Cabinet of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz

Cabinet of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz

1st & 2nd governments of the People's Republic of Poland
Date formed21 November 1952 (1952-11-21)
Date dissolved20 February 1957 (1957-02-20)
People and organisations
Head of governmentBoleslaw Bierut from 1952 to 1954, Józef Cyrankiewicz from 1954 to 1957
No. of ministers39
History
PredecessorCyrankiewicz I
SuccessorCyrankiewicz II

The governments of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz were governments led first by Bolesław Bierut from 1952 to 1954, and then by Józef Cyrankiewicz from 1954 to 1956. Bolesław Bierut, who served as President of Poland from 1947 to 1952 and as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, was elected Prime Minister of Poland on November 20, 1952, by the 1st Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland, after the first government of Józef Cyrankiewicz resigned. On November 21, 1952, the Sejm appointed the ministers of the Bierut government. The Council of Ministers was composed of 39 members: the Prime Minister, 8 Deputy Prime Ministers and 30 ministers. Four ministries remained vacant. In 1954, Bolesław Bierut was dismissed from the position of Prime Minister and replaced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, Józef Cyrankiewicz. There were major changes in the composition of the Council of Ministers, first caused by the dismissal of Bolesław Bierut in 1954 and later by the events of Polish October. On February 20, 1957, the government submitted the resignation of the cabinet to the 2nd Sejm, which officially ended a week later when the second government of Józef Cyrankiewicz was appointed.

Council of Ministers of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz (1952–1957)

