Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek

  Solidarity Electoral Action
  •   Freedom Union (until 2000)
    • Status in legislature
    • Majority (coalition) 1997-2000
    • 261/460 (57 %)




    • Minority (coalition) 2000-2001
    • 186/460 (40 %)





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    Opposition leaderLeszek MillerHistoryElection1997 parliamentary electionPredecessorCimoszewicz cabinet [pl]SuccessorMiller
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    Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek was appointed on 31 October 1997 and passed the vote of confidence on 11 November 1997.

    The Cabinet

    Office Image Name Party From To
    Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
    Chairman of the Committee for European Integration 27 July 1998
    Deputy Prime Minister Leszek Balcerowicz Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 June 2000
    Minister of Finance
    Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Tomaszewski Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 3 September 1999
    Minister of Interior and Administration
    Deputy Prime Minister Longin Komołowski Solidarity Electoral Action 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
    Minister Labour and Social Policy
    Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Steinhoff Agreement of Polish Christian Democrats 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
    Minister of Economy 12 June 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of Foreign Affairs Bronisław Geremek Freedom Union 31 October 1997 30 June 2000
    Chairman of the Committee for European Integration Ryszard Czarnecki Christian National Union 31 October 1997 27 July 1998
    Minister 27 July 1998 26 October 1999
    Minister of National Education Mirosław Handke Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 20 July 2000
    Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy Jacek Janiszewski Conservative People's Party 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister Teresa kamińska Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister Jerzy Kropiwnicki Christian National Union 31 October 1997 16 June 2000
    Minister of Regional Development and Construction 16 June 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of National Defence Janusz Onyszkiewicz Freedom Union 31 October 1997 16 June 2000
    Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy Eugeniusz Morawski Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 December 1998
    Minister of Health and Welfare Wojciech Maksymowicz Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister Janusz Pałubicki Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
    Minister of Justice Hanna Suchocka Freedom Union 31 October 1997 8 June 2000
    Minister of Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry Jan Szyszko Centre Agreement 31 October 1997 19 October 1999
    Minister Wiesław Walendziak Conservative People's Party 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister of State Treasury Emil Wąsacz Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 16 August 2000
    Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy Tadeusz Syryjczyk Freedom Union 8 December 1998 8 June 2000
    Minister Jerzy Widzyk Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister of Transportation and Marine Economy 12 June 2000 19 October 2001
    State Committee for Scientific Research Andrzej Wiszniewski Solidarity Electoral Action 31 October 1997 19 October 2001
    Minister of Science 19 October 1999
    Minister of Culture and Art Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa Freedom Union 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister of Communication Marek Zdrojewski Christian National Union 31 October 1997 26 March 1999
    Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy Artur Balazs Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
    Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
    Minister of Health and Welfare Franciszka Cegielska Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
    Minister of Health 19 October 1999 22 October 2000
    Minister of Culture and Art Andrzej Zakrzewski Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999
    Minister of Culture and National Heritage 19 October 1999 10 February 2000
    Minister of Communication Maciej Srebro Christian National Union 26 March 1999 16 March 2000
    Minister of Environment Antoni Tokarczuk Agreement of Polish Christian Democrats 19 October 1999 19 October 2001
    Minister of Interior and Administration Marek Biernacki Solidarity Electoral Action 7 October 1999 19 October 2001
    Minister of Culture and National Heritage Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski Right Alliance 16 March 2000 12 July 2001
    Minister of Communicat Tomasz Szyszko Right Alliance 16 March 2000 19 July 2001
    Minister of Justice Lech Kaczyński Law and Justice 12 June 2000 5 July 2001
    Minister of National Defence Bronisław Komorowski Conservative People's Party 16 June 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of Finance Jarosław bauc Solidarity Electoral Action 12 June 2000 28 August 2001
    Minister of Foreign Affairs Władysław Bartoszewski Solidarity Electoral Action 30 June 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of National Education Edmund Wittbrodt Solidarity Electoral Action 20 July 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of State Treasury Andrzej Chronowski Solidarity Electoral Action 16 August 2000 28 February 2001
    Minister of Health Grzegorz Opala Solidarity Electoral Action 7 November 2000 19 October 2001
    Minister of State Treasury Aldona Kamela-Sowińska Solidarity Electoral Action 28 February 2001 19 October 2001
    Minister of Culture and National Heritage Andrzej Zieliński Solidarity Electoral Action 12 July 2001 19 October 2001
    Minister of Justice Stanisław Iwanicki Solidarity Electoral Action 5 July 2001 19 October 2001
    Minister of Finance Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner Solidarity Electoral Action 28 August 2001 19 October 2001
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