1996 in Poland
# 1996 in Poland

Events during the year 1996 in Poland.

## Incumbents

Incumbents :

| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | |
| Prime Minister | Józef Oleksy | Democratic Left Alliance | Until 7 February |
| Prime Minister | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | Democratic Left Alliance | From 7 February |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Józef Zych | Polish People's Party | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Adam Struzik | Polish Peasant Party | |

## Events

* 18 February – A double referendum is held. The voter turnout of 32% is well below the 50% threshold required to make the results valid.

## Births

* 13 January: Kamil Majchrzak, tennis player
* 2 May: Klaudia Kardasz, shot putter

## Deaths

* 26 February: Mieczysław Weinberg, composer (born 1919)
* 13 March: Krzysztof Kieślowski, film director and screenwriter (born 1941)
