Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek

Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek was appointed on 31 October 1997 and passed the vote of confidence on 11 November 1997.

Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek

Cabinet of Poland
1997–2001
Date formed31 October 1997
Date dissolved19 October 2001
People and organisations
PresidentAleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime MinisterJerzy Buzek
Deputy Prime MinisterLeszek Balcerowicz (1997-2000)
Janusz Tomaszewski (1997-1999)
Longin Komołowski
Janusz Steinhoff
Ministers removed11 resigned
Total no. of members25
Member party
  •   Solidarity Electoral Action
  •   Freedom Union (until 2000)
Status in legislature
Opposition party
Opposition leaderLeszek Miller
History
Election1997 parliamentary election
PredecessorCimoszewicz cabinet [pl]
SuccessorMiller

The Cabinet

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Office Image Name Party From To
Prime Minister   Jerzy Buzek Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
Chairman of the Committee for European Integration 27 July 1998
Deputy Prime Minister   Leszek Balcerowicz Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 June 2000
Minister of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Tomaszewski Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 3 September 1999
Minister of Interior and Administration
Deputy Prime Minister   Longin Komołowski Solidarity Electoral Action 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
Minister Labour and Social Policy
Deputy Prime Minister   Janusz Steinhoff Agreement of Polish Christian Democrats 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
Minister of Economy 12 June 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Bronisław Geremek Freedom Union 31 October 1997 30 June 2000
Chairman of the Committee for European Integration   Ryszard Czarnecki Christian National Union 31 October 1997 27 July 1998
Minister 27 July 1998 26 October 1999
Minister of National Education   Mirosław Handke Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 20 July 2000
Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy Jacek Janiszewski Conservative People's Party 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister Teresa kamińska Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister   Jerzy Kropiwnicki Christian National Union 31 October 1997 16 June 2000
Minister of Regional Development and Construction 16 June 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of National Defence   Janusz Onyszkiewicz Freedom Union 31 October 1997 16 June 2000
Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy Eugeniusz Morawski Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 December 1998
Minister of Health and Welfare   Wojciech Maksymowicz Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister   Janusz Pałubicki Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
Minister of Justice   Hanna Suchocka Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 June 2000
Minister of Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry   Jan Szyszko Centre Agreement 31 October 1997 19 October 1999
Minister Wiesław Walendziak Conservative People's Party 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister of State Treasury Emil Wąsacz Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 16 August 2000
Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy Tadeusz Syryjczyk Freedom Union 8 December 1998 8 June 2000
Minister Jerzy Widzyk Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy 12 June 2000 19 October 2001
State Committee for Scientific Research   Andrzej Wiszniewski Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
Minister of Science 19 October 1999
Minister of Culture and Art   Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa Freedom Union 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister of Communication Marek Zdrojewski Christian National Union 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy   Artur Balazs Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
Minister of Health and Welfare   Franciszka Cegielska Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
Minister of Health 19 October 1999 22 October 2000
Minister of Culture and Art   Andrzej Zakrzewski Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
Minister of Culture and National Heritage 19 October 1999 10 February 2000
Minister of Communication   Maciej Srebro Christian National Union 26 March 1999 16 March 2000
Minister of Environment   Antoni Tokarczuk Agreement of Polish Christian Democrats 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
Minister of Interior and Administration   Marek Biernacki Solidarity Electoral Action 7 October 1999 19 October 2001
Minister of Culture and National Heritage   Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski Right Alliance 16 March 2000 12 July 2001
Minister of Communicat Tomasz Szyszko Right Alliance 16 March 2000 19 July 2001
Minister of Justice   Lech Kaczyński Law and Justice 12 June 2000 5 July 2001
Minister of National Defence   Bronisław Komorowski Conservative People's Party 16 June 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of Finance   Jarosław bauc Solidarity Electoral Action 12 June 2000 28 August 2001
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Władysław Bartoszewski Solidarity Electoral Action 30 June 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of National Education   Edmund Wittbrodt Solidarity Electoral Action 20 July 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of State Treasury   Andrzej Chronowski Solidarity Electoral Action 16 August 2000 28 February 2001
Minister of Health Grzegorz Opala Solidarity Electoral Action 7 November 2000 19 October 2001
Minister of State Treasury   Aldona Kamela-Sowińska Solidarity Electoral Action 28 February 2001 19 October 2001
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Andrzej Zieliński Solidarity Electoral Action 12 July 2001 19 October 2001
Minister of Justice   Stanisław Iwanicki Solidarity Electoral Action 5 July 2001 19 October 2001
Minister of Finance   Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner Solidarity Electoral Action 28 August 2001 19 October 2001