The
Politburo (abbreviation: for Political Bureau) of the Central Committee, of the
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party (PUWP) (Pol: Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza), was the chief executive body of the ruling Polish Communist apparatus between 1948-1989. Nearly all key figures of the regime had membership in the Politburo. The Politburo of the PUWP typically had between 9-15 full members at any one time. Usually, several alternate (or candidate) members were also elected to the Politburo, but unlike full members, alternate members did not possess full voting rights.
The predecessor of the PUWP, was the
Polish Workers Party (Pol: Polska Partia Robotnicza). In 1948, it merged with the
Polish Socialist Party to form the PUWP. A chronological list of Politburo membership is provided below.
==Politburo of
Polish Workers Party 1944-48==
| Date | Member | from | -- | to |
|---|
| Aug 1944 - Dec 1945 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | Aug, 1944 | |
| Boleslaw Bierut | Aug, 1944 | |
| Jakub Berman | Aug, 1944 | |
| Hilary Minc | Aug, 1944 | |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | Aug, 1944 | |
| Marian Spychalski | May, 1945 | |
| Roman Zambrowski | Aug, 1945 | |
| 1st Party Congress6-13 Dec 1945 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | 12, Dec, 1945 | -- | 3 Sep, 1948 |
| Boleslaw Bierut | 12, Dec, 1945 |
| Jakub Berman | 12, Dec, 1945 | |
| Hilary Minc | 12, Dec, 1945 | |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 12, Dec, 1945 | |
| Marian Spychalski | 12, Dec, 1945 |
| Roman Zambrowski | 12, Dec, 1945 |
| Stanislaw Radkiewicz | 12, Dec, 1945 |
| Franciszek Jozwiak | 3, Sep, 1948 |
==Politburo of
Polish United Workers Party 1948-1990==
| Date | Member | from | -- | to |
|---|
| 1st Party Congress15-22 Dec, 1948 | Boleslaw Bierut | 21, Dec, 1948 | |
| Jakub Berman | 21, Dec, 1948 | |
| Hilary Minc | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Marian Spychalski | 21, Dec, 1948 | -- | 1949 |
| Roman Zambrowski | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Franciszek Jozwiak | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Stanislaw Radkiewicz | 21, Dec, 1948 |
| Adam Rapacki | 21, Dec, 1948 | -- | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| Henryk Swiatkowski | 21, Dec, 1948 | -- | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| 2nd Party Congress10-17 Mar, 1954 | Boleslaw Bierut | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 12, Mar, 1956 |
| Jakub Berman | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 4, May, 1956 |
| Hilary Minc | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 10, Oct, 1956 |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| Roman Zambrowski | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| Franciszek Jozwiak | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| Stanislaw Radkiewicz | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 19, Apr, 1956 |
| Edward Ochab | 17, Mar, 1954 |
| Konstantin Rokossovsky | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Zenon Nowak | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Franciszek Mazur | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Wladyslaw Dworakowski | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Adam Rapacki | 28, Jul, 1956 |
| Edward Gierek | 28, Jul, 1956 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Roman Nowak | 28, Jul, 1956 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Adam Rapacki (A) | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 28, Jul, 1956 |
| Hilary Chelchowski (A) | 17, Mar, 1954 | -- | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Politburo line-upfrom 21 Oct, 1956 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Roman Zambrowski | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Edward Ochab | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Adam Rapacki | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Stefan Jedrychowski | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| Jerzy Morawski | 21, Oct, 1956 |
| 3rd Party Congress10-19 March 1959 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Roman Zambrowski | 19, Mar, 1959 | -- | Jul, 1963 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Edward Ochab | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Adam Rapacki | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Stefan Jedrychowski | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Jerzy Morawski | 19, Mar, 1959 | -- | Oct, 1959 |
| Edward Gierek | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Marian Spychalski | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| Zenon Kliszko | 19, Mar, 1959 |
| 4th Party Congress15-20 June, 1964 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Aleksander Zawadzki | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 7, Aug, 1964 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Edward Ochab | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 9, Jul, 1968 |
| Adam Rapacki | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Stefan Jedrychowski | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Edward Gierek | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Marian Spychalski | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Zenon Kliszko | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Eugeniusz Szyr | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Franciszek Waniolka | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Ryszard Strzelecki | 21, Nov, 1964 |
| Boleslaw Jaszczuk | 9, Jul, 1968 |
| Ryszard Strzelecki (A) | 20, Jun, 1964 | -- | 21, Nov, 1964 |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz (A) | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski (A) | 20, Jun, 1964 |
| Boleslaw Jaszczuk (A) | 1964? | -- | 9, Jul, 1968 |
