The ministries of Poland are the various departments performing functions implemented by the government of Poland, Polish government. Each ministry is headed by a governmental minister selected by the Prime Minister of Poland, Prime Minister, who sits in the collective executive Cabinet of Poland, Council of Ministers. The current competences and regulations of the ministries were established under a series of central administrative reforms carried out by prime ministers Józef Oleksy and Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz between 1996 and 1997. Under legal regulations, the cabinet can create, combine, or dissolve ministries, with the Prime Minister of Poland, Prime Minister determining the scope and responsibilities of ministers. The number and range of Ministry (government department), ministries has varied throughout the past. As of 2015, seventeen codified ministries exist within the government. The following departments discharge executive functions under the Cabinet of Ewa Kopacz.

Current ministries

# Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Poland), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development # Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland), Ministry of Culture and National Heritage # Ministry of Digital Affairs # Ministry of Energy (Poland), Ministry of Energy # Ministry of Environment (Poland), Ministry of Environment # Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Poland), Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy # Ministry of Finance (Poland), Ministry of Finance # Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland), Ministry of Foreign Affairs # Ministry of Health (Poland), Ministry of Health # Ministry of Infrastructure (Poland), Ministry of Infrastructure # Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland), Ministry of Interior and Administration # Ministry of Justice (Poland), Ministry of Justice # Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation # Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Ministry of National Defence # Ministry of National Education (Poland), Ministry of National Education # Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland), Ministry of Science and Higher Education # Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Poland), Ministry of Sport and Tourism # Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology # Ministry of Investment and Economic Development # Ministry of State Assets (Poland), Ministry of State Assets

Outside departments

* Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (''Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów'') - the Chancellery is not considered a ministry of the government, though it retains a seat within the Cabinet of Poland, cabinet.

Former ministries (disbanded or merged)

* Ministry of Administration and Digitization (Poland), Ministry of Administration and Digitization (''Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji'') * Ministry of Communication (Poland), Ministry of Communication (''Ministerstwo Łączności'') * Ministry of Cooperation with Political Organizations and Associations (''Ministerstwo ds. Współpracy z Organizacjami Politycznymi i Stowarzyszeniami'') * Ministry of Culture (Poland), Ministry of Culture (''Ministerstwo Kultury'') * Ministry of Economic Co-operation with Foreign Countries (''Ministerstwo Współpracy Gospodarczej z Zagranicą'') * Ministry of Education and Science (Poland), Ministry of Education and Science (''Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki'') * Ministry of Economy (Poland), Ministry of Economy (''Ministerstwo Gospodarki'') * Ministry of Economy and Labor (''Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy'') * Ministry of Economy, Labor and Social Policy (''Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej'') * Minister of European Affairs (''Minister ds. Europejskich'') * Ministry of Public Security (Poland), Ministry of Public Security (''Ministerstwo Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego''; 1945–1954) * Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Poland), Ministry of Industry and Commerce (''Ministerstwo Przemysłu i Handlu'') * Ministry of Infrastructure (Poland), Ministry of Infrastructure (''Ministerstwo Infrastruktury'') * Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (Poland), Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (''Ministerstwo Infrastruktury i Rozwoju'') * Ministry of Interior (Poland), Ministry of Interior (''Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych'') * Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (Poland, 1987-2003), Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (''Ministerstwo Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej'') * Ministry of Ownership Transformations (''Ministerstwo Przekształceń Własnościowych'') * Ministry of Regional Development (Poland), Ministry of Regional Development (''Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego'') * Ministry of Regional Development and Construction (''Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego i Budownictwa'') * Ministry of Science and Computerisation (''Ministerstwo Nauki i Informatyzacji'') * Ministry of Social Policy (Poland), Ministry of Social Policy (''Ministerstwo Polityki Społecznej'') * Ministry of Social and Civilizational Agricultural Issues (''Ministerstwo ds. Socjalnych i Cywilizacyjnych Wsi'') *Ministry of Land Management and Construction, Ministry of Spatial Economy and Construction (''Ministerstwo Gospodarki Przestrzennej i Budownictwa'') * Ministry of Transport (Poland), Ministry of Transport (''Ministerstwo Transportu'') * Ministry of Transport and Construction (''Ministerstwo Transportu i Budownictwa'') * Ministry of Transport and Marine Economy (''Ministerstwo Transportu i Gospodarki Morskiej'') * Ministry of Transport, Construction and Marine Economy (Poland), Ministry of Transport, Construction and Marine Economy (''Ministerstwo Transportu, Budownictwa i Gospodarki Morskiej'')

Outside institutions

A number of independent government institutions exist outside of the cabinet's responsibilities. * Central Statistical Office, Poland, Central Statistical Office * National Bank of Poland * Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji, National Broadcasting Council * Office of Public Procurement * Polish Ombudsman, Ombudsman for Citizen Rights * Supreme Audit Office (Poland), Supreme Audit Office * Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency

References

External links

* {{Ministries of the Republic of Poland Government ministries of Poland,