Council of Ministers of Poland
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The Cabinet of Poland consists of the Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers) and ministers. Deputy Prime Ministers (Vice-presidents of the Council of Ministers) and presidents of committees specified in statutes may also be appointed to the Cabinet. The Council of Ministers is the body which exercises executive power. Under the Public Administration Branches Act the Prime Minister, who heads the Council of Ministers, enjoys a considerable degree of freedom in decisions concerning its personnel.
The Prime Minister
may create, combine, or dissolve departments, change their area of responsibility, and even apply to the President
to expand the Council of Ministers to include ministers without portfolio, or coordinators for projects performed by the Council of Ministers, e.g. reform of the educational system or health service.
The chairpersons of committees specified in the legislation may also be appointed to the Council of Ministers, but currently no such positions exist (the Chairman of the Committee for European Integration, until 2009, and the Chairman of the Committee for Scientific Research, until 2006, were the most recent cases). The composition of the Council of Ministers is proposed by the Prime Minister
, who lodges an application to the President of the Republic for the appointment of cabinet members. The President
appoints the Council of Ministers and receives their oath "of loyalty to the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Poland".
Currently, the Council of Ministers consists of the following 19 members:
The Council of Ministers also manages the current policy of state, ensures the execution of the law by issuing ordinances, coordinates and controls the work of government administrative bodies, ensures public order and the internal and external security of the state, protects the interests of the State Treasury, approves the draft of the budget, and supervises its execution. The Council of Ministers also signs international agreements which require ratification, and can revoke other international agreements.
Members of the Council of Ministers are jointly responsible to Sejm
for the operation of the government; they can also be individually responsible for the tasks entrusted to them by the Prime Minister or falling within the authority of their ministries. Any breach of the law or crime related to the offices they hold carry the risk of trial before the State Tribunal, a special court appointed by Sejm.
The Council of Ministers is represented in the different voivodships of the country by its voivodes or regional governors. There are 16 of them - one for each voivodeship. The voivodes supervise the state administration within the territory of their voivodeship. The officials subordinate to the voivodes, as well as those working in the central offices and ministries, constitute the civil service corps, a politically independent body or administrators. The civil service corps is headed by the Prime Minister
.
Alongside the civil service corps, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister
and all ministries entail political cabinets - teams of advisors working for the government and each ministry on detailed policy guidelines.
The Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
The Prime Minister of Poland heads the Polish Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers...
may create, combine, or dissolve departments, change their area of responsibility, and even apply to the President
President of the Republic of Poland
The President of the Republic of Poland is the Polish head of state. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland....
to expand the Council of Ministers to include ministers without portfolio, or coordinators for projects performed by the Council of Ministers, e.g. reform of the educational system or health service.
The chairpersons of committees specified in the legislation may also be appointed to the Council of Ministers, but currently no such positions exist (the Chairman of the Committee for European Integration, until 2009, and the Chairman of the Committee for Scientific Research, until 2006, were the most recent cases). The composition of the Council of Ministers is proposed by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
The Prime Minister of Poland heads the Polish Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers...
, who lodges an application to the President of the Republic for the appointment of cabinet members. The President
President of the Republic of Poland
The President of the Republic of Poland is the Polish head of state. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland....
appoints the Council of Ministers and receives their oath "of loyalty to the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Poland".
Currently, the Council of Ministers consists of the following 19 members:
| Minister | Office |
|---|---|
| Donald Tusk Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party.... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland The Prime Minister of Poland heads the Polish Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers... |
| Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak is a Polish politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Poland, briefly in 1992 and again from 1993 to 1995. Since November 2007, he has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy. Pawlak is the only person who held the office of Prime Minister twice during the... |
Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland. He can also be one of the ministers of Poland.-People's Poland :... , Minister of Economy Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland is a ministry dealing with economy of Republic of Poland.Created in 1997 from reforms and mergers of other ministries, it has gone through several name changes and has recently been downsized, with issues related to work being split to Ministry of... |
| Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Bieńkowska is a Polish politician. She has served as the Minister of Regional Development in the Cabinet of Donald Tusk since November 2007.-Education:... |
Minister of Regional Development Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland was created on 31 October 2005, with its functions being devolved from the Ministry of Economy and Labour... |
| Jolanta Fedak | Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland was formed in 2005 to administer issues related to environment protection of Poland.... |
| Adam Giersz | Minister of Sport and Tourism Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland was created on by decision of the Council of Ministers under then-Prime Minister Marek Belka.It was renamed on when tourism was placed under ministry authority.Ministry goals:... |
| Cezary Grabarczyk Cezary Grabarczyk Cezary Stanisław Grabarczyk is a Polish politician.He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 13,775 votes in the 11th Sieradz district. He stood for election as a candidate on the Platforma Obywatelska list... |
Minister of Infrastructure |
