Rulers: Poland
Voivodships from 1999
Note: The names of the voivodships are given in adjectival form, usually preceded by województwo (e.g., województwo dolnoslaskie). The Polish title of a governor is wojewoda (plural wojewodowie).
Party abbreviations: AWS=Solidarity Electoral Action, PC=Centre Party, PiS=Law and Justice, PO=Civic Platform, PPChD=Alliance of Polish Christian Democrats, PSL=Polish Peasant Party, SKL=Conservative People's Party, SLD=Democratic Left Alliance, UW=Freedom Union
Dolnoslaskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Witold Krochmal - (b. 1955)
20 Oct 2001 - 21 Mar 2003 Ryszard Nawrat SLD (b. 1955)
21 Mar 2003 - 21 Dec 2005 Stanislaw Lopatowski - (b. 1949)
21 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Krzysztof Grzelczyk PiS (b. 1957)
29 Nov 2007 - Rafal Jurkowlaniec PO (b. 1967)
Kujawsko-pomorskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Józef Rogacki AWS/SKL (b. 1953)
20 Oct 2001 - 26 Jan 2006 Romuald Kosieniak SLD (b. 1957)
26 Jan 2006 - 7 Nov 2006 Józef Ramlau PiS (b. 1958)
7 Nov 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Zbigniew Hoffmann PiS (b. 1963)
29 Nov 2007 - Rafal Bruski PO (b. 1962)
Lódzkie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Michal Kasinski AWS (b. 1947)
20 Oct 2001 - 13 May 2004 Krzysztof Makowski SLD (b. 1970)
13 May 2004 - 26 Jan 2006 Stefan Krajewski - (b. 1941)
26 Jan 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Helena Pietraszkiewicz (f) PiS (b. 1953)
29 Nov 2007 - Jolanta Chelminska (f) -
Lubelskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - Mar 2000 Krzysztof Michalski - (b. 1960)
Mar 2000 - 20 Oct 2001 Waldemar Adam Dudziak AWS (b. 1955)
20 Oct 2001 - 7 Dec 2005 Andrzej Stefan Kurowski SLD (b. 1950)
7 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Wojciech Zukowski PiS (b. 1964)
29 Nov 2007 - Genowefa Tokarska (f) PSL (b. 1949)
Lubuskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 2000 Jan Majchrowski AWS/SKL (b. 1964)
2000 - 20 Oct 2001 Stanislaw Antoni Iwan AWS (b. 1949)
20 Oct 2001 - 7 Jul 2004 Andrzej J. Korski SLD (b. 1954)
7 Jul 2004 - 26 Jul 2004 Joanna Kasprzak-Perka (f) SLD (b. 1969)
(acting)
