List of heads of state of Poland
Chairman of the Council of State
In 1952, the July Constitution abolished the office of president and made the Council of State the collective head of state, chairmen of which are listed below.

List of heads of state of Poland

Section Title: Chairman of the Council of State
Table Section Text: In 1952, the July Constitution abolished the office of president and made the Council of State the collective head of state, chairmen of which are listed below.

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Notes

-	Aleksander Zawadzki (1899–1964)	20 November 1952	7 August 1964	Polish United Workers' Party	Died in office (cancer).

In accordance with the constitution, the vice presidents of the Council of State, Edward Ochab, Stanisław Kulczyński, Oskar R. Lange and Bolesław Podedworny, became collegially acting heads of state.

-	Edward Ochab (1906–1989)	12 August 1964	10 April 1968	Polish United Workers' Party

-	Marian Spychalski (1906–1980)	10 April 1968	23 December 1970	Polish United Workers' Party

-	Józef Cyrankiewicz (1911–1989)	23 December 1970	28 March 1972	Polish United Workers' Party

-	Henryk Jabłoński (1909–2003)	28 March 1972	6 November 1985	Polish United Workers' Party

-	Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923–2014)	6 November 1985	19 July 1989	Polish United Workers' Party	Also, the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.

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Oskar R. Lange is a head of state.

final_sentence: Oskar R. Lange is a head of state.