Ministry of Marine Economy of the Republic of Poland
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 Ministry of Maritime Economy was created on May 5, 2006 during reconstruction of Prime Minister 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...

 government.

Ministry take an authority over some matters, previously administrated by Ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Transportation.

Ministry of Maritime Economy had an authority over:
  • Overseeing of civilian navy
  • Security of civilian navy
  • Protection of the maritime environment
  • Education of maritime crews
  • Overseeing government agencies responsible for maritime matters (i.e. maritime schools and courts)
  • Fishing


Creation of the ministry was often criticized. Many people say that this was created by political reason, to establish another ministry for coalition party of ruled 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....

 - League of Polish Families
League of Polish Families
The League of Polish Families is a right-wing political party in Poland. It was represented in the Polish parliament, forming part of the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński, until the latter dissolved in September 2007....

, because there is no need to creation separate ministry.

Abolition of the Ministry

In the new government of 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....

 there are no Ministry of Maritime Economy, which was abolished and their competences were transferred for other Ministries.

List of ministers

  1. Rafał Wiechecki (LPR), May 5, 2006 - August 13, 2007 (left his post after LPR withdrawn from coalition)
  2. Marek Gróbarczyk
    Marek Gróbarczyk
    Marek Józef Gróbarczyk is a Polish engineer and manager, who served as a Minister of Maritime Economy in Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński's government....

    (No party), August 13, 2007 - November 16, 2007
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