Ministry Name Time in office
Took office Left office
Prime Minister Bolesław Bierut (PZPR) November 20, 1952[1] March 18, 1954[2]
Deputy Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
Prime Minister March 18, 1954[2] February 20, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Władysław Dworakowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
Chairman of the Committee for Public Security of the Council of Ministers December 14, 1954[4][5] March 30, 1956[6]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Tadeusz Gede (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] October 24, 1956[7]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Piotr Jaroszewicz (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Ministry of Mining [pl][uwaga 1] May 14, 1954[5] March 23, 1956[6]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Stefan Jędrychowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] October 24, 1956[7]
Chairman of the Planning Commission at the Council of Ministers[uwaga 2] July 11, 1956[8] February 27, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Hilary Minc (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
Chairman of the State Economic Planning Commission November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
1st Deputy Prime Minister March 18, 1954[2] October 10, 1956[7]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Zenon Nowak (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
1st Deputy Prime Minister March 18, 1954[2] October 24, 1956[7]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers October 24, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Konstanty Rokossowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] November 13, 1956[9]
Minister of National Defense November 21, 1952[3] November 13, 1956[9]
Minister of Municipal Economy Feliks Baranowski [pl] (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 1, 1956[6]
Minister of Education September 11, 1956[7] November 13, 1956[9]
Minister of Industrial Construction Czesław Bąbiński [pl] (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] July 14, 1956[10]
Minister of State Agricultural Farms Hilary Chełchowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] December 7, 1954[5]
Minister of Foreign Trade Konstanty Dąbrowski [pl] (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] December 9, 1956[9]
Minister of Agriculture Jan Dąb-Kocioł [pl] (ZSL) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
Minister of Forestry Jan Dąb-Kocioł [pl] (ZSL) March 18, 1954[2] July 16, 1956[7]
Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry Jan Dąb-Kocioł [pl] (ZSL) July 17, 1956[11][12] February 27, 1957
Minister of Finance Tadeusz Dietrich [pl] (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of Agricultural and Food Industry Mieczysław Hoffmann [pl] (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] July 16, 1956[7]
Minister of Food Industry July 17, 1956[11][13] February 27, 1957
Minister of Education Witold Jarosiński (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] August 4, 1956[7]
Minister of Energy Bolesław Jaszczuk (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] July 7, 1956[14]
Minister of Machinery Industry July 7, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Minister-head of the Office of the Council of Ministers Kazimierz Mijal (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 1, 1956[6]
Minister of Municipal Economy February 1, 1956[6] February 27, 1957
Minister of Internal Trade Marian Minor (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of Mining Ryszard Nieszporek (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] May 14, 1954[15]
Minister of Town and Estate Construction Roman Piotrowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] July 14, 1956[10]
Minister of Forestry Bolesław Podedworny (ZSL) November 21, 1952[3] March 18, 1954[2]
Minister of Shipping Mieczysław Popiel (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] November 13, 1956[9]
Minister of Public Security Stanisław Radkiewicz (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] December 14, 1954[4]
Minister of State Agricultural Farms December 7, 1954[5] April 19, 1956[6]
Minister of Higher Education Adam Rapacki (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] April 27, 1956[14]
Minister of Foreign Affairs April 27, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Minister of Chemical Industry Bolesław Rumiński (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of Road and Air Transport Jan Rustecki (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanisław Skrzeszewski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] April 27, 1956[14]
Minister of Culture and Art Włodzimierz Sokorski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] April 19, 1956[6]
Minister of Light Industry Eugeniusz Stawiński (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers May 4, 1956[14] October 24, 1956[9]
Minister of Railways Ryszard Strzelecki (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of Health[uwaga 3] Jerzy Sztachelski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] November 13, 1956[9]
Minister without portfolio November 13, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Communications[uwaga 4] Wacław Szymanowski (ZSL) November 21, 1952[3] June 13, 1956[14]
Minister of Justice Henryk Świątkowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] April 21, 1956[14]
Minister of Machinery Industry Julian Tokarski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] April 16, 1955[6]
Minister of the Automotive Industry April 22, 1955[6][16] June 20, 1956[17]
Minister of Small Industry and Crafts Adam Żebrowski (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] September 20, 1954[5]
Minister of Metallurgy Kiejstut Żemaitis (PZPR) November 21, 1952[3] February 27, 1957
Minister of State Control Franciszek Jóźwiak (PZPR) December 12, 1952[3][18] April 16, 1955[19]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers April 16, 1955[6] October 24, 1956[7]
Minister of Purchase Antoni Mierzwiński (PZPR) April 9, 1953[20] February 27, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Jakub Berman (PZPR) March 18, 1954[2] May 4, 1956[14]
Minister of Agriculture Edmund Pszczółkowski (PZPR) March 18, 1954[2] March 30, 1956[6]
Chairman of the Committee for Public Security at the Council of Ministers March 30, 1956[6] November 28, 1956[21][22]
Chairman of the State Economic Planning Commission Eugeniusz Szyr (PZPR) March 18, 1954[2] July 11, 1956[11]
Minister of Construction July 14, 1956[7][10] November 13, 1956[9]
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Stanisław Łapot (PZPR) May 14, 1954[5] October 24, 1956[21]
Minister of Internal Affairs Władysław Wicha (PZPR) December 14, 1954[4][5] February 27, 1957
Minister of Building Materials Industry Stefan Pietrusiewicz (PZPR) March 1, 1955[5] February 27, 1957
Minister of Machinery Industry Roman Fidelski (PZPR) April 16, 1955[6] July 7, 1956[14]
Minister of State Control Roman Zambrowski (PZPR) April 16, 1955[6] October 24, 1956[9]
Minister of Coal Mining Franciszek Waniołka (PZPR) March 23, 1956[6] February 27, 1957
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Stanisław Zawadzki (PZPR) March 23, 1956[6] February 27, 1957
Minister of Agriculture Antoni Kuligowski (PZPR) March 30, 1956[6] January 10, 1957[23]
Minister of Culture and Art Karol Kuryluk (PZPR) April 19, 1956[6] February 27, 1957
Minister of State Agricultural Farms Mieczysław Moczar (PZPR) April 19, 1956[24] December 1, 1956[21][25]
Minister of Justice Zofia Wasilkowska (PZPR) April 27, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Minister of Higher Education Stefan Żółkiewski (PZPR) April 27, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Minister of Communications Jan Rabanowski (SD) June 13, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Minister of small industry and crafts Zygmunt Moskwa (SD) July 13, 1956[14] February 27, 1957
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers Stefan Ignar (ZSL) October 24, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Health Rajmund Barański November 13, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Education Władysław Bieńkowski (PZPR) November 13, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Shipping Stanisław Darski November 13, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of National Defence Marian Spychalski (PZPR) November 13, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Foreign Trade Witold Trąmpczyński (PZPR) December 9, 1956[9] February 27, 1957
Minister of Agriculture Edward Ochab (PZPR) January 10, 1957[23] February 27, 1957

