First Lady of Poland
| First Lady of Poland | |
|---|---|
| Pierwsza dama Polski | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Maria Piłsudska |
| Formation | 14 November 1918 |
| Website | First Lady of Poland (Pierwsza Dama) |
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First Lady 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 First Lady 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.
The current Polish first lady is Agata Kornhauser-Duda.
Second Republic (1918–1939)[edit]
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Piłsudska | Józef Piłsudski | 1918 | 1921 | Chief of State | Died |
| Aleksandra Piłsudska | 1921 | 1922 | |||
| None | Gabriel Narutowicz | 1922 | 1922 | President | Narutowicz was a widower |
| Maria Wojciechowska | Stanisław Wojciechowski | 1922 | 1926 | ||
| Michalina Mościcka | Ignacy Mościcki | 1926 | 1932 | Died in 1932 | |
| Maria Mościcka | 1933 | 1939 | Maria Mościcka married Mościcki in 1933 |
Government-in-Exile (1939–1990)[edit]
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadwiga Raczkiewicz | Władysław Raczkiewicz | 1939 | 1947 | President | |
| Ewelina Zaleska | August Zaleski | 1947 | 1972 | ||
| None | Stanisław Ostrowski | 1972 | 1979 | Ostrowski was a widower | |
| None | Edward Bernard Raczyński | 1979 | 1986 | Raczyński was a widower | |
| Anna Sabbat | Kazimierz Sabbat | 1986 | 1989 | ||
| Karolina Kaczorowska | Ryszard Kaczorowski | 1989 | 1990 |
Communist Poland/Polish People's Republic (1944–1989)[edit]
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janina Górzyńska | Bolesław Bierut | 1944 | 1952 | President |
Third Republic (since 1989)[edit]
| First Lady | Husband | From | To | Husband's title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jaruzelska | Wojciech Jaruzelski | 1989 | 1990 | President | |
| Danuta Wałęsa | Lech Wałęsa | 1990 | 1995 | ||
| Jolanta Kwaśniewska | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 1995 | 2005 | ||
| Maria Kaczyńska[1] | Lech Kaczyński[1] | 2005 | 2010 | Both died in a plane crash[1] | |
| Anna Komorowska | Bronisław Komorowski | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| Agata Kornhauser-Duda | Andrzej Duda | 2015 |
See also[edit]
Helena Paderewska, wife of Ignacy Jan Paderewski
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
External links[edit]
- First Lady of Poland Archived 2015-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)