List of heads of state of Poland
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)[change | change source]
- 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)[change | change source]
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)[change | change source]
- 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)[change | change source]
- Wojciech Jaruzelski, 1 January 1989 - 22 December 1990
- Lech Wałęsa, 22 December 1990 - 22 December 1995
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski, 23 December 1995 - 23 December 2005
- Lech Kaczyński, 23 December 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 - 6 August 2015
- Andrzej Duda, 6 August 2015 -