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Last reviewed: 20 July 2009 |
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POLITICS
Recent Political Developments
Early Parliamentary elections took place on 21 October 2007. They were won by Donald Tusk, Civic Platform (PO) who was inaugurated as Prime Minister on 16 November 2007. No party gained a majority, but the liberal Civil Platform (PO) party won the largest share of the vote and a parliamentary vote of confidence allowing them to form a minority government. A coalition agreement was signed between the Civil Platform party and the Polish Peasants Party (PSL).
The cabinet currently comprises:
Prime Minister and Head of Committee of European Integration: Donald Tusk (PO)
Economy Minister and DPM: Waldemar Pawlak (PSL)
Interior Minister and DPM: Grzegorz Schetyna (PO)
Regional Development Minister: Elzbieta Bienkowska (NP)
Justice Minister: Zbigniew Cwiakalski (NP)
Minister without portfolio: Zbigniew Derdziuk (NP)
Sports Minister: Miroslaw Drzewiecki (PO)
Labour Minister: Jolanta Fedak (PSL)
Infrastructure Minister: Cezary Grabarczyk (PO)
Treasury Minister: Aleksander Grad (PO)
Education Minister: Katarzyna Hall (NP)
Defence Minister: Bogdan Klich (PO)
Health Minister: Ewa Kopacz (PO)
Science and Higher Education Minister: Barbara Kudrycka (PO)
Environment Minister: Maciej Nowicki (PO)
Finance Minister: Jacek Rostowski (NP)
Agriculture Minister: Marek Sawicki (PSL)
Foreign Minister: Radoslaw Sikorski (PO)
Culture Minister: Bogdan Zdrojewski (PO)
