Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek

Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek was appointed on 31 October 1997 and passed the vote of confidence on 11 November 1997.

Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek
Cabinet of Poland
1997–2001
Date formed	31 October 1997
Date dissolved	19 October 2001
People and organisations
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime Minister	Jerzy Buzek
Deputy Prime Minister	Leszek Balcerowicz (1997-2000) Janusz Tomaszewski (1997-1999) Longin Komołowski Janusz Steinhoff
Ministers removed	11 resigned
Total no. of members	25
Member party	Solidarity Electoral Action   Freedom Union (until 2000)
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 1997-2000 261/460 (57 %) Minority (coalition) 2000-2001 186/460 (40 %)
Opposition party	Democratic Left Alliance   Polish People's Party   Movement for Reconstruction of Poland   Freedom Union (after 2000)
Opposition leader	Leszek Miller
History
Election	1997 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Cimoszewicz cabinet [pl]
Successor	Miller

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