1996 in Poland

Events during the year 1996 in Poland.

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
13 March: Krzysztof Kieślowski, film director and screenwriter