The Cabinet of Hanna Suchocka was the council of ministers led by the first Polish woman prime minister Hanna Suchocka, between 11 July 1992 and 26 October 1993. The cabinet was formed after Waldemar Pawlak, presidential nomenee for prime minister, had failed with creating his government and resigned. Simultaneous talks led to appointment of coalition government composed of seven parties headed with Suchocka as the least controversial candidate.[1]
Cabinet of Hanna Suchocka | |
|---|---|
 4th Cabinet of Poland | |
| 1992–1993 | |
 Prime minister Hanna Suchocka (1992) | |
| Date formed | 11 July 1992 |
| Date dissolved | 26 October 1993 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Lech Wałęsa |
| Prime Minister | Hanna Suchocka |
| Member parties | [1][2] |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) |
| Opposition party | [1][2] |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1991 |
| Legislature terms |
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| Predecessor |
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| Successor | Second Pawlak cabinet |
Cabinet composition
editInitially the cabinet consisted of 25 members, with the Minister of Culture and Art post vacant. During its tenure three ministers were dismissed and two new were appointed.[2]
| Office | Holder | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Hanna Suchocka | UD | 10 July 1992 – 18 October 1993 | |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Henryk Goryszewski | ZChN | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Paweł Łączkowski | PChD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | ||
| Minister of National Education | Zdobysław Flisowski | – | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Finance | Jerzy Osiatyński | UD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Spatial Management and Construction | Andrzej Bratkowski | – | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Culture and Art | Vacant | 11 July 1992 – 17 February 1993 | ||
| Jerzy Góral | ZChN | 17 February 1993 – 26 October 1993 | ||
| Minister of Communication | Krzysztof Kilian | KLD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Janusz Onyszkiewicz | UD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Forestry | Zygmunt Hortmanowicz | PL | 11 July 1992 – 10 May 1993 | |
| Vacant | 10 May 1993 – 26 October 1993 | |||
| Minister of Labour and social Policy | Jacek Kuroń | UD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Privatisation | Janusz Lewandowski | KLD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Wacław Niewiarowski | SLCh | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry | Gabriel Janowski | PL | 11 July 1992 – 9 April 1993 | |
| Vacant | 9 April 1993 – 26 October 1993 | |||
| Minister of the Interior | Andrzej Milczanowski | – | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Krzysztof Skubiszewski | – | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Justice | Zbigniew Dyka | ZChN | 11 July 1992 – 11 March 1993 | |
| Vacant | 11 March 1993 – 17 March 1993 | |||
| Jan Piątkowski | ZChN | 17 March 1993 – 26 October 1993 | ||
| Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy | Zbigniew Jaworski | ZChN | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Foreign Economic Cooperation | Andrzej Arendarski | KLD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | Andrzej Wojtyła | SLCh | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister, Chief of the Council of Ministers Office | Jan Rokita | UD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister, Chief of the Central Planning Office | Jerzy Kropiwnicki | ZChN | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister for european integration and foreign aid | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki | KLD | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister for business promotion | Zbigniew Eysmont | PPG | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Minister for political and parliamentary relations | Jerzy Kamiński | PL | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Chairman of the Committee for Scientific Research | Witold Karczewski | – | 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 | |
| Party | Cabinet members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Final | ||
| Democratic Union (UD) | 5 | 5 | |
| Christian National Union (ZChN) | 4 | 5 | |
| Party of Christian Democrats (PChD) | 1 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democratic Congress (KLD) | 4 | 4 | |
| Peasants' Agreement (PL) | 3 | 1 | |
| Christian-Peasant Party (SLCh) | 2 | 2 | |
| Polish Economic Program (PPG) | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-partisans | 5 | 5 | |
| Vacants | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 24 | |
Notes
edit- ^ Did not form the cabinet and resigned.
References
edit- ^ a b c Dudek, Antoni (2023). Historia polityczna Polski 1989-2023. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar. pp. 168–177. ISBN 978-83-67450-66-9.
- ^ a b c d e Kaleta, Paweł (2014). Ludzie władzy Polski niepodległej 1989-2014. Łódź: Fundacja "Ośrodek Studiów nad Cyfrowym Państwem". pp. 98–101. ISBN 978-83-936383-1-4.