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First Cabinet of Donald Tusk

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First Cabinet of Donald Tusk

15th Cabinet of Poland
2007-2011
Ministers pictured after their swearing-in, (2007)
Date formed16 November 2007
Date dissolved18 November 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateLech Kaczyński
Bronisław Komorowski (Acting)
Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting)
Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting)
Bronisław Komorowski
Head of governmentDonald Tusk
Head of government's history2007–2014, 2023–present
Deputy head of governmentWaldemar Pawlak (2007-11)
Grzegorz Schetyna (2007-9)
Member parties
  •   Civic Platform
      Polish People's Party
Status in legislature
  • Majority (coalition)
  • 240/460 (52%)




Opposition party
Opposition leaderJaroslaw Kaczyński
History
Election2007 Polish parliamentary election
PredecessorKaczyński
SuccessorTusk II

First Cabinet of Donald Tusk was the government of Poland from 16 November 2007 to 18 November 2011, sitting in the Council of Ministers during the 6th legislature of the Sejm and the 7th legislature of the Senate. It was appointed by President Lech Kaczyński on 16 November 2007 and passed the vote of confidence in Sejm on 24 November 2007. Led by the centre-right politician Donald Tusk it was supported by the coalition of two parties: the liberal conservative Civic Platform (PO) and the agrarian Polish People's Party (PSL).

The cabinet

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Civic Platform
Polish People's Party
Independent
Office Image Name Party From To
Prime Minister Donald Tusk Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Chairman of the Committee for European Integration 31 December 2009
Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak Polish People's Party 16 November 2007 18 november 2011
Minister of Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Grzegorz Schetyna Civic Platform 16 November 2007 13 october 2009
Minister of Interior and Administration
Minister of Regional Development Elżbieta Bieńkowska Independent 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski Independent 16 November 2007 20 January 2009
Minister of Sport and Tourism Mirosław Drzewiecki Civic Platform 16 November 2007 13 October 2009
Minister of Justice Andrzej Czuma Civic Platform 23 January 2009 13 October 2009
Minister of Justice Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Civic Platform 14 October 2009 18 November 2011
Minister Zbigniew Derdziuk Independent 16 November 2007 13 October 2009
Minister of Sport and Tourism Adam Giersz Independent 14 October 2009 18 november 2011
Minister of Interior and Administration Jerzy Miller Independent 14 October 2009 18 November 2011
Minister Michał Boni Independent 15 January 2009 18 November 2011
Ministry Labour and Social Policy Jolanta Fedak Polish People's Party 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Marek Sawicki Polish People's Party 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of National Defence Bogdan Klich Civic Platform 16 November 2007 2 August 2011
Minister of Health Ewa Kopacz Civic Platform 16 November 2007 7 November 2011
Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak Civic Platform 2 August 2011 18 November 2011
Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Finance Jacek Rostowski Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of National Education Katarzyna Hall Independent 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Environment Maciej Nowicki Independent 16 November 2007 1 February 2010
Minister of State Treasury Aleksander Grad Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Environment Andrzej Kraszewski Independent 2 February 2010 18 November 2011
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Science and Higher Education Barbara Kudrycka Civic Platform 16 November 2007 18 November 2011
Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk Civic Platform 16 November 2007 7 November 2011