Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland
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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 Labour and Social Policy
and regional issues split to Ministry of Regional Development
. In 2007 the bureau of tourism was moved to Ministry of Sport.
The current minister
is Waldemar Pawlak
.
Ministry (collective executive)
A ministry refers to a collective body of government ministers headed by a prime minister or premier. Although the term "cabinet" can in some circumstances be a synonym, a ministry can be a broader concept which might include office-holders that do not participate in cabinet meetings...
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 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....
and regional issues split to Ministry 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...
. In 2007 the bureau of tourism was moved to Ministry of Sport.
The current minister
Ministry (collective executive)
A ministry refers to a collective body of government ministers headed by a prime minister or premier. Although the term "cabinet" can in some circumstances be a synonym, a ministry can be a broader concept which might include office-holders that do not participate in cabinet meetings...
is 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...
.
Ministers of Economy (1997–2003)
No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
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1 | Wiesław Kaczmarek | February 4, 1997 – October 31, 1997 | Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland was a social-democratic political party in Poland created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989. The party was one of two successor parties to the Polish United Workers Party, the other being the Social Democratic Union. SdRP was the leading... |
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz |
2 | Janusz Steinhoff | October 31, 1997 – October 19, 2001 | Solidarity Electoral Action Solidarity Electoral Action Solidarity Electoral Action was a political party coalition in Poland. Since 1997 its official name has been Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność Prawicy or Solidarity Electoral Action of the Right... |
Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
3 | Jacek Piechota Jacek Piechota Jacek Piechota is a Polish left-wing politician. He was the Minister of Economy from 2001 to 2003, under Prime Minister Leszek Miller, and again in 2005 under Prime Minister Marek Belka. Piechota was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 17257 votes in 41 Szczecin district as a... |
October 19, 2001 – January 7, 2003 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... |
Ministers of Economy, Labour and Social Policy (2003–2004)
No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jerzy Hausner Jerzy Hausner Jerzy Hausner is a Polish politician and economist. He is a Member of the 4th Sejm of the Republic of Poland.... |
January 7, 2003 – May 2, 2004 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... |
Ministers of Economy and Labour (2004–2005)
No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
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1 | Jerzy Hausner Jerzy Hausner Jerzy Hausner is a Polish politician and economist. He is a Member of the 4th Sejm of the Republic of Poland.... |
May 2, 2004 – March 31, 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
Marek Belka Marek Belka Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :... |
2 | Jacek Piechota Jacek Piechota Jacek Piechota is a Polish left-wing politician. He was the Minister of Economy from 2001 to 2003, under Prime Minister Leszek Miller, and again in 2005 under Prime Minister Marek Belka. Piechota was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 17257 votes in 41 Szczecin district as a... |
March 31, 2005 – October 31, 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
Marek Belka Marek Belka Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :... |
Ministers of Economy (2005–present)
No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
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1 | Piotr Woźniak Piotr Wozniak (politician) Piotr G. Woźniak is a Polish politician and member of the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość party. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005. He was the Minister for Economy from 2005 to 2007.-References:... |
October 31, 2005 – September 7, 2007 | None | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from October 31, 2005 to July 14, 2006... , Jarosław Kaczyński |
Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) | September 7, 2007 – September 11, 2007 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
Jarosław Kaczyński | |
2 | Piotr Woźniak Piotr Wozniak (politician) Piotr G. Woźniak is a Polish politician and member of the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość party. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005. He was the Minister for Economy from 2005 to 2007.-References:... |
September 11, 2007 – November 16, 2007 | None | Jarosław Kaczyński |
3 | 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... |
November 16, 2007 – present | Polish People's Party | 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.... |