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Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy of Poland (Polish : Ministerstwo Transportu i Gospodarki Morskiej) since 2001 has been included in the competence of the Ministry of Infrastructure.
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Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy of Poland (Polish : Ministerstwo Transportu i Gospodarki Morskiej) since 2001 has been included in the competence of the Ministry of Infrastructure.
| Portrait | Name | Party | Term of Office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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| Franciszek Wielądek | Polish United Workers' Party | 20 December 1989 | 6 July 1990 | Tadeusz Mazowiecki (Mazowiecki) | ||
| Ewaryst Waligórski | Nonpartisan | 6 July 1990 | 5 June 1992 | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (Bielecki) | ||
| Zbigniew Jaworski | Christian National Union | 11 July 1992 | 26 October 1993 | Hanna Suchocka (Suchocka) | ||
 | Bogusław Liberadzki | SdRP | 26 October 1993 | 31 October 1997 | Waldemar Pawlak (Pawlak II), | |
| Eugeniusz Morawski | Freedom Union | 31 October 1997 | 8 December 1998 | Jerzy Buzek (Buzek) | ||
| Tadeusz Syryjczyk | Freedom Union | 8 December 1998 | 8 June 2000 | Jerzy Buzek (Buzek) | ||
| Jerzy Widzyk | Christian National Union | 12 June 2000 | 19 October 2001 | Jerzy Buzek (Buzek) | ||
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and temperate transitional climate. Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by land area, covering a combined area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk.
The Republic of Poland is a Central European country and member of the European Union and NATO, among others. Poland wields considerable influence in Central and Eastern Europe and is a middle power in international affairs. The foreign policy of Poland is based on four basic commitments: to Atlantic co-operation, to European integration, to international development and to international law.
The Polish Border Guard is a state security agency tasked with patrolling the Polish border. It existed in the Second Republic era from 1928 to 1939 and was reestablished in the modern-day Third Republic in 1990, going into operation the following year. During the communist era lasting from 1945 to 1989, the role of the border guard was carried out by the Border Protection Troops.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-national political organisations such as the European Union and United Nations. The head of the ministry holds a place in the Council of Ministers.
A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
The Ministry of Public Security, was the secret police, intelligence and counter-espionage agency operating in the Polish People's Republic. From 1945 to 1954 it was known as the Security Office, and from 1956 to 1990 as the Security Service.
The Ministry of National Defence is a office of government in Poland headed by the Minister of National Defence. It is responsible for the organisation and management of the Polish Armed Forces. During the Second Polish Republic and World War II it was called the Ministry of Military Affairs. Ministry budget for 2022 was 140 billion PLN.
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland is one of the ministries of Poland.
An education minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and delivers services relating to sports are listed; overseen by and responsible to the education minister. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
A ministry of home affairs is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland was formed in October 1999 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy of Poland; the ministry can trace its history to 1944.
Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade "TLATAS" is a multinational brigade countries of the Lublin Triangle consisting of units from the Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian armies. Other countries are free to join the trilateral agreement. An agreement on its creation was signed on November 16, 2009. The brigade was to reach operational status in autumn 2011, but it was delayed; a January 2012 estimate put that date at some time in 2013. The unit was finally formed on September 19, 2014. In July 2015 the defense ministers of the three countries signed an agreement on the operation of the unit.
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York City is a consular mission of the Republic of Poland in the United States. It was inaugurated in 1919. The consulate is located in the Joseph Raphael De Lamar House at 233 Madison Avenue, New York City, New York. The Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York is Adrian Kubicki.
Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of Poland was formed to administer issues related to State Treasury of Poland. The formation of the ministry occurred in 1996 during the Polish administrative reform of 1996. It was dissolved in 2017.
The Volunteer Reserve of the Citizens' Militia was a paramilitary reserve organization of the Citizen's Militia (MO), the police force of the Polish People's Republic.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called Wojsko Polskie in Poland are the national armed forces of the Republic of Poland. The name has been used since the early 19th century, but can also be applied to earlier periods.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Poland was a part of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus. As of 21 August 2024, Poland had 6,680,897 confirmed cases, and 120,636 deaths due to COVID-19.
On 15 November 2022, a missile struck Polish territory, in the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine, killing two people. The incident occurred during attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure by Russia. It was the first incident of a foreign missile hitting NATO territory during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Initially Ukraine accused Russia of striking Poland, while United States claimed that the missile was likely to have been an air defence missile fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile. This was later confirmed in September 2023 by the Polish Prosecutor's Office, which stated that the explosion was caused by an out of control air-defence S-300 missile.
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