Senate of Poland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senate of the Republic of Poland Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
10th term
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1493 (1493) (as Senate of the Kingdom of Poland) 1989 (as the upper house of the 3rd and current Republic)
Leadership
Marshal of the Senate	Tomasz Grodzki, KO
Deputy Marshal of the Senate	Stanisław Karczewski, PiS Bogdan Borusewicz, KO Michał Kamiński, KP Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, Lewica
Structure
Seats	100 senators
Political groups	Government (48)      Law and Justice (48) Opposition (52)      Civic Coalition (43)      Polish Coalition (3)      Independent Senators Circle (3) Non inscrits (3)      Independent (1)      The Left (2)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	13 October 2019
Meeting place
The Sejm Building Śródmieście, Warsaw
Website
senat.gov.pl

The Senate (Polish: Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the 'Sejm'. The Senate is based in Warsaw. The Senate is made up of 100 senators elected by universal ballot and is headed by the Marshal of the Senate (Marszałek Senatu).

The incumbent Marshal of the Senate is Tomasz Grodzki.

Images for kids

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  A leaf from the Łaski Statute depicting the Polish Senate in 1503

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  The 1661 session of the Senate in Jasna Góra

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  In 1791, the "Great Sejm" or "Four-Year Sejm" of 1788–1792 and Senate adopt the May 3rd Constitution at the Royal Castle in Warsaw

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  Unrealised (1765) plans for a new senate chamber at the Royal Castle in Warsaw

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  The first session of the reestablished Senate in 1922 after its 127-year hiatus

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  A debate taking place in the Senate, December 9, 1930

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  The Senate Agricultural Committee, 1925

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  The Senate Building at the Sejm complex in Warsaw

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  The iconic spiral staircase in the Senate building's main hall

See also

In Spanish: Senado de Polonia para niños