| 5th Party Congress11-16 Nov, 1968 | Wladyslaw Gomulka | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Stefan Jedrychowski | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Edward Gierek | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Marian Spychalski | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Zenon Kliszko | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Ryszard Strzelecki | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Boleslaw Jaszczuk | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Stanislaw Kociolek | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Wladyslaw Kruczek | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Jozef Tejchma | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz (A) | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski (A) | 16, Nov, 1968 |
| Mieczyslaw Moczar (A) | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Jan Szydlak (A) | 16, Nov, 1968 | -- | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Politburo line-upfrom 20 Dec, 1970 | Edward Gierek | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Jozef Cyrankiewicz | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Stefan Jedrychowski | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Ignacy Loga-Sowinski | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 7, Feb, 1971 |
| Stanislaw Kociolek | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 7, Feb, 1971 |
| Wladyslaw Kruczek | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Jozef Tejchma | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Mieczyslaw Moczar | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Jan Szydlak | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Edward Babiuch | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Stefan Olszowski | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski (A) | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski (A) | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Henryk Jablonski (A) | 20, Dec, 1970 | -- | 11, Dec, 1971 |
| Jozef Kepa (A) | 20, Dec, 1970 |
| 6th Party Congress6-11 Dec, 1971 | Edward Gierek | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Wladyslaw Kruczek | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Jozef Tejchma | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Jan Szydlak | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Edward Babiuch | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Stefan Olszowski | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Henryk Jablonski | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Franciszek Szlachcic | 11 Dec, 1971 | -- | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Jozef Kepa (A) | 11 Dec, 1971 | -- | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Stanislaw Kania (A) | 11 Dec, 1971 | -- | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Zdzislaw Grudzien (A) | 11 Dec, 1971 | -- | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski (A) | 11 Dec, 1971 |
| Stanislaw Kowalczyk (A) | Apr, 1973 | -- | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| 7th Party Congress8-12 Dec, 1975 | Edward Gierek | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Wladyslaw Kruczek | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Jozef Tejchma | 12, Dec, 1975 | -- | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Piotr Jaroszewicz | 12, Dec, 1975 | -- | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Jan Szydlak | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Edward Babiuch | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Stefan Olszowski | 12, Dec, 1975 | -- | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Henryk Jablonski | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Jozef Kepa | 12, Dec, 1975 | -- | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Stanislaw Kania | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Zdzislaw Grudzien | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Stanislaw Kowalczyk | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski (A) | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Tadeusz Wrzaszczyk (A) | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| Jerzy Lukaszewicz (A) | 12, Dec, 1975 |
| 8th Party Congress11-15 Feb, 1980 | Edward Gierek | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 6, Sep, 1980 |
| Wladyslaw Kruczek | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 2, Dec, 1980 |
| Jan Szydlak | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Edward Babiuch | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Mieczyslaw Jagielski | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Henryk Jablonski | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Stanislaw Kania | 15, Feb, 1980 |
| Zdzislaw Grudzien | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 6, Oct, 1980 |
| Stanislaw Kowalczyk | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 2, Dec, 1980 |
| Tadeusz Wrzaszczyk | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Jerzy Lukaszewicz | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Aloizy Karkoszka | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 19, Nov, 1980 |
| Andrzej Werblan | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 2, Dec, 1980 |
| Stefan Olszowski | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Jozef Pinkowski | 24, Aug, 1980 | -- | 30, April, 1981 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski | 6, Sep, 1980 |
| Andrzej Zabinski | 6, Sep, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Mieczyslaw Moczar | 2, Dec, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Tadeusz Grabski | 2, Dec, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Gerard Gabrys | 30, Apr, 1981 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Zygmunt Wronski | 30, Apr, 1981 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski (A) | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 6, Sep, 1980 |
| Jozef Pinkowski (A) | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Zdzislaw Zandarowski (A) | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Tadeusz Pyka (A) | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 24, Aug, 1980 |
| Emil Wojtaszek (A) | 15, Feb, 1980 | -- | 30, April, 1981 |
