Poland cuts number of ministries in cabinet reshuffle
The ruling coalition has decided to cut the number ministries in the national government from 20 to 14. A government reshuffle was announced on Wednesday by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
As a result of the reconstruction, the new cabinet will have four deputy prime ministers: Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Jacek Sasin, Piotr Glinski and Jaroslaw Gowin.
Some of the existing ministries will take over the areas dealt with by the liquidated Ministry of Digital Affairs, Ministry of Sport, Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The Development Ministry is being transformed into the Ministry of Development, Labour and Technology and will be headed by Jaroslaw Gowin, leader of the Agreement party, one of the two junior ruling coalition partners.
The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate are merged into the Ministry of Climate and Environment, to be headed by Michal Kurtyka.
Piotr Glinski will head the new Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sports. Tadeusz Koscinski will head of the new Ministry of Finance and Funds. The new Ministry of Education and Science will be headed by Przemyslaw Czarnek.
Mariusz Blaszczak will continue to be the Minister of Defence, Zbigniew Rau will remain as Poland's Foreign Minister, Jacek Sasin will lead the Ministry of State Assets.
Grzegorz Puda will replace Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development while Andrzej Adamczyk will head the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Zbigniew Ziobro, head of Solidary Poland, the second junior ruling coalition partner, remains as Minister of Justice. Mariusz Kaminski will continue as Minister of Interior and Administration and Adam Niedzielski will continue to head the Ministry of Health.
The current Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy will function as the Ministry of Family and Social policy, which will be headed by Marlena Malag. (PAP)
