Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland was formed on October 1999, from transformation of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy of Poland; the ministry can trace its history to 1944.
The Ministry's 1999 incarnation was because development of rural regions was Poland's greatest political, economic, and social challenge that was uncontested by both coalition and opposition politicians.
The ministry is concerned with various aspects of Polish agriculture
and improving its rural
areas.
Current minister is Marek Sawicki
.
The Ministry's 1999 incarnation was because development of rural regions was Poland's greatest political, economic, and social challenge that was uncontested by both coalition and opposition politicians.
The ministry is concerned with various aspects of Polish agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and improving its rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
areas.
Current minister is Marek Sawicki
Marek Sawicki
Marek Wacław Sawicki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 6527 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate on the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list...
.
Ministers of Agriculture and Food Economy (1989-1999)
| No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czesław Janicki | 20 December 1989 - 6 July 1990 | United People's Party United People's Party (Poland) The United People's Party was an agrarian political party in the People's Republic of Poland. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remnants of the independent People's Party of Stanisław Mikołajczyk .ZSL became - as intended from its very... /Polish People's Party |
Tadeusz Mazowiecki Tadeusz Mazowiecki Tadeusz Mazowiecki is a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II.-Biography:Mazowiecki comes from a Polish... |
| 2 | Janusz Byliński | 14 September 1990 - 14 December 1990 | Polish People's Party - People's Agreement | Tadeusz Mazowiecki Tadeusz Mazowiecki Tadeusz Mazowiecki is a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II.-Biography:Mazowiecki comes from a Polish... |
| 3 | Adam Tański | 12 January 1991 - 5 December 1991 | None | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki is a Polish centre politician. He served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. He is a member of Civic Platform. Chairman of the Council of the Polish Institute of International Affairs.... |
| 4 | Gabriel Janowski Gabriel Janowski Gabriel Janowski – Polish politician, activist of opposition in People's Republic of Poland, senator of the first term of office of Senate of the Republic of Poland, MP of first, third and fourth term of office of Sejm, from 1991 do 1993 the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.On 20... |
23 December 1991 - 8 April 1993 | Polish People's Party - People's Agreement | Jan Olszewski Jan Olszewski Jan Ferdynand Olszewski is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 1992.... , Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak is a Polish politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Poland, briefly in 1992 and again from 1993 to 1995. Since November 2007, he has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy. Pawlak is the only person who held the office of Prime Minister twice during the... , Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between 11 July 1992 and 26 October 1993 under the presidency of Lech Wałęsa. She is the first woman to hold this post in Poland and 19th in the world.Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law... |
| Janusz Byliński (acting) | 8 April 1993 - July, 1993 | Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Poland) The Conservative People's Party is a political party in Poland.-Leaders:* Artur Balazs - party chairman* Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman-Members of Polish Parliament :... |
Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between 11 July 1992 and 26 October 1993 under the presidency of Lech Wałęsa. She is the first woman to hold this post in Poland and 19th in the world.Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law... |
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| Jacek Janiszewski (acting) | July, 1993 - 26 October 1993 | People's Christian Party | Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between 11 July 1992 and 26 October 1993 under the presidency of Lech Wałęsa. She is the first woman to hold this post in Poland and 19th in the world.Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law... |
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| 5 | Andrzej Śmietanko | 26 October 1993 - 1 March 1995 | Polish People's Party | Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak Waldemar Pawlak is a Polish politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Poland, briefly in 1992 and again from 1993 to 1995. Since November 2007, he has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy. Pawlak is the only person who held the office of Prime Minister twice during the... |
| 6 | Roman Jagieliński | 4 March 1995 - 10 April 1997 | Polish People's Party | Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy is a post-communist Polish politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance .... , Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz |
| 7 | Jarosław Kalinowski | 24 April 1997 - 17 October 1997 | Polish People's Party | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz |
| 8 | Jacek Janiszewski | 31 October 1997 - 26 March 1999 | Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Poland) The Conservative People's Party is a political party in Poland.-Leaders:* Artur Balazs - party chairman* Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman-Members of Polish Parliament :... |
Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
| 9 | Artur Balazs | 26 March 1999 - 19 October 1999 | Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Poland) The Conservative People's Party is a political party in Poland.-Leaders:* Artur Balazs - party chairman* Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman-Members of Polish Parliament :... |
Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development (1999-present)
| No. | Name | Term of Offices | Party | Served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Balazs | 19 October 1999 - 19 October 2001 | Conservative People's Party Conservative People's Party (Poland) The Conservative People's Party is a political party in Poland.-Leaders:* Artur Balazs - party chairman* Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman-Members of Polish Parliament :... |
Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
| 2 | Jarosław Kalinowski | 19 October 2001 - 3 March 2003 | Polish People's Party | Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... |
| 3 | Adam Tański | 3 March 2003 - 2 July 2003 | None | Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... |
| 4 | Wojciech Olejniczak Wojciech Olejniczak Wojciech Michał Olejniczak is a Polish leftist politician and member of the European Parliament.He was the chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance from May 29, 2005, to May 31, 2008 and the vice-speaker of Sejm since October 26, 2005... |
2 July 2003 - 31 May 2005 | Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland.... |
Leszek Miller Leszek Miller Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:... , Marek Belka Marek Belka Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :... |
| 5 | Józef Jerzy Pilarczyk | 31 May 2005 - 31 October 2005 | None | Marek Belka Marek Belka Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :... |
| 6 | Krzysztof Jurgiel Krzysztof Jurgiel Krzysztof Jurgiel is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 42,920 votes in the 24th Białystok district, running on the Law and Justice list.... |
31 October 2005 - 5 May 2006 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from October 31, 2005 to July 14, 2006... |
| 7 | Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper was a Polish politician who was the leader of Samoobrona RP political party.... |
5 May 2006 - 22 September 2006 | Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland , abbreviated to SRP, is an agrarian political party and trade union in Poland led by Andrzej Lepper. Its platform combines left-wing populist economic policies with religious conservative social policies.... |
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from October 31, 2005 to July 14, 2006... , Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) | 22 September 2006 - 16 October 2006 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
Jarosław Kaczyński | |
| 8 | Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper was a Polish politician who was the leader of Samoobrona RP political party.... |
16 October 2006 - 9 July 2007 | Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland , abbreviated to SRP, is an agrarian political party and trade union in Poland led by Andrzej Lepper. Its platform combines left-wing populist economic policies with religious conservative social policies.... |
Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) | 9 July 2007 - 31 July 2007 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
Jarosław Kaczyński | |
| 9 | Wojciech Mojzesowicz Wojciech Mojzesowicz Wojciech Mojzesowicz is a Polish politician. He joined Poland Comes First when that party split from Law and Justice in 2010.He was also a Member of Sejm 1989-1991, 1991-1993, and 2001-2005... |
31 July 2007 - 16 November 2007 | Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... |
Jarosław Kaczyński |
| 10 | Marek Sawicki Marek Sawicki Marek Wacław Sawicki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 6527 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate on the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list... |
16 November 2007 – present | Polish People's Party | Donald Tusk Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party.... |
External links
- Ministry web page in English, retrieved on 17 December 2007.
- Country Report on Poland, European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture, July 2002, retrieved on 17 December 2007.