Voivodeship marshal

The marshal's office of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Toruń.

A voivodeship marshal (Polish: marszałek województwa, pronounced [marˈʂawɛɡ vɔjɛˈvut͡stfa]) is the head of the provincial-level government for each of the sixteen voivodeships of Poland. Elected by councillors from the provincial assembly, the marshal is the head of the collective voivodeship executive board, which acts as the de facto cabinet for the region.[1] The current competences and traditions of the contemporary voivodeship marshal stem from the Public Administrative Reform Act of 1998, which went into effect in January 1999.[2]

  1. ^ Council of Europe, p. 17
  2. ^ "Dz.U. 1998 nr 133 poz. 872". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. Sejm. Retrieved 8 December 2015.