List of Polish presidents

List of the Presidents of Poland (officially President of the Republic of Poland) and other Polish heads of state since 1918 (people who held title other than President)

Second Republic (1918-1939)

• Józef Piłsudski (Chief of State), 1918-1922
• Gabriel Narutowicz, 1922
• Maciej Rataj (acting), 1922
• Stanisław Wojciechowski, 1922-1926
• Maciej Rataj (acting), 1926
• Ignacy Mościcki, 1926-1939

Government in exile (1939-1990)

Government in emigration was recognized internationally until 1945

• Władysław Raczkiewicz, 1939-1947
• August Zaleski, 1947-1972
• Stanisław Ostrowski, 1972-1979
• Edward Bernard Raczyński, 1979-1986
• Kazimierz Sabbat, 1986-1989
• Ryszard Kaczorowski, 1989-1990

Communist Poland (1944-1989)

• Bolesław Bierut, 1944-1952
• Aleksander Zawadzki (Council of State), 1953-1964
• Edward Ochab (Council of State), 1964-1968
• Marian Spychalski (Council of State), 1968-1970
• Józef Cyrankiewicz (Council of State), 1970-1972
• Henryk Jabłoński (Council of State), 1972-1985
• Wojciech Jaruzelski (Council of State), 1985-1989

Third Republic (from 1989)

• Wojciech Jaruzelski, 1989-1990
• Lech Wąłęsa, 1990-1995
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski, 1995-2005
• Lech Kaczyński, 2005-10 April 2010
• Bronisław Komorowski (acting), 10 April 2010-8 July 2010
• Bogdan Borusewicz (acting), 8 July 2010
• Grzegorz Schetyna (acting), 8 July 2010 - 6 August 2010
• Bronisław Komorowski, 6 August 2010 -