Marshal of the Senate of Poland
| Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland | |
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| Marszałek Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
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| Formation | 1922 |
| First holder | Wojciech Trąmpczyński |
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The Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland (Template:Lang-pl) is a presiding officer of the Senate of Poland. He or she is also third person according to the Polish order of precedence, after President of the Republic of Poland and Sejm Marshal, and second in line to become Acting President of the Republic of Poland (after Sejm Marshal; in period 1935-1939 Senate Marshal was the first).
Because of both precedence order and succession order, he or she is commonly referred to as the "third person in state".
His deputy is the Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
Role
Marshal:
- Represent Senate
- Preside over Senate sessions
- Preside over Senate Presidium and caucus of heads of Senatorial caucuses (Konwent Seniorów) meetings
- Performing some representative roles on the state level
- Becoming Acting President when Sejm Marshal cannot do so
- Is in charge on peacekeeping in the Senate
History
Marshals of the Senate existed as early as the Duchy of Warsaw (19th century). In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the role was performed by the Grand Crown Marshals.
List of officeholders
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Trąmpczyński | November 28, 1922 - March 26, 1928 | |
| Julian Szymański | March 27, 1928 – December 8, 1930 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government |
| Władysław Raczkiewicz | December 9, 1930 – October 3, 1935 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government |
| Aleksander Prystor | October 4, 1935 – November 27, 1938 | Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government |
| Bogusław Miedziński | November 28, 1938 – November 2, 1939 | Camp of National Unity |
The office was interrupted by German invasion of Poland in 1939 and not reinstated in People's Republic of Poland.
- In modern Poland:
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Andrzej Stelmachowski | November 22, 1989 – November 26, 1991 | Obywatelski Klub Parlamentarny |
| August Chełkowski | November 26, 1991 – October 15, 1993 | Solidarity |
| Adam Struzik | October 26, 1993 – October 19, 1997 | Polish Peasant Party |
| Alicja Grześkowiak | October 21, 1997 – October 18, 2001 | Solidarity Electoral Action |
| Longin Pastusiak | October 20, 2001 – October 18, 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance |
| Bogdan Borusewicz | October 20, 2005 – November 11, 2015 | Independent / Civic Platform |
| Stanisław Karczewski | November 12, 2015 – present | Law and Justice |