On 13 December 2023, the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Tusk’s government by President Andrzej Duda took place at the Presidential Palace. A day earlier in the evening, the Sejm had given a vote of confidence to the new Cabinet with 248 MPs voting in favour and 201 MPs against.

Donald Tusk was elected Prime Minister in a second constitutional step. Previously, MPs had not given a vote of confidence to the government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

“I want to congratulate you on your victory in the democratic process”, said President Andrzej Duda.

Donald Tusk and then the individual ministers took the oath of office at the Presidential Palace.

The new Council of Ministers consists of:

Donald Tusk – Prime Minister, President of the Council of the Ministers

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence,

Krzysztof Gawkowski – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalisation,

Adam Bodnar – Minister of Justice,

Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Adam Szłapka – Minister for European Union Affairs,

Marcin Kierwiński – Minister for Internal Affairs and Administration,

Tomasz Siemoniak – Coordinator of Special Services,

Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz – Minister of Culture and National Heritage,

Andrzej Domański – Minister of Finance,

Borys Budka – Minister for State Assets,

Sławomir Nitras – Minister for Sport and Tourism,

Barbara Nowacka – Minister for Education,

Izabela Leszczyna – Minister of Health,

Dariusz Klimczak – Minister of Infrastructure,

Krzysztof Hetman – Minister for Development and Technology,

Czesław Siekierski – Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development,

Paulina Hennig-Kloska – Minister for Climate and Environment,

Michał Kobosko – Minister for Funds and Regional Policy,

Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk – Minister for Family, Labour and Social Policy,

Dariusz Wieczorek – Minister of Science and Higher Education,

Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz – Minister for Senior Citizenship,

Katarzyna Kotula – Minister for Equality,

Agnieszka Buczyńska – Minister for Civil Society Affairs,

Jan Grabiec – Head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister

Maciej Berek – Minister – Member of the Council of Ministers.

Adrian Andrzejewski