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Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Politics of Poland takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

Constitution
President: Lech Kaczyński

National Assembly
Sejm
Senate Flag of the President of Poland The President of the Republic of Poland plays a very important part in the Polish legal system. ... â–¶(?)(born: 18th June1949, Warsaw) is Polands president. ... The National Assembly (Zgromadzanie Narodowe) is the name of both chambers of the Polish parliament, the Sejm and the Senate, when sitting in joint session. ... This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ... The Senate (Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament. ...

Prime Minister: Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Council of Ministers
Ministries
Law
Supreme Court
Constitutional Tribunal
State Tribunal
Supreme Administrative Court
Supreme Chamber of Control
Attorney General
Ombudsman
Political Parties:
LPR PD PiS PO PSL SDPL SLD SRP UP
Elections
Presidential (after 1989):
1990 1995 2000 2005
Parliamentary (after 1989):
1989 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005
European Parliament:
2004
Polish referenda
Local elections
See also
Economy
Foreign relations
History
Military

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers (heading the public service... Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (born December 20, 1959 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish politician, prime minister since 31 October 2005. ... The Council of Ministers (cabinet), or Polish government, consists of ministers, heads of departments of ministerial rank, and heads of central institutions. ... The Supreme Court of Poland supervises the adjudication in: General courts - these are district, voivodeship, and appeal courts. ... The Constitutional Tribunal of Poland is a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. ... The State Tribunal of Poland is the judicial body, which rules on the constitutional liability of people holding the highest offices of state. ... The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (Polish: Naczelny SÄ…d Administracyjny) is the court of last resort in administrative cases i. ... The Supreme Chamber of Control (Polish: Najwyższa Izba Kontroli, short: NIK) is one of the oldest state institutions in Poland, created under the Second Republic on February 7, 1919, barely 3 months after the restoration of Polands independence. ... List of the Polish Ombudsmen: Ewa Łętowska - November 19, 1987 - February 12, 1992 Tadeusz ZieliÅ„ski - February 13, 1992 - May 7, 1996 Adam ZieliÅ„ski - May 8, 1996 - June 29, 2000 Andrzej Zoll - from June 30, 2000 Official site Categories: Poland-related stubs | Politics of Poland ... Political parties in Poland lists political parties in Poland. ... League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin, or LPR) is a conservative-nationalist opposition party within the Polish Parliament. ... The Democratic Party () is a liberal party in Poland, publicly announced on February 28 and formally established on May 9, 2005 as an enlargement of the Freedom Union (Unia WolnoÅ›ci), which it legally succeeds. ... Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) (PiS) is a Polish conservative political party, established in 2001, by the KaczyÅ„ski twins: Lech, the former justice minister and mayor of the capital, Warsaw, current President of Poland, and JarosÅ‚aw, who is the President of the party. ... Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, often also called Civic Platform) is a liberal conservative political party in Poland. ... The Polish Peasant Party (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe) is a political party in Poland. ... Social Democracy of Poland (Socjaldemokracja Polska, SDPL) is a new leftist political party in Poland founded in April 2004 as a splinter group from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (it should not be confused with a former party Socialdemocracy of the Republic of Poland - SdRP). ... Democratic Left Alliance (Polish: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD) is one of the main Polish social democratic political parties. ... Self-Defense of the Polish Republic (Polish: Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitiej Polskiej, SRP) is a political party and trade union in Poland. ... Labor Union (Unia Pracy) is a Polish political party. ... Elections in Poland gives information on election and election results in Poland. ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 25 (1st round), and Sunday December 9, 1990 (2n round). ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 5 (1st round), and Sunday November 19, 1990 (2n round). ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday October 8. ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on October 9 and October 23, 2005. ... Contract Sejm (Polish: ) is a term commonly applied to the Polish Parliament elected in the Polish parliamentary elections of 1989. ... Sejm election Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1991 elections | Elections in Poland | 1991 in Poland ... Sejm election German Minority - 4 MPs Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1993 elections | Elections in Poland | 1993 in Poland ... Sejm election German Minority - 2 MPs Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1997 elections | Elections in Poland ... Sejm election German Minority - 2 MPs Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 2001 elections | Elections in Poland ... Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of Poland were held on September 25, 2005. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on June 13, 2004. ... There have been several referenda in history of Poland. ... Poland became a full member of NATO in March 1999, and of the European Union in May 2004. ... In the first centuries of its emergence in the 10th century, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. ...

