left Alliance
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz   January 5, 2005 – October 18, 2005 Democratic Left Alliance
Marek Jurek   October 26, 2005 – April 27, 2007 Law and Justice/Right Wing of the Republic
Ludwik Dorn   April 27, 2007 – November 4, 2007 Law and Justice
Bronisław Komorowski   November 5, 2007 – July 8, 2010 Civic Platform
acting Stefan Niesiołowski   July 8, 2010 Civic Platform
Grzegorz Schetyna   July 8, 2010 – November 8, 2011 Civic Platform
Ewa Kopacz   November 8, 2011 – September 22, 2014 Civic Platform
acting Jerzy Wenderlich   September 22, 2014–September 24, 2014 Democratic Left Alliance
Radosław Sikorski   September 24, 2014 – June 23, 2015 Civic Platform
acting Jerzy Wenderlich   June 23–June 25, 2015 Democratic Left Alliance
Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska   June 25, 2015-November 11, 2015 Civic Platform
Marek Kuchciński   November 12, 2015-August 9, 2019 Law and Justice
Elżbieta Witek   since August 9, 2019 Law and Justice