Marshal of the Senate of Poland

The Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland () is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper chamber of the Polish parliament. The marshal is third in the Polish order of precedence, behind the President of Poland and the Marshal of the Sejm, the lower chamber of parliament. They are concurrently second in line to become acting President of Poland (which occurs in the event that the president becomes incapacitated due to natural or legal causes), behind the Marshal of the Sejm (between 1935 and 1939, Marshal of the Senate was first in line). Because of both the order of precedence and the order of succession, the Marshal of the Senate is commonly referred to as the "third person in the state". The person who functions as their second-in-command is the Deputy 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

Second Polish Republic (1922–1939)

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Republic of Poland (since 1989)

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See also

• Marshal of the Sejm

Notes

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