| Aleksander Grad Aleksander Grad Aleksander Grad is a Polish politician. He graduated from the Industrial Geodesy Department at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 13680 votes in 15 Tarnów district as a candidate on the Platforma Obywatelska list... |
Minister of State Treasury Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of Poland Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of Poland was formed to administer issues related to State Treasury of Poland... |
| Katarzyna Hall Katarzyna Hall Katarzyna Hall , is a Polish teacher, educational and social activist, and local government clerk. She has been the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Poland since November 2007.----... |
Minister of National Education Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Poland Ministry of National Education of Poland was created in 2006. The ministry prerogatives do not include higher education, which falls under Ministry of Science and Higher Education .... |
| Tomasz Siemoniak | Minister of National Defence Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland Ministry of National Defence is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of Defence. During the Second Polish Republic and World War II it was called the Ministry of Military Affairs... |
| Ewa Kopacz Ewa Kopacz Ewa Kopacz is the only female and incumbant head of the lower house of parliament in the history of Poland. The Marshal of the Sejm is de facto also the head of the whole of parliament and substitutes the President in case of that office's vacancy... |
Minister of Health Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland is one of the Ministries of the Republic of Poland. Its current minister is Ewa Kopacz.-Ministry of Health :* Witold Chodźko * Tomasz Janiszewski... |
| Andrzej Kraszewski | Minister of Environment Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Poland was formed in 1973 to administer issues related to environment protection of Poland.The ministry existed under various names since 1972. It has assumed its current name in 1999.... |
| Barbara Kudrycka Barbara Kudrycka Barbara Kudrycka is a professor of administrative law and public administration science and a Polish politician who has served as the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the cabinet of Donald Tusk since 2007.... |
Minister of Science and Higher Education Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland The Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland was opened on 5 May 2006 by the Minister of Science and Higher Education, in replacement of several parts of the Ministry of Education and Science. The Minister of Science and Higher Education administers governmental activities in science and... |
| Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Krzysztof Kwiatkowski is a Polish politician, Minister of Justice of Poland in Cabinet of Donald Tusk. He is also a member of Senate . He did not die in that one plane crash.- External links :* *... |
Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland is one of the ministries of Poland. Each Minister of Justice since 1990 has been also Attorney General of the Republic of Poland.-Ministers of Justice :-External links:*... |
| Jerzy Miller | Minister of Interior and Administration Ministry of Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland Ministry of the Interior and Administration is an administration structure controlling main administration and security branches of the Polish government. Current Minister is Jerzy Miller.-History and function:... |
| Marek Sawicki Marek Sawicki Marek Wacław Sawicki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 6527 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate on the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list... |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland was formed on October 1999, from transformation of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy of Poland; the ministry can trace its history to 1944.... |
| Radosław Sikorski | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Jan Vincent-Rostowski Jan Vincent-Rostowski Jan Vincent-Rostowski is a Polish and British economist, academic and the current Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland.-Early life and education:Jan Vincent-Rostowski was born into a Polish exile family in London, England... |
Minister of Finance |
| Bogdan Zdrojewski Bogdan Zdrojewski Bogdan Zdrojewski is a Polish politician who was the first president of Wrocław after the fall of communism in Poland, and held the seat from 1990 to 2001. Afterwards he was a senator and member of the Polish Sejm. Since November 2007, he has been the Minister of Culture and National... |
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland was formed on 31 October 2005, from transformation of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland.The ministry is concerned with various aspects of Polish culture.... |
| Michał Boni | Minister without portfolio Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry... |
The Council of Ministers also manages the current policy of state, ensures the execution of the law by issuing ordinances, coordinates and controls the work of government administrative bodies, ensures public order and the internal and external security of the state, protects the interests of the State Treasury, approves the draft of the budget, and supervises its execution. The Council of Ministers also signs international agreements which require ratification, and can revoke other international agreements.
Members of the Council of Ministers are jointly responsible to Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
for the operation of the government; they can also be individually responsible for the tasks entrusted to them by the Prime Minister or falling within the authority of their ministries. Any breach of the law or crime related to the offices they hold carry the risk of trial before the State Tribunal, a special court appointed by Sejm.
The Council of Ministers is represented in the different voivodships of the country by its voivodes or regional governors. There are 16 of them - one for each voivodeship. The voivodes supervise the state administration within the territory of their voivodeship. The officials subordinate to the voivodes, as well as those working in the central offices and ministries, constitute the civil service corps, a politically independent body or administrators. The civil service corps is headed by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
The Prime Minister of Poland heads the Polish Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers...
.
Alongside the civil service corps, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland , or KPRM, is a governmental apparatus serving as the executive office for the Prime Minister of Poland...
and all ministries entail political cabinets - teams of advisors working for the government and each ministry on detailed policy guidelines.
See also
- Cabinet of Donald TuskCabinet of Donald TuskThe First Cabinet of Donald Tusk was the government of Poland from November 16, 2007 to November 18, 2011, during the 6th legislature of the Sejm and the 7th legislature of the Senate. It was appointed by President Lech Kaczyński on November 16, 2007, and passed the vote of confidence in Sejm on...