First Lady of Poland
Pierwsza Dama of the Republic of Poland is an informal designation customarily applied to the wife of the president of the Republic of Poland (as so far all Polish presidents have been male). The pierwsza dama does not hold a constitutional position and there are no political duties associated with the role. However, the first lady sometimes accompanies her husband on formal occasions such as state visits.
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| Inaugural holder | Maria Piłsudska |
| Formation | 14 November 1918 |
| Website | First Lady of Poland (Pierwsza Dama) |
The pierwsza dama is currently Agata Kornhauser-Duda.
Second Republic (1918–1939)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
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| Maria Piłsudska | Józef Piłsudski | 1918 | 1921 | Chief of State | Died |
| Aleksandra Piłsudska | Józef Piłsudski | 1921 | 1922 | Chief of State | |
| None | Gabriel Narutowicz | 1922 | 1922 | President | Narutowicz was a widower |
| Maria Wojciechowska | Stanisław Wojciechowski | 1922 | 1926 | President | |
| Michalina Mościcka | Ignacy Mościcki | 1926 | 1932 | President | Died in 1932 |
| Maria Mościcka | Ignacy Mościcki | 1933 | 1939 | Maria Mościcka married Mościcki in 1933 | |
Government in Exile (1939–1990)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
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| Jadwiga Raczkiewicz | Władysław Raczkiewicz | 1939 | 1947 | President | |
| Ewelina Zaleska | August Zaleski | 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 | 1986 | 1989 | President | |
| Karolina Kaczorowska | Ryszard Kaczorowski | 1989 | 1990 | President | |
Communist Poland/People's Republic of Poland (1944–1989)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
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| Janina Górzyńska | Bolesław Bierut | 1944 | 1952 | President | |
| Stanisława Zawadzka | Aleksander Zawadzki | 1952 | 1964 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Rozalia Ochab | Edward Ochab | 1964 | 1968 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Barbara Spychalska | Marian Spychalski | 1968 | 1970 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Krystyna Tempska | Józef Cyrankiewicz | 1970 | 1972 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Jadwiga Wierzbicka | Henryk Jabłoński | 1972 | 1985 | Council of State Chairman | |
| Barbara Jaruzelska | Wojciech Jaruzelski | 1985 | 1989 | Council of State Chairman then President |
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Third Republic (since 1989)
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
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| Barbara Jaruzelska | Wojciech Jaruzelski | 1989 | 1990 | President | |
| Danuta Wałęsa | Lech Wałęsa | 1990 | 1995 | President | |
| Jolanta Kwaśniewska | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 1995 | 2005 | President | |
| Maria Kaczyńska[1] | Lech Kaczyński[1] | 2005 | 2010 | President | Both died in a plane crash[1] |
| Anna Komorowska | Bronisław Komorowski | 2010 | 2015 | President | |
| Agata Kornhauser-Duda | Andrzej Duda | 2015 | - | President | |
References
- "Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
External links
- First Lady of Poland (in Polish)
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