| Andrzej Zabinski (A) | 24, Aug, 1980 | -- | 6, Sep, 1980 |
| Jerzy Waszczuk (A) | 24, Aug, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Wladyslaw Kruk (A) | 6, Oct, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Roman Ney (A) | 6, Oct, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Tadeusz Fiszbach (A) | 2, Dec, 1980 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| Jozef Masny (A) | 30, Apr, 1981 | -- | 19, Jul, 1981 |
| 9th Party Congress14-20 Jul, 1981 | Stanislaw Kania | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | Oct, 1981 |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski | 19 Jul, 1981 |
| Stefan Olszowski | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 11 Nov, 1985 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski | 19 Jul, 1981 |
| Zbigniew Messner | 19 Jul, 1981 |
| Tadeusz Czechowicz | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Jozef Czyrek | 19 Jul, 1981 |
| Zofia Grzyb | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Hieromin Kubiak | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Jan Labecki | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 16 Jul, 1982 |
| Miroslaw Milewski | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 14, May, 1985 |
| Stanislaw Opalko | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Tadeusz Porebski | 19 Jul, 1981 |
| Jerzy Romanik | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Albin Siwak | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Marian Wozniak | 16 Jul, 1982 |
| Stanislaw Kalkus | 16 Jul, 1982 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Jan Glowczyk (A) | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Wlodzimierz Mokrzyszczak (A) | 19 Jul, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Florian Siwicki (A) | 28, Oct, 1981 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Marian Wozniak (A) | 25, Feb, 1982 | -- | 16 Jul, 1982 |
| Czeslaw Kiszczak (A) | 25, Feb, 1982 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Stanislaw Bejger (A) | 16 Jul, 1982 |
| Marian Orzechowski (A) | 15 Oct, 1983 | -- | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| 10th Party Congress29 Jun - 3 Jul, 1986 | Wojciech Jaruzelski | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Kazimierz Barcikowski | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Zbigniew Messner | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Jozef Czyrek | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Tadeusz Porebski | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Marian Wozniak | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 14 Jun, 1988 |
| Jan Glowczyk | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Wlodzimierz Mokrzyszczak | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 14 Jun, 1988 |
| Florian Siwicki | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Czeslaw Kiszczak | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Marian Orzechowski | 3 Jul, 1986 |
| Jozef Baryla | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Zofia Stepien | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Zygmunt Muranski | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Alfred Miodowicz | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Mieczyslaw Rakowski | 15 Dec, 1987 |
| Wladyslaw Baka | 14 Jun, 1988 |
| Kazimierz Cypryniak | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Iwona Lubowska | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Wiktor Pyrkosz | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Janusz Reykowski | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Zdzislaw Swiatek | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Stanislaw Ciosek | 21 Dec, 1988 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Zbigniew Michalek | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Gabriela Rembisz | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Stanislaw Bejger (A) | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 14 Jun, 1988 |
| Bogumil Ferensztajn (A) | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 15 Dec, 1987 |
| Zbigniew Michalek (A) | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Gabriela Rembisz (A) | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Janusz Kubasiewicz (A) | 3 Jul, 1986 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Manfred Gorywoda (A) | 15 Dec, 1987 | -- | 29 Jul, 1989 |
| Stanislaw Ciosek (A) | 14 Jun, 1988 | -- | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Zdzislaw Balicki (A) | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Marek Holdakowski (A) | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Zbigniew Sobotka (A) | 21 Dec, 1988 |
| Politburo line-upfrom 29 Jul, 1989 | Mieczyslaw Rakowski | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Florian Siwicki | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Czeslaw Kiszczak | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Marian Orzechowski | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Wladyslaw Baka | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Kazimierz Cypryniak | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Iwona Lubowska | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Wiktor Pyrkosz | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Janusz Reykowski | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Zdzislaw Swiatek | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Zbigniew Michalek | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Gabriela Rembisz | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Janusz Kubasiewicz | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Manfred Gorywoda | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Leszek Miller | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Zdzislaw Balicki (A) | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Marek Holdakowski (A) | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
| Zbigniew Sobotka (A) | 29 Jul, 1989 | -- | 29 Jan, 1990 |
(A) = Alternate (Candidate) Member
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