Government Delegation For Poland

The Government Delegation for Poland (Polish: Delegatura Rządu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na Kraj) was an agency of the Polish Government in Exile during World War II. It was the highest authority of the Polish Secret State in occupied Poland and was headed by the Government Delegate for Poland, a de facto deputy Polish Prime Minister.

The Government Delegation for Poland was intended as a provisional government of Poland until the Exiled Polish Government could safely return to a liberated Poland.

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