The President of the Council of Ministers (Polish : Prezes Rady Ministrów ) is the leader of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland .[ 1] The responsibilities and traditions of the office are seen through the Constitution of 1997 .
The President of Poland nominates and appoints the prime minister , who will then makes up the cabinet .[ 2] Fourteen days following his or her appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the Sejm , requiring a vote of confidence .[ 3]
The current and eighteenth Prime Minister is Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform party. Tusk replaced incumbent premier Mateusz Morawiecki , who resigned on 13 December 2023.[ 4]
List of prime ministers
Democratic Union (UD)
Liberal Democratic Congress (KLD)
Centre Agreement (PC)
Polish People's Party (PSL)
Social Democracy (SdRP) / Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS)
Law and Justice (PiS)
Civic Platform (PO)
Portrait
Name
Lifespan
Term began
Term ended
Jan
?
1107
1112
Michał Awdaniec
?
1112
1113
Goswin
?
1113
1138
Lupus
?
1138
1145
Pean
died in 1152
1145
1152
Cherubin
died in 1180
1152
1172
Klemens
?
1172
1173
Stefan
?
1173
1206
Iwo Odrowąż
died 21 August 1229
1206
1208
Wincenty z Niałka
died in 1232
1208
1211
Jarost
?
1211
1212
Marcin
?
1212
1213
Nanker
died in 1250
1213
1241
Wawrzęta Gutowski
?
1241
1243
Rambold
?
1243
1262
Paweł z Przemankowa
died 29 November 1292
1262
1266
Stanisław z Krakowa
?
1266
1270
Prokop
died in 1295
1270
1280
Andrzej Zaremba
died in 1318
1280
1290
Wincenty
?
1290
1296
Jan
died 26 August 1296
1296
1296
Piotr Angeli
?
1296
1306
Franciszek z Krakowa
?
1306
1320
Zbigniew z Szczyrzyca
?
1320
1356
Janusz Suchywilk
1310 – 5 April 1382
1357
1373
Zawisza Kurozwęcki
died 12 January 1382
1373
1379
Jan Radlica
died 12 January 1392
1380
1386
Mikołaj Zaklika
died in 1408
1386
1404
Mikołaj Kurowski
1355–1411
1404
1411
Wojciech Jastrzębiec
1362–1436
1411
1423
Jan Szafraniec
1363 – 28 July 1433
1423
1433
Jan Taszka Koniecpolski
died 26 March 1455
1433 or 1434
1454
Jan Gruszczyński
1405 – 8 October 1473
1454
1469
Jakub Dembiński
1427 – 15 January 1490
1469
1473
Uriel Górka
1435 – 21 January 1498
1473
1479
Stanisław Kurozwęcki
1440–1482
1479
1482
Krzesław Kurozwęcki
1440–1503
1483
1503
Jan Łaski
1456 – 19 May 1531
1503
1510
Maciej Drzewicki
22 February 1467 – 22 August 1535
1510
1513
Krzysztof Szydłowiecki
1467–1532
1513 or 1515
1532
Jan Chojeński
17 March 1486 – 11 March 1538
1532
1538
Paweł Dunin-Wolski
1487–1546
1539
1540
Tomasz Sobocki
1508–1547
1540
1541
Samuel Maciejowski
15 January 1499 – 26 October 1550
1541
1550
Jan Ocieski
1501 – 12 May 1563
1550 or 1552
1563
Walenty Dembiński
died in 1585
1564
1576
Piotr Dunin-Wolski
1531 – 1590
1576
1578
Jan Zamoyski
19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605
1578
1605
Maciej Pstrokoński
1553 – 1609
1606
1609
Wawrzyniec Gembicki
5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624
1609
1613
Feliks Kryski
1562–1618
1613
1618
Stanisław Żółkiewski
1547 – 7 October 1620
1618
1620
Andrzej Lipski
1572 – 4 September 1631
1620
1623
Wacław Leszczyński
1576 – 17 May 1628
1625
1628
Jakub Zadzik
1582 – 17 March 1642
1628
1635
Tomasz Zamoyski
1594–7 January 1638
1635
1635
Piotr Gembicki
10 October 1585 – 14 July 1657
1635
1643
Jerzy Ossoliński
15 December 1595 – 9 August 1650
1643
1650
Andrzej Leszczyński
1608–1658
1650
1652
Stefan Koryciński
1617 – 4 July 1658
1652
1658
Mikołaj Prażmowski
1617 – 15 April 1673
1658
1666
Jan Leszczyński
1603–1678
1666
1678
Jan Stefan Wydżga
1610 – 6 September 1685
1678
1678
Jan Wielopolski
1630 – 15 February 1688
1678
1688
Jerzy Albrecht Denhoff
1640 – 1702
1688
1702
Karol Tarło
1639 – 1702
1702
1702
Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski
1650 – 12 May 1711
1702
1706
Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski
1669 – 28 April 1731
1706
1709
Jan Szembek
1672 – 9 April 1731
1712
1731
Andrzej Stanisław Załuski
2 December 1695 – 16 December 1758
1735
1746
Jan Małachowski
26 January 1698 – 25 June 1762
1746
1762
Andrzej Zamoyski
12 February 1716 – 10 February 1792
1764
1767
Andrzej Młodziejowski
1717–1780
1767
1780
Jan Andrzej Borch
1715–1780
1780
1780
Antoni Onufry Okęcki
13 June 1729 – 15 June 1793
1780
1786
Jacek Małachowski
25 August 1737 – 27 March 1821
1786
1793
Antoni Sułkowski
11 June 1735 – 16 April 1796
1793
1795
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Entered office
Left office
1
Gustaw Potworowski (1800–1860)
20 March 1848
9 May 1848
Colour key (for political parties): National-Democratic Party (SDN) Party of the National Right (SPN) Independent
Colour key (for political parties): Polish Socialist Party (PPS)
Colour key (for political parties): Polish Socialist Party (PPS) Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL Piast) Popular National Union (ZLN) Polish Christian Democratic Party (PSChD) Party of the National Right (SPN) Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) Independent
Colour key (for political parties): Polish Socialist Party (PPS) Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL Piast) Popular National Union (ZLN) Polish Christian Democratic Party (PSChD) Party of the National Right (SPN) Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) Independent
Colour key (for political parties): Polish Socialist Party (PPS) Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) Solidarity Citizens' Committee (KO‘S')
Prime Ministers of the Government-in-Exile (with little or no international recognition, 1945–1990)
No.
