First Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki

First Mateusz Morawiecki Cabinet

17th Cabinet of Poland
Date formed11 December 2017
Date dissolved15 November 2019
People and organisations
Head of stateAndrzej Duda
Head of governmentMateusz Morawiecki
Head of government's history2017–2023
Deputy head of governmentBeata Szydło, Piotr Gliński, Jarosław Gowin
Member parties
  •   Law and Justice
      Agreement
      United Poland
Status in legislatureAbsolute majority
235 / 460 (51%)
Opposition party
 Free and Solidary (confidence 2017-2018)
Opposition leaderGrzegorz Schetyna
History
Election2015 Polish parliamentary election
PredecessorSzydło
SuccessorMorawiecki II

First Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki formed the previous government of Poland between 2017 and 2019, following Szydło's cabinet. Governing during the 8th legislature of the Sejm and the 9th legislature of the Senate, it was led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

Members of the Council of Ministers

Office Portrait Name Party In office
From To
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice 11 December 2017[1] 15 November 2019
Minister of Economic Development

Minister of Finance

11 December 2017[2] 9 January 2018[3]
Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Culture and National Heritage 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin Agreement 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Science and Higher Education 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Beata Szydło Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 4 June 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin Law and Justice 4 June 2019 15 Novemvber 2019
Minister of Infrastructure and Construction Andrzej Adamczyk Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of Infrastructure 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Sport and Tourism Witold Bańka Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Interior and Administration Mariusz Błaszczak Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of National Defence 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Marine Economy Marek Gróbarczyk Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Krzysztof Jurgiel Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 19 June 2018[6]
Minister Mariusz Kamiński Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Interior and Administration 14 August 2019 15 November 2019
Minister of the Council of Ministers, Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister Beata Kempa United Poland 11 December 2017[4] 4 June 2019
Chief of the Chancellery Michał Dworczyk Law and Justice 19 December 2017 15 Novemvber 2019
Minister of the Council of Ministers Michał Woś United Poland 4 June 2019 15 November 2019
Minister Henryk Kowalczyk Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of Environment 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of National Defence Antoni Macierewicz Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of Health Konstanty Radziwiłł Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Elżbieta Rafalska Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 4 June 2019
Bożena Borys-Szopa Law and Justice 4 June 2019 15 November 2019
Minister of Digital Affairs Anna Streżyńska Independent 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Marek Zagórski Law and Justice 17 April 2018 15 November 2019
Minister of Environment Jan Szyszko (PiS) Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 9 January 2018[3]
Minister of the Council of Ministers Elżbieta Witek Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 18 December 2017[7]
Minister of Interior and Administration 4 June 2019 9 August 2019[8]
Minister of National Education Anna Zalewska Law and Justice 11 December 2017[4] 4 June 2019
Dariusz Piontkowski Law and Justice 4 June 2019 15 November 2019
Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro United Poland 11 December 2017[4] 15 November 2019
Minister of Interior and Administration Joachim Brudziński Law and Justice 9 January 2018[5] 4 June 2019[3]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz Independent 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Finance Teresa Czerwińska Independent 9 January 2018[5] 4 June 2019
Marian Banaś Law and Justice 4 June 2019 30 August 2019
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology Jadwiga Emilewicz Agreement 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Investment and Economic Development Jerzy Kwieciński Independent 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski Independent 9 January 2018[5] 15 November 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski Law and Justice 20 June 2018[9] 15 November 2019

Policy

History Law

In early 2018, both chambers of the Polish parliament (the Sejm and Senate) adopted an Amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance criminalising the ascription to Poles collectively of complicity in World War II Jewish-genocide-related or other war crimes or crimes against humanity that had been committed by the Axis powers, and condemning use of the expression, "Polish death camp".[10][11][12] The law sparked a crisis in Israel–Poland relations.[13]

Social

In March 2018 a new Polish law took effect, banning nearly all commerce on Sundays, with supermarkets and most other retailers closed Sundays for the first time since liberal shopping laws were introduced in the 1990s. The law had been passed by the Law and Justice party with Morawiecki's support.[14][15][16][17] The Bill had the support of Solidarity which In 2017, backed a proposal to implement blue laws to prohibit Sunday shopping, a move supported by Polish bishops.[18]

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References

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 28
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w M.P. z 2017 r. poz. 1152
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 29
  6. ^ M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 613
  7. ^ M.P. z 2017 r. poz. 1198
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  10. ^ Israel and Poland try to tamp down tensions after Poland's 'death camp' law sparks Israeli outrage, Washington Post, 28 January 2018
  11. ^ Israel and Poland clash over proposed Holocaust law, Reuters, 28 January 2018
  12. ^ The Controversy Around Poland's Proposed Ban on the Term "Polish Death Camps", Smithsonian.com, 29 January 2018
  13. ^ "The Latest: Party head: Israel confirms Polish view on Nazis". ABC News. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Most Stores Shut in Poland as Sunday Trade Ban Takes Effect". US News & World Report. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Stores shut across Poland as Sunday shopping ban takes effect". Global News.
  16. ^ "Sunday trading ban comes into effect in Poland". 11 March 2018 – via rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ^ "Stores closed as Poland phases out Sunday shopping". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy.
  18. ^ "Polish bishops back Sunday trading ban". BBC News. 23 August 2017.