On the day of his swearing-in, November 21, 1952

Changes in the composition of the Council of Ministers

  • March 25, 1953:
    • Creation of the Ministry of Purchase.
  • April 9, 1953:
  • March 18, 1954:
    • Dismissals: Bolesław Bierut from the position of Prime Minister, Władysław Dworakowski from the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Hilary Minc from the position of Chairman of PKPG, Bolesław Podedworny from the position of Minister of Forestry and Jan Dąb-Kocioł from the position of Minister of Agriculture.
    • Appointments: Józef Cyrankiewicz – President of the Council of Ministers (previously Vice-President of the Council of Ministers), Hilary Minc – First Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers (previously Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Chairman of PKPG); Zenon Nowak – 2nd Deputy Prime Minister (previously Vice-President of the Council of Ministers); Jakub Berman (PZPR) – Vice-President of the Council of Ministers; Eugeniusz Szyr (PZPR) – chairman of PKPG; Jan Dąb-Kocioł (ZSL) – Minister of Forestry (re: Minister of Agriculture); Edmund Pszczółkowski (PZPR) – Minister of Agriculture.
  • 14 houses in 1954:
    • Dismissal – Ryszard Nieszporek from the position of Minister of Mining.
    • Appointments: Stanisław Łapot (PZPR) – Vice-President of the Council of Ministers; Piotr Jaroszewicz (PZPR) – Minister of Mining.
  • September 20, 1954:
    • Adam Żebrowski was dismissed from the position of Minister of Small Industry and Crafts, and the duties of the head of the ministry were taken over by Mikołaj Olszewski (PZPR), regarding Secretary of State.
  • December 7, 1954:
    • Elimination of the Ministry of Public Security and creation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Committee for Public Security under the Council of Ministers.
    • Dismissal of Hilary Chełchowski from the position of minister of state agricultural farms,
    • Appointments: Stanisław Radkiewicz – Minister of State Agricultural Farms (regarding Minister of Public Security); Władysław Wicha (PZPR) – Minister of Internal Affairs (concerning Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of State Control); Władysław Dworakowski (PZPR) – chairman of the Committee for Public Security.
  • March 1, 1955:
  • March 11, 1955:
  • April 16, 1955:
    • Creation of the Ministry of the Automotive Industry; minister – Julian Tokarski regarding the minister of machinery industry.
    • Franciszek Jóźwiak dismissed as Minister of State Control and appointed Vice-President of the Council of Ministers.
    • other Nominations: Roman Zambrowski (PZPR) – minister of state control; Roman Fidelski (PZPR) – Minister of Machinery Industry.
  • April 18, 1955:
    • Transformation of the Ministry of Mining into the Ministry of Coal Mining; minister unchanged.
  • February 1, 1956:
    • Dismissals: Feliks Baranowski from the position of Minister of Municipal Economy and Kazimierz Mijal from the position of Minister-Head of the Office of the Council of Ministers.
    • Appointment – Kazimierz Mijal – Minister of Municipal Economy.
  • March 23, 1956:
    • Dismissal – Piotr Jaroszewicz from the position of Minister of Coal Mining (he was still deputy prime minister).
    • Appointments: Franciszek Waniołka (PZPR) – Minister of Coal Mining; Stanisław Zawadzki (PZPR) – Minister of Labor and Social Welfare.
  • March 30, 1956:
    • Dismissals: Edmund Pszczółkowski from the position of Minister of Agriculture and Dworakowski from the position of chairman. Committee for Public Safety.
    • Appointments: Antoni Kuligowski (PZPR) – Minister of Agriculture; Edmund Pszczółkowski – chairman of the Committee for Public Safety.
  • April 19, 1956:
    • Stanisław Radkiewicz dismissed from the position of Minister of State Agricultural Farms and appointed Mieczysław Moczar (PZPR); Włodzimierz Sokorski was dismissed from the position of Minister of Culture and Art, and he was replaced by Karol Kuryluk (PZPR).
  • April 21, 1956:
  • April 27, 1956:
  • 4 houses in 1956:
    • Berman was replaced as Vice-President of the Council of Ministers by the Minister of Light Industry, Eugeniusz Stawiński.
  • June 13, 1956:
  • July 5, 1956:
    • merging the office of the Minister of Industrial Construction and the Minister of Urban and Settlement Construction into the office of the Minister of Construction.
  • July 7, 1956:
    • Dismissals: Roman Fidelski from the position of Minister of Machine Industry; Bolesław Jaszczuk from the position of Minister of Energy and Julian Tokarski from the position of Minister of the Automotive Industry.
    • Appointments: Bolesław Jaszczuk – Minister of Machinery Industry; Eugeniusz Zadrzyński (PZPR) – temporary head of the Ministry of Energy.
  • July 11, 1956:
    • merging the office of the Minister of Agricultural and Food Industry with the office of the Minister of Meat and Dairy Industry into the office of the Minister of Food Industry; merger of the office of the Minister of Forestry with the office of the Minister of Wood and Paper Industry into the office of the Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry.
    • Dismissal: Eugeniusz Szyr from the position of chairman. PKPG, Czesław Bąbiński as Minister of Industrial Construction and Roman Piotrowski as Minister of Cities and Settlements.
    • Appointments: Stefan Jędrychowski (PZPR) – chairman of PKPG; Eugeniusz Szyr (PZPR) – Minister of Construction.
  • July 13, 1956:
  • July 16, 1956:
  • August 4, 1956:
  • September 11, 1956:
  • October 10, 1956:
    • Hilary Minc dismissed from the position of First Deputy Prime Minister.
  • October 24, 1956:
  • November 13, 1956:
  • November 15, 1956;
    • Elimination of the State Economic Planning Commission and Creation of the Planning Commission under the Council of Ministers.
  • December 9, 1956:
  • December 31, 1956:
    • Stefan Jędrychowski appointed chairman of the Planning Commission (concerning the chairman of PKPG).
  • January 10, 1957:

References

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