List of Presidents of The Republic
| No. | Portrait | Name |
Took office | Left office | Political Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
31 December 1989 | 22 December 1990 | Polish United Workers' Party | When the state name was changed to Republic of Poland on 31 December 1989, the office was renamed accordingly. | |
| 2 | Lech Wałęsa |
22 December 1990 | 22 December 1995 | Solidarity | Elected 1990, the first President elected by popular vote. | |
| 3 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
23 December 1995 | 23 December 2005 | Social Democracy | Elected 1995 and 2000, the first President of Third Republic elected twice. | |
| 4 | Lech Kaczyński |
23 December 2005 | 10 April 2010 | Law and Justice | Elected 2005. Died in an airplane crash, which also claimed the life of the last President of the Government-in-Exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski. | |
| 5 | Bronisław Komorowski |
6 August 2010 | Incumbent | Civic Platform | Elected 2010. |
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