Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Poland)

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Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland was created on August 23, 2005 by decision of the Council of Ministers under then-Prime Minister Marek Belka.

Ministry of Sport and Tourism
Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki
Ministerial logotype

Seat of the ministry in the Blanka Palace
Agency overview
Formed1 September 2005[a]
Preceding agency
Headquartersul. Senatorska 14, Warsaw
Agency executive
Parent agencyCouncil of Ministers
Websitewww.msport.gov.pl

It was renamed on July 23, 2007 when tourism was placed under ministry authority.[1]

Ministry goals:

  • Overseeing sport clubs
  • Matters related to sport
  • Matters related to tourism

State-controlled Polska Konfederacja Sportu (Polish Sport Union) became integral part of the ministry.

List of ministers

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Portrait Name Party Term of office Prime Minister

(Cabinet)

Ministers of Sport (2005–2007)
  Marek Belka Nonpartisan 1 September 2005 31 October 2005 Marek Belka(Belka I, II)
  Tomasz Lipiec Nonpartisan 31 October 2005 9 July 2007 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (Marcinkiewicz), Jarosław Kaczyński ( Kaczyński)
  Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) Law and Justice 9 July 2007 23 July 2007 Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński)
Ministers of Sport and Tourism (2007–2019)
  Elżbieta Jakubiak Law and Justice 23 July 2007 16 November 2007 Jarosław Kaczyński ( Kaczyński)
  Mirosław Drzewiecki Civic Platform 16 November 2007 13 October 2009 Donald Tusk

(Tusk I)

  Adam Giersz Nonpartisan 13 October 2009 18 November 2011 Donald Tusk

(Tusk I)

  Joanna Mucha Civic Platform 18 November 2011 27 November 2013 Donald Tusk (Tusk II)
  Andrzej Biernat Civic Platform 27 November 2013 15 June 2015 Donald Tusk (Tusk II), Ewa Kopacz (Kopacz)
  Adam Korol Nonpartisan 15 June 2015 16 November 2015 Ewa Kopacz (Kopacz)
  Witold Bańka Law and Justice 16 November 2015 15 November 2019 Beata Szydło (Szydło), Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki)
Ministers of Sport (2019–2020)
  Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice 15 November 2019 5 December 2019 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
  Danuta Dmowska Nonpartisan 5 December 2019 6 October 2020 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Ministers of Culture, National Heritage and Sport (2020–2021)
  Piotr Gliński Law and Justice 6 October 2020 26 October 2021 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Ministers of Sport and Tourism (2021–Present)
  Kamil Bortniczuk The Republicans 26 October 2021 27 November 2023 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
  Danuta Dmowska Nonpartisan 27 November 2023 13 December 2023 Mateusz Morawiecki ( Morawiecki III)
  Sławomir Nitras Civic Platform 13 December Present Donald Tusk ( Tusk III)

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally as the Ministry of Sport. Called the Ministry of Sport and Tourism from 23 July 2007 to 15 November 2019, the Ministry of Sport from 15 November 2019 to 1 March 2021, and the Ministry of Sport and Tourism from 26 October 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 24 lipca 2007 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Sportu" [Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 24, 2007 amending the regulation on the establishment of the Ministry of Sport]. isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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