ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈeɪt wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ ɹˈiːdʒənsi kˈaʊnsəl dᵻkɹˈiː ʌv twˈɛnti tˈuː noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, wˌɪtʃ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ sˈɪstəm ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnəns fɔːɹ pˈoʊlənd pˈɛndɪŋ ɪts ɹᵻvˈɪʒən baɪ ɐ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪkli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd sˈɛdʒəm pˈɑːɹləmənt.
The office of Chief of State was created by a Regency Council decree of 22 November 1918, which established a system of governance for Poland pending its revision by a democratically elected Sejm (parliament).