First Lady of Poland
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First Lady of the Republic of Poland (Pierwsza Dama Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej) is a title of the wife of the President of the Republic of Poland
(as all Polish heads of state were male).
The First Lady
is currently Anna Komorowska.
President of the Republic of Poland
The President of the Republic of Poland is the Polish head of state. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland....
(as all Polish heads of state were male).
The First Lady
First Lady
First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
is currently Anna Komorowska.
Second Republic (1918–1939)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Piłsudska | Józef Piłsudski | 1918 | 1921 | Chief of State | Died |
| Aleksandra Piłsudska | Józef Piłsudski | 1921 | 1922 | Chief of State | |
| None | Gabriel Narutowicz Gabriel Narutowicz Gabriel Narutowicz was a Lithuanian-born professor of hydroelectric engineering at Switzerland's Zurich Polytechnic, and Poland's Minister of Public Works , Minister of Foreign Affairs , and the first president of the Second Polish Republic.... |
1922 | 1922 | President | Narutowicz was a widower |
| Maria Wojciechowska | Stanisław Wojciechowski | 1922 | 1926 | President | |
| Michalina Mościcka | Ignacy Mościcki Ignacy Moscicki Ignacy Mościcki was a Polish chemist, politician, and President of Poland . He was the longest-serving President of Poland .-Life:... |
1926 | 1932 | President | Died |
| Maria Mościcka | Ignacy Mościcki Ignacy Moscicki Ignacy Mościcki was a Polish chemist, politician, and President of Poland . He was the longest-serving President of Poland .-Life:... |
1933 | 1939 | President | |
Government in Exile (1939–1990)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadwiga Raczkiewicz | Władysław Raczkiewicz | 1939 | 1947 | President | |
| Ewelina Zaleska | August Zaleski August Zaleski August Zaleski was a Polish economist, politician, and diplomat. Twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, he served as the President of Poland within the Polish Government in Exile.- Biography :... |
1947 | 1972 | President | |
| None | Stanisław Ostrowski | 1972 | 1979 | President | Ostrowski was a widower |
| None | Edward Bernard Raczyński | 1979 | 1986 | President | Raczyński was a widower |
| Anna Sabbat | Kazimierz Sabbat Kazimierz Sabbat Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat , was President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.-Early life:... |
1986 | 1989 | President | |
| Karolina Kaczorowska Karolina Kaczorowska Karolina Kaczorowska is a widow of Ryszard Kaczorowski, the last President of the Republic of Poland in exile, and thus the last emigree First Lady .... |
Ryszard Kaczorowski Ryszard Kaczorowski Ryszard Kaczorowski was a Polish statesman. Between 1989 and 1990 he served as the last President of Poland in exile. He succeeded Kazimierz Sabbat and resigned his post following Poland's regaining independence from the Soviet sphere of influence and election of Lech Wałęsa as the first ... |
1989 | 1990 | President | |
Communist Poland/People's Republic of Poland (1944–1989)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janina Górzyńska | Bolesław Bierut | 1944 | 1952 | President | |
| Stanisława Zawadzka | Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964.A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison for "subversive activities." He returned to Poland in 1939, just... |
1952 | 1964 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Rozalia Ochab | Edward Ochab Edward Ochab Edward Ochab was a Polish Communist politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw... |
1964 | 1968 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Unknown | Marian Spychalski Marian Spychalski Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931... |
1968 | 1970 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Krystyna Tempska | Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz Józef Cyrankiewicz was a Polish Socialist, after 1948 Communist political figure. He served as premier of the People's Republic of Poland between 1947 and 1952, and again between 1954 and 1970... |
1970 | 1972 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Jadwiga Wierzbicka | Henryk Jabłoński | 1972 | 1985 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Barbara Jaruzelska | Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
1985 | 1989 | Council of State Chairman then President |
|
Third Republic (since 1989)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jaruzelska | Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's... |
1989 | 1990 | President | |
| Danuta Wałęsa | Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity , the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 95.Wałęsa was an electrician... |
1990 | 1995 | President | |
| Jolanta Kwaśniewska Jolanta Kwaśniewska Jolanta Kwaśniewska , née Konty is a Polish lawyer and charity activist who was First Lady of Poland between 1995 and 2005, as the wife of the then president Aleksander Kwaśniewski.... |
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Aleksander Kwasniewski Aleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule he was active in the Socialist Union of Polish Students and was the Minister for Sport in the communist government in the 1980s... |
1995 | 2005 | President | |
| Maria Kaczyńska Maria Kaczynska Maria Kaczyńska was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of Lech Kaczyński, late President of Poland.-Early and personal life:Born as Maria Helena Mackiewicz in Machowo to Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa , while an uncle fought in the... |
Lech Kaczyński Lech Kaczynski Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość... |
2005 | 2010 | President | Both died in a plane crash 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board... |
| Anna Komorowska | Bronisław Komorowski | 2010 | - | President | |