Third Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki
2023–present
Mateusz Morawiecki (2023)
Date formed27 November 2023
People and organisations
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Prime Minister's history2017–present
No. of ministers18[1]
Member party
  •   Law and Justice
      Sovereign Poland
      Renew PR
      Republican Party
      Polish Affairs
Status in legislature
Opposition party
Opposition leaderDonald Tusk
History
Election(s)2023 parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)10th Sejm & 11th Senate
PredecessorMorawiecki II

Third Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki, dubbed the "two-week government" by various media,[2][3] is the current (as of November 2023) government of Poland headed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, after being sworn in by President Andrzej Duda on 27 November 2023.[4] The Prime Minister has yet to obtain a vote of confidence in the Sejm, a vote which he is widely expected to lose, due to not having a majority.[5][6] If Morawiecki doesn't secure the Sejm's confidence by 11 December, the Sejm will then designate its own candidate for Prime Minister. Duda will be bound to appoint the person designated, and Morawiecki will be dismissed.

The government is supported by the United Right coalition consisting of Morawiecki's Law and Justice, with participation from Sovereign Poland, Renew PR, Polish Affairs and the Republican Party. It also has the support of some independent MPs.

It was formed in the aftermath of the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, in which the United Right lost the outright majority it had held since 2015. The United Right is 40 seats short of a majority in the chamber, and lacks any potential coalition partners.[7] The four main opposition parties (Civic Coalition, Poland 2050, Polish People's Party, The Left) are expected to withhold confidence from Morawiecki and form a government of their own headed by Civic Coalition leader, former prime minister, and former President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. The four parties signed a coalition agreement on 10 November and agreed to put Tusk forward as their candidate for prime minister.[8][9][10]

The move by Duda to designate Morawiecki as prime minister even though he lacks enough support in the Sejm has been criticized by opposition and some media as an attempt to delay the peaceful transition of power for as long as possible.[11][12][13][14]

Mateusz Morawiecki's third government includes the largest number of women in Poland's history with 10 out of the 18 ministers being female. [15]

Cabinet

Office Name Party In office
From To
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice 27 November 2023[16]
Minister without portfolio Izabela Antos Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Family and Social Policy Dorota Bojemska Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Dominika Chorosińska Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Chairwoman of the Public Benefit Committee 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Sport and Tourism Danuta Dmowska-Andrzejuk Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Infrastructure Alvin Gajadhur Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Anna Gembicka Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Finance Andrzej Kosztowniak Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Health Ewa Krajewska Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Economic Development and Technology Marlena Maląg Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of State Assets Marzena Małek Independent 27 November 2023[17]
Minister without portfolio Jacek Ozdoba Sovereign Poland 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Education and Higher Education Krzysztof Szczucki Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Interior and Administration Paweł Szefernaker Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk Law and Justice 27 November 2023[17]
Minister of Justice Marcin Warchoł Sovereign Poland 27 November 2023[17]


References

  1. ↑ "Rada Ministrów - Gov.pl - Portal Gov.pl". Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Prezydent powoła "rząd dwutygodniowy"". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ↑ "Polens Präsident vereidigt PiS-Regierung trotz fehlender Mehrheit". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Uroczystość powołania przez Prezydenta RP nowego rządu". Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  5. ↑ "Rząd Morawieckiego zaprzysiężony na dwa tygodnie. Po 14 dniach upadnie". oko.press (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  6. ↑ Easton, Adam (10 November 2023). "Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Prezydent wszystkich Polaków (którzy głosowali na PiS)". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Opposition wins Polish election, according to exit poll". POLITICO. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  9. ↑ Picheta, Rob (2023-10-15). "Poland's opposition has path to oust populist ruling party, exit poll shows". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  10. ↑ Easton, Adam (10 November 2023). "Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "PiS chce ukraść opozycji miodowy miesiąc. Ile jeszcze potrwa to gnębienie?". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  12. ↑ "Niemieckie media o sytuacji w Polsce: Kabaret". Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  13. ↑ "Światowe media komentują powierzenie premierowi misji tworzenia rządu". wnp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  14. ↑ "Prezydent wszystkich Polaków (którzy głosowali na PiS)". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Daria Onisk (27 November 2023). "Premier Morawiecki powołał rząd. Stery przejmie nowa gwardia. „Ponad połowę będą stanowiły kobiety"". bankier.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  16. ↑ M.P. z 2023 r. poz. 1287.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 M.P. z 2023 r. poz. 1288.
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