Prime Minister of Poland

President of the
Council of Ministers
Prezes Rady Ministrów (Polish)
Logo used by institutions of the
Polish Government
Incumbent
Donald Tusk
since December 13, 2023
Council of Ministers
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
StyleMr Prime Minister (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
TypeHead of government
Member ofEuropean Council
ResidenceParkowa Residence Complex (official, rarely used)
SeatBuilding of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister
AppointerPresident or Sejm
PrecursorPrime minister of the Kingdom of Poland
Formation6 November 1918 (1918-11-06)
First holderIgnacy Daszyński
Unofficial namesPrime minister
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
Salary389,516 Polish zloty/€81,772 annually[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The president of the Council of Ministers (Polish: Prezes Rady Ministrów), colloquially and commonly referred to as the prime minister (Polish: premier), is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland.[2] The responsibilities and traditions of the office stem from the creation of the contemporary Polish state, and the office is defined in the Constitution of Poland. According to the Constitution, the president nominates and appoints the prime minister, who will then propose the composition of the Cabinet.[3] Fourteen days following their appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the Sejm, requiring a vote of confidence.[4] Conflicts stemming from both interest and powers have arisen between the offices of President and Prime Minister in the past.

The incumbent and eighteenth prime minister is Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform party who replaced Mateusz Morawiecki following the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, after Morawiecki's third government failed to receive a vote of confidence on 11 December 2023, which Tusk's third government subsequently received on the same day and was sworn in two days later.[5][6] Tusk was also the fourteenth prime minister, between 2007 and 2014.

  1. ^ "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. ^ Jagielski, pp. 168–169
  3. ^ Article 154, para. 1
  4. ^ Article 154, para. 2
  5. ^ "Dymisja rządu Mateusza Morawieckiego przyjęta. Do środy gabinet będzie dalej sprawował obowiązki". Polskie Radio 24 (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  6. ^ Osiecki, Grzegorz (12 December 2023). "Kto dziś rządzi_ Kto jest premierem, a kto administruje_ - GazetaPrawna.pl". Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Retrieved 12 December 2023.