Portrait
Name(born–died)
Term of office
Political party
Cabinet
Ref.
Took office
Left office
Time in office
4
Tomasz Arciszewski (1877–1955)
25 July 1945
2 July 1947
1 year, 342 days
Polish Socialist Party
Arciszewski
5
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966)
2 July 1947
10 February 1949
1 year, 223 days
Independent
Bór-Komorowski
6
Tadeusz Tomaszewski (1881–1950)
7 April 1949
25 September 1950
1 year, 171 days
Independent
Tomaszewski
7
Roman Odzierzyński (1892–1975)
25 December 1950
8 December 1953
3 years, 74 days
Independent
Odzierzyński
8
Jerzy Hryniewski (1895–1978)
18 January 1954
13 May 1954
115 days
Polish Independence League [pl ]
Hryniewski
9
Stanisław Mackiewicz (1896–1966)
8 June 1954
21 June 1955
1 year, 13 days
Independent
Mackiewicz
10
Hugon Hanke (1904–1964)
8 August 1955
10 September 1955
33 days
Labour Faction
Hanke
11
Antoni Pająk (1893–1965)
10 September 1955
14 June 1965
9 years, 277 days
Polish Socialist Party
Pająk I –II
12
Aleksander Zawisza (1896–1977)
25 June 1965
9 June 1970
4 years, 349 days
Independent
Zawisza I –II –III
13
Zygmunt Muchniewski (1896–1979)
20 July 1970
13 July 1972
1 year, 359 days
Labour Faction
Muchniewski
14
Alfred Urbański (1899–1983)
18 July 1972
15 July 1976
3 years, 363 days
Polish Socialist Party
Urbański I –II
15
Kazimierz Sabbat (1913–1989)
5 August 1976
8 April 1986
9 years, 246 days
Independent
Sabbat I –II –III –IV
16
Edward Szczepanik (1915–2005)
8 April 1986
22 December 1990
4 years, 258 days
Independent
Szczepanik I –II
No.
Name
Took office
Left office
Party
Coalition partner(s)
Term in office
1
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
24 August 1989
4 January 1991
Solidarity Citizens' Committee (KO‘S’) / Democratic Union (UD)
ZSL –PZPR
1 year, 133 days
2
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
4 January 1991
6 December 1991
Liberal Democratic Congress (KLD)
ZChN –PC –SD
336 days
3
Jan Olszewski
6 December 1991
5 June 1992
Centre Agreement (PC)
ZChN –PSL.PL-PChD
182 days
4
Waldemar Pawlak
5 June 1992
10 July 1992
Polish People's Party (PSL)
None
35 days
5
Hanna Suchocka
11 July 1992
26 October 1993
Democratic Union (UD)
KLD –ZChN –PChD–PPPP –PSL.PL-PPG-SLCh
1 year, 107 days
6
Waldemar Pawlak
26 October 1993
7 March 1995
Polish People's Party (PSL)
SLD –UP –BBWR
1 year, 132 days
7
Józef Oleksy
7 March 1995
7 February 1996
Social Democracy (SdRP)
PSL
337 days
8
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
7 February 1996
31 October 1997
Social Democracy (SdRP)
PSL
1 year, 266 days
9
Jerzy Buzek
31 October 1997
19 October 2001
Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS)
UW– SKL –ZChN –PPChD
3 years, 353 days
10
Leszek Miller
19 October 2001
2 May 2004
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
UP– PSL
2 years, 196 days
11
Marek Belka
2 May 2004
31 October 2005
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
UP
1 year, 182 days
12
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
31 October 2005
14 July 2006
Law and Justice (PiS)
SRP –LPR
256 days
13
Jarosław Kaczyński
14 July 2006
16 November 2007
Law and Justice (PiS)
SRP –LPR
1 year, 125 days
14
Donald Tusk
16 November 2007
22 September 2014
Civic Platform (PO)
PSL
6 years, 310 days
15
Ewa Kopacz
22 September 2014
16 November 2015
Civic Platform (PO)
PSL
1 year, 55 days
16
Beata Szydło
16 November 2015
11 December 2017
Law and Justice (PiS)
None
2 years, 25 days
17
Mateusz Morawiecki
11 December 2017
13 December 2023
Law and Justice (PiS)
None
6 years, 2 days
18
Donald Tusk
13 December 2023
Incumbent
Civic Platform (PO)
PSL
1 year, 10 days
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