Ministry of Infrastructure (Poland)
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The Ministry of Infrastructure was an agency of the government of Poland
. The ministry was headquartered in Warsaw
. The ministry was originally created under the premiership of Leszek Miller
in October 2001, yet was abolished in 2005 under the Law and Justice
government of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
, reorganized as the Ministry of Transport and Construction (2005-2006) and later by the Ministry of Transport (2006-2007). Following the 2007 election
of Civic Platform
under Donald Tusk
, the ministry was again reorganized into the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Following the reelection of Tusk in the 2011 parliamentary elections
, the Council of Ministers moved to abolish the Infrastructure Ministry on 21 November, 2011. It was replaced by the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, and the Ministry of Administration and Digitization.
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The ministry was headquartered in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. The ministry was originally created under the premiership of 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:...
in October 2001, yet was abolished in 2005 under the 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....
government of 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...
, reorganized as the Ministry of Transport and Construction (2005-2006) and later by the Ministry of Transport (2006-2007). Following the 2007 election
Polish parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections for both houses of parliament were held in Poland on 21 October 2007 after the Sejm voted for its own dissolution on 7 September 2007. The election took place two years before the maximum tenure of four years, with the previous elections having been in September 2005...
of Civic Platform
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
under 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....
, the ministry was again reorganized into the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Following the reelection of Tusk in the 2011 parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary election, 2011
A parliamentary election to both the Senate and the Sejm was held in Poland on 9 October 2011. The previous election, in 2007, resulted in a Civic Platform–Polish People's Party government...
, the Council of Ministers moved to abolish the Infrastructure Ministry on 21 November, 2011. It was replaced by the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, and the Ministry of Administration and Digitization.
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