Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland was formed in 2005 to administer issues related to labour and

social policy Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It was named Ministry of Labour and Social Policy until late 2015 when it was renamed to Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. The ministry was formed from the former and short-lived Ministry of Social Affairs (created from 2004) and still existing, but reduced Ministry of Economy. From the Ministry of Economy, the new ministry acquired the competences in the fields of employment and combating unemployment, relations and conditions of labor, labor-related benefits, and trade union relations. The social policy part of the ministry gives it competences over the issues of family issues, and social benefits and welfare. The ministry supervises the

Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych The Social Insurance Institution ( pl, Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, ZUS) is a Polish state organization responsible for social insurance Social insurance is a form of social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks. The i ...

. Since 2019 the current Minister of Labour and Social Policy is Marlena Maląg

List of ministers

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Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland
Labour and Social Policy

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