26 Jul 2004 - 5 Jan 2006 Janusz Gramza - (b. 1943)
5 Jan 2006 - 15 Sep 2006 Marek Ast PiS (b. 1958)
15 Sep 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Wojciech Perczak PiS (b. 1953?)
29 Nov 2007 - Helena Hatka (f) -
Malopolskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Ryszard Maslowski AWS (b. 1954)
20 Oct 2001 - 21 Dec 2005 Jerzy Adamik SLD (b. 1955)
21 Dec 2005 - 25 Sep 2006 Witold Kochan PiS (b. 1956)
25 Sep 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Maciej Klima PiS (b. 1959)
29 Nov 2007 - Jerzy Miller - (b. 1952)
Mazowieckie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Antoni Pietkiewicz AWS (b. 1949)
20 Oct 2001 - 10 Jan 2006 Leszek Mizielinski SLD (b. 1955)
10 Jan 2006 - 18 Jan 2007 Tomasz Kozinski PiS (b. 1955)
18 Jan 2007 - 1 Feb 2007 Wojciech Dabrowski PiS (b. 1972)
1 Feb 2007 - 29 Nov 2007 Jacek Sasin PiS (b. 1969)
(acting to 15 Feb 2007)
29 Nov 2007 - Jacek Kozlowski PO (b. 1957)
Opolskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Adam Peziol AWS/SKL (b. 1959)
20 Oct 2001 - 17 Feb 2003 Leszek Pogan SLD (b. 1953)
19 Feb 2003 - 7 Dec 2005 Elzbieta Rutkowska (f) SLD (b. 1948)
7 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Bogdan Tomaszek PiS (b. 1954)
29 Nov 2007 - Ryszard Wilczynski PO (b. 1960)
Podkarpackie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Zbigniew Sieczkos AWS (b. 1949)
20 Oct 2001 - 3 Mar 2003 Zdzislaw Siewierski SLD (b. 1952)
3 Mar 2003 - 30 Nov 2005 Jan Stanislaw Kurp SLD (b. 1945)
30 Nov 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Ewa Draus (f) PiS (b. 1960)
29 Nov 2007 - Miroslaw Karapyta PSL (b. 1960)
Podlaskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Krystyna Lukaszuk (f) - (b. 1949)
20 Oct 2001 - 5 Jan 2006 Marek Strzalinski SLD (b. 1947)
5 Jan 2006 - 18 Jan 2007 Jan Dobrzynski PiS (b. 1958)
18 Jan 2007 - 29 Nov 2007 Bohdan Paszkowski PiS (b. 1965)
29 Nov 2007 - Maciej Zywno PO (b. 1976)
Pomorskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Tomasz Sowinski AWS (b. 1965)
20 Oct 2001 - 26 Jul 2004 Jan Ryszard Kurylczyk SLD (b. 1945)
26 Jul 2004 - 24 Jan 2006 Cezary Dabrowski SLD (b. 1941)
24 Jan 2006 - 26 Feb 2007 Piotr Olowski PiS (b. 1963)
26 Feb 2007 - 29 Nov 2007 Piotr Karczewski PiS (b. 1964)
(acting to 22 May 2007)
29 Nov 2007 - Roman Zaborowski PO (b. 1956)
Slaskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 7 Dec 2000 Marek Kempski AWS (b. 1960)
9 Dec 2000 - 20 Oct 2001 Wilibald Winkler AWS (b. 1933)
20 Oct 2001 - 28 Dec 2005 Lechoslaw Jarzebski SLD (b. 1946)
28 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Tomasz Pietrzykowski PiS (b. 1973)
29 Nov 2007 - Zygmunt Lukaszczyk - (b. 1961)
Swietokrzyskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Wojciech Lubawski AWS/PPChD (b. 1954)
20 Oct 2001 - 5 Jan 2006 Wlodzimierz Wójcik SLD (b. 1953)
5 Jan 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Grzegorz Banas PiS (b. 1960)
29 Nov 2007 - Bozentyna Palka-Koruba (f) - (b. 1953)
Warminsko-mazurskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 22 Oct 2001 Zbigniew Babalski AWS (b. 1953)
22 Oct 2001 - 16 Jan 2006 Stanislaw Lech Szatkowski SLD (b. 1949)
16 Jan 2006 - 18 Jan 2007 Adam Supel - (b. 1965?)
18 Jan 2007 - 29 Nov 2007 Anna Szyszka (f) - (b. 1949)
(acting to 2 Apr 2007)
29 Nov 2007 - Marian Podziewski PSL (b. 1955)
Wielkopolskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Jun 2000 Maciej Musial AWS (b. 1952)
20 Jun 2000 - 20 Oct 2001 Stanislaw Tamm AWS (b. 1960)
20 Oct 2001 - 5 Jan 2006 Andrzej Nowakowski SLD (b. 1951)
5 Jan 2006 - 29 Nov 2007 Tadeusz Dziuba PiS (b. 1948)
29 Nov 2007 - Piotr Florek PO (b. 1954)
Zachodniopomorskie
Governors
1 Jan 1999 - 20 Oct 2001 Wladyslaw Lisewski AWS/PC (b. 1948)
20 Oct 2001 - 12 Dec 2005 Stanislaw Wziatek SLD (b. 1959)
12 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 Robert Krupowicz - (b. 1967)
29 Nov 2007 - Marcin Zydorowicz PO (b. 1974)