Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland
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The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland was created on 31 October 2005, with its functions being devolved from the Ministry of Economy and Labour. The current minister is Elżbieta Bieńkowska
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The Ministry's responsibilities include:
Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Elżbieta Bieńkowska is a Polish politician. She has served as the Minister of Regional Development in the Cabinet of Donald Tusk since November 2007.-Education:...
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The Ministry's responsibilities include:
- Coordinating the work of local governmentAdministrative divisions of PolandThe administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into voivodeships ; these are further divided into powiats , and these in turn are divided into gminas . Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat...
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- Overseeing Structural Funds and Cohesion FundsStructural Funds and Cohesion FundsThe Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund are financial tools set up to implement the Cohesion policy also referred to as the Regional policy of the European Union. They aim to reduce regional disparities in terms of income, wealth and opportunities...
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Ministers of Regional Development and Construction (2000–2001)
| No. | Name | Term of Office | Party | Served under |
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| 1 | Jerzy Kropiwnicki Jerzy Kropiwnicki Jerzy Janusz Kropiwnicki is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.He was leader of small party Christian-National Union . He was a president of the city of Łódź from 2002 until 2010... |
16 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 | Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe The Christian National Union , abbreviated to ZChN, is a Polish national conservative political party. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the Solidarity movement, as well as pre-war National Democracy and Polish Christian Democratic Party.The party adhered to the... |
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 Regional Development (2005–present)
| No. | Name | Term of Office | Party | Served under |
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| 1 | Grażyna Gęsicka Grazyna Gesicka Grażyna Gęsicka was a Polish sociologist and politician and a former Minister of Regional Development in Jarosław Kaczyński's government. From 2009 until her death she was the leader of Law and Justice parliamentary caucus.She was born in Warsaw... |
31 October 2005 – 7 September 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.... |
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 |
| 2 | Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) | 7 September 2007 – 11 September 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 |
| 3 | Grażyna Gęsicka Grazyna Gesicka Grażyna Gęsicka was a Polish sociologist and politician and a former Minister of Regional Development in Jarosław Kaczyński's government. From 2009 until her death she was the leader of Law and Justice parliamentary caucus.She was born in Warsaw... |
11 September 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 |
| 4 | Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Bieńkowska is a Polish politician. She has served as the Minister of Regional Development in the Cabinet of Donald Tusk since November 2007.-Education:... |
16 November 2007 – present | Independent | 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.... |