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Existing ministries

  • Ministerstwo Finansów (Ministry of Finances)
  • Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  • Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration)
  • Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości (Ministry of Justice)
  • Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (Ministry of National Defence)
  • Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi ( Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)
  • Ministerstwo Gospodarki (Ministry of Economy)
  • Ministerstwo Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (Ministry of Labor and Social Policy)
  • Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego (Ministry of Regional Development)
  • Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki (Ministry of Education and Science)
  • Ministerstwo Sportu (Ministry of Sport)
  • Ministerstwo Transportu i Budownictwa (Ministry of Transport and Construction)
  • Ministerstwo Zdrowia (Ministry of Health)
  • Ministerstwo Skarbu Państwa (Ministry of the Treasury)
  • Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage)
  • Ministerstwo Środowiska (Ministry of Environment)

Former ministries (disbanded or merged)

  • Ministerstwo przemysłu i handlu (Ministry of Industry and Commerce)
  • Ministerstwo pracy i polityki socjalnej (Ministry of Labor and Social Policy)
  • Ministerstwo gospodarki, pracy i polityki społecznej (Ministry of Economy, Labor and Social Policy)
  • Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy (Ministry of Economy and Labor)
  • Ministerstwo gospodarki przestrzennej i budownictwa
  • Ministerstwo rozwoju regionalnego i budownictwa (Ministry of Regional Development and Construction)
  • Ministerstwo współpracy gospodarczej z zagranicą (Ministry of Economic Co-operation with Foreign Countries)
  • Ministerstwo transportu i gospodarki morskiej (Ministry of Transport and Marine Economy)
  • Ministerstwo łączności
  • Ministerstwo przekształceń własnościowych
  • Ministerstwo ds. socjalnych i cywilizacyjnych wsi
  • Ministerstwo ds. współpracy z organizacjami politycznymi i stowarzyszeniami
  • Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (Ministry of Infrastructure)
  • Ministerstwo Nauki i Informatyzacji (Ministry of Science and Computerisation)
  • Ministerstwo Polityki Społecznej (Ministry of Social Policy)
  • Ministerstwo Kultury (Ministry of Culture)
  • Minister ds. europejskich (Minister of European Affairs)

Other agencies

  • Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture [1]
  • Central Statistical Office [2]
  • Customs Service of the Republic of Poland [3]
  • European Information Centre [4]
  • Gdansk Institute of Market Economics [5]
  • National Bank of Poland [6]
  • Office of Public Procurement [7]
  • Office of Public Service [8]
  • Social Insurance in Poland [9]
  • Supreme Auditing Chamber [10]
  • Polish Agency for Foreign Investment and Information [11]

Central Statistical Office of Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) is the main government executive agency of Poland charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the Poland, at both national and local levels. ...

External links

  • Official Polish government list of ministries (Polish language)
  • List of Polish Government Sites

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MSN Encarta - Search View - Poland (13309 words)
Poland’s borders are marked by the Sudety mountains (Sudetes) in the southwest, the Carpathian Mountains (Karpaty) in the southeast, the Odra and Neisse (Nysa) rivers in the west, and the Bug River in the east.
Poland’s highest population densities are in the southern upland areas; the lowest densities are in the northwest and northeast.
A document proclaiming Poland a hereditary monarchy and strengthening and liberalizing the government was adopted, in the face of violent opposition from a section of the gentry, on May 3, 1791.
ninemsn Encarta - Search View - Poland (12464 words)
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland (in Polish, Rzeczpospolita Polska), country in central Europe, bordered on the north by the Baltic Sea and Russia; on the east by Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine; on the south by the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and on the west by Germany.
The draft, which proclaimed Poland a hereditary monarchy and strengthened and liberalized the government, was adopted, in the face of violent opposition from a section of the gentry, on May 3, 1791.
The eastern frontier of Poland was delimited by the terms of a treaty concluded by the Polish and Soviet governments on August 16, 1945.
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