| Office: | Minister of Higher Education |
| Primeminister: | Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| 1Namedata: | Edward Ochab (1956) Władysław Gomułka (1956–1959) |
| Predecessor: | Adam Rapacki |
| Successor: | Henryk Golański |
| Term Start: | 27 April 1956 |
| Term End: | 18 June 1959 |
| Birth Name: | Stefan Jakub Żółkiewski |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Restingplace: | Powązki Military Cemetery |
| Party: | Polish United Workers' Party |
| Nationality: | Polish |
Stefan Jakub Żółkiewski (9 December 1911 - 4 January 1991) was a Polish theoretist, historian of literature and literary critic. He was born and died in Warsaw. He was a co-founder of the Polish Workers' Party, editor-in-chief of Kuźnica (1945–1948), Polityka (1957–1958), Minister of Higher Education (1956–1959), director and professor of Polish Academy of Sciences and professor of Warsaw University.