INSTYTUCJA MARSZAŁKA SENIORA SENATU W POLSKIM PORZĄDKU PRAWNYM
THE INSTITUTION OF THE SENIOR MARSHAL OF THE SENATE IN THE POLISH LEGAL ORDER

Summary/Abstract: The Senior Marshal is an honorable and ephemeral post in the Senate of the Republic of Poland. The given institution dates back to 1922 and the Senate in the Second Polish Republic. The Senior Marshal is the eldest Senator, and he is appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland. The competences of the Senior Marshall are limited to the first sitting of the Senate and aimed at complete constitution of this public authority. He receives the senatorial oath and conducts the election of the Marshal of the Senate. Both functions the Senior Marshall performs with assistance of the three secretaries of the first sitting called from among the youngest Senators. He also opens the first sitting of a newly elected Senate – which is accompanied by striking the Marshal’s mace three times against the floor – if the President is unable to carry out this act. The momentof taking the chair during the first sitting by newly elected Marshal of the Senate terminates the Senior Marshall parliamentary activity in a given term of office of the Senate.

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