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Poland: Presidents of the Council of Ministers: 1944-1989

Prezes Rady Ministrów | President of the Council of Ministers
31 Dec 1944 - 7 Feb 1947 Edward Bolesław Osóbka-Morawski [1]
7 Feb 1947 - 20 Nov 1952 Józef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz
20 Nov 1952 - 18 Mar 1954 Bolesław Bierut
18 Mar 1954 - 23 Dec 1970 Józef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz 
23 Dec 1970 - 18 Feb 1980 Piotr Jaroszewicz
18 Feb 1980 - 24 Aug 1980 Edward Mikołaj Babiuch
Pełniący obowiązki Prezesa Rady Ministrów | Acting President of the Council of Ministers
24 Aug 1980 - 5 Sep 1980 Józef Pińkowski
Prezes Rady Ministrów | President of the Council of Ministers
5 Sep 1980 - 11 Feb 1981 Józef Pińkowski 
11 Feb 1981 - 6 Nov 1985 Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski
6 Nov 1985 - 27 Sep 1988 Zbigniew Stefan Messner
27 Sep 1988 - 2 Aug 1989 Mieczysław Franciszek Rakowski
2 Aug 1989 - 24 Aug 1989 Czesław Jan Kiszczak
  1. Baptized (4/17 Oct 1909): Edward Bolesław Osóbka; surname officially changed (1946): Osóbka-Morawski (used before the change was formalized).