Senior Marshal

The Senior Marshal (Polish: Marszałek senior) is an honorary post in Sejm given to one of the oldest (in age) members of the body. He is nominated by the President of Poland and functions as Marshal of the Sejm (Polish: Marszałek sejmu) until that holder of office is elected by the newly elected Sejm and Senate. Election of the marshal of the Sejm is usually the first item on the agenda for the new Sejm.

Senior Marshal of the first Sejm of the Communist Poland Franciszek Trąbalski during his short term as the Senior Marshal acted also as a head of state.

List

Third Republic

Sejm

• Zbigniew Rudnicki (SD), July 4, 1989
• Aleksander Małachowski (SP), November 25, 1991
• Aleksander Małachowski (UP), October 14, 1993
• Józef Kaleta (SLD), October 20, 1997
• Aleksander Małachowski (UP), October 19, 2001
• Józef Zych (PSL), October 19 - October 24, 2005
• Zbigniew Religa (PiS), November 5, 2007
• Józef Zych (PSL), November 8, 2011

Senate

• Stanisław Stomma (Solidarity), July 4, 1989
• Jan Tomasz Zamoyski (ZChN), November 26, 1991
• Jan Mulak (PPS), October 15, 1993
• Władysław Bartoszewski (UW), October 21, 1997
• Andrzej Wielowieyski (UW), October 20, 2001
• Kazimierz Kutz (Independent), October 20, 2005
• Ryszard Bender (PiS), November 5, 2007
• Kazimierz Kutz (Independent), November 8, 2011

See also

• Dean of the House
• Father of the House

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