The Senior Marshal (Polish: Marszałek senior) is an honorary post in Sejm given to one of the oldest (in age) members of the body. He is nominated by the President of Poland and functions as Marshal of the Sejm (Polish: Marszałek sejmu) until that holder of office is elected by the newly elected Sejm and Senate. Election of the marshal of the Sejm is usually the first item on the agenda for the new Sejm.
Senior Marshal of the first Sejm of the Communist Poland Franciszek Trąbalski during his short term as the Senior Marshal acted also as a head of state.
Zbigniew Rudnicki (SD), July 4, 1989
Aleksander Małachowski (SP), November 25, 1991
Aleksander Małachowski (UP), October 14, 1993
Józef Kaleta (SLD), October 20, 1997
Aleksander Małachowski (UP), October 19, 2001
Józef Zych (PSL), October 19 - October 24, 2005
Zbigniew Religa (PiS), November 5, 2007
Józef Zych (PSL), November 8, 2011
Kornel Morawiecki, November 12, 2015
Stanisław Stomma (Solidarity), July 4, 1989
Jan Tomasz Zamoyski (ZChN), November 26, 1991
Jan Mulak (PPS), October 15, 1993
Władysław Bartoszewski (UW), October 21, 1997
Andrzej Wielowieyski (UW), October 20, 2001
Kazimierz Kutz (Independent), October 20, 2005
Ryszard Bender (PiS), November 5, 2007
Kazimierz Kutz (Independent), November 8, 2011
Michał Seweryński (PiS), November 12, 2015
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