Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Poland       

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1922 Secretary of the Sejm Halina Felicja Steslicka (November-December)
A member of the Christian Democrats she was one of two secretaries, she lived (1897-1957).

1930-35 Secretary of the Sejm Halina Helena Jaroszewiczowa
1935-38 Secretary of the Senat
A member of the BBWR, she was one of nine secretaries of the Sejm and one of six of the Senate. She lived (1892-1940)

1930-35 Secretary of the Senat Hanna Hubicka
A member of the BBWR, she lived  (1889-1942).

1930-35 Member of the Presidium and Chairperson of the Education Committee in Sejm Maria Jaworska
Chairperson of the Education Commitee.

 

1935-38 Secretary of the Presidium of Sejm and Senat Halina Jaroszewiczowa

1957-61 Secretary of the Sejm dr.iur Maria Regent-Lechowicz
In 1978-82 Undersecretary of Justice

1971-85 1. Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Halina Skibniewska
Non-partisan. (1921-)

1985-88 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Jadwiga Biedrzycka
Member of the Polish United Worker's Party (PZPR). 1986 Deputy Group Chairperson of PZPR in 1986. (1945-)

1988-89 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Elżbieta Łucja Gacek
Member of the Polish United Worker's Party (PZPR). (1938-)

1989-91 Vice-Marshall of the Senate Zofia Kuratowska
1993-97 Vice-Marshall

1989-1991 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Olga Krzyżanowska
1993-97 Vice-Marshall

1989-1991 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Teresa Dobielińska-Eliszewska
 Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczne) 1989-91 (1941-)

1992-93 Vice-Marshall of the Senate Prof. Alicja Grześkowiak
1997-2001 Marshall of the Senat
In 1992-97 Vice-President of the Klub of the Christian Democrats in the Senate. As President of the Senat she ranks third in the hierarchy after the State-President and Sejm-Marshall. (b. 1935-)

2001-05 Vice-Marshall of the Senate Jolanta Danielak

2006-07 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Genowefa Wiśniowska
Vice-chairperson of the extremist Samoobrona RP from 2002.

 

2007-10 Vice-Marshall of the Senate Krystyna Bochenek
She was killed when the plane carrying the President of Poland crashed in Russia on 10. April with a high number of diginitaries. She lived (1953-2010)

 2009-11 Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Ewa Kierzkowska


2010- Vice-Marschall of the Senate Grażyna Anna Sztark
Voivode of Koszalinski in 1998. (b.1954-)

 

2011- Marshall of the Sejm Ewa Kopacz
Member of the Sejm 2001-2005 and from 2011 for Platforma Obywatelsk, Minister of Helth 2007-11. (b. 1956-)

 

2011- Vice-Marshall of the Sejm Wanda Nowicka
 MP for Palikot's Movement since 2011. Executive Director of the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning; specialized in reproductive health and reproductive rights, co-founder and member of several other NGOs, member of WHO Gender Advisory Panel and UNFPA's NGO Advisory Committee. (b. 1956-)

 

 

Last update 14.11.11