Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party

The Politburo (abbreviation for Political Bureau) of the Polish United Workers (Communist) Party (PUWP; Polish: Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR) 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 (Polish: 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.

6–13 December 1945

15-22 December 1948

10-17 March 1954

from 21 October 1956

10-19 March 1959

15-20 June 1964

11-16 November 1968

from 20 December 1970

6-11 December 1971

8-12 December 1975

11-15 February 1980

14-20 July 1981

29 - 3 July 1986

from 29 July 1989

(A) = Alternate (Candidate) Member

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