Ministry of Justice (Poland)
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland is one of the ministries of Poland.
| Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości | |
 Ministerial logotype | |
 The seat of the Ministry of Justice at 11 Al. Ujazdowskie, opposite the Sejm in central Warsaw | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Headquarters | Al. Ujazdowskie 11, Warsaw |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Council of Ministers |
| Website | www.gov.pl/sprawiedliwosc |
From 1956 to 1957, Zofia Wasilkowska was the first woman to serve as a Minister of Justice in Poland's history.[1]
Each Minister of Justice between 1990 and 2010 and since 2016 has also been Public Prosecutor General.
List of ministers
Ministers of Justice (1989-present)
| Portrait | Name | Party | Term of Office | Prime Minister (cabinet) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aleksander Bentkowski | United People's Party/Polish People's Party | 12 September 1989 | 12 January 1991 | Tadeusz Mazowiecki
(Mazowiecki) | |
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Wiesław Chrzanowski | Christian National Union | 12 January 1991 | 25 November 1991 | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
(Bielecki) | |
| Andrzej Marcinkowski (acting) | Nonpartisan | 25 November 1991 | 5 December 1991 | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
(Bielecki) | ||
| Zbigniew Dyka | Christian National Union | 23 December 1991 | 17 March 1993 | Jan Olszewski
(Olszewski), (Suchocka) | ||
| Jan Piątkowski | Christian National Union | 17 March 1993 | 26 October 1993 | Hanna Suchocka
(Suchocka) | ||
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Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | SdRP | 26 March 1993 | 6 March 1995 | Waldemar Pawlak
(Pawlak II) | |
| Jerzy Jaskiernia | SdRP | 6 March 1995 | 7 February 1996 | Józef Oleksy
(Oleksy) | ||
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Leszek Kubicki | Nonpartisan | 7 February 1996 | 31 October 1997 | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
(Cimoszewicz) | |
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Hanna Suchocka | Freedom Union | 31 October 1997 | 8 June 2000 | Jerzy Buzek
(Buzek) | |
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Jerzy Buzek (acting) | Solidarity Electoral Action | 8 June 2000 | 12 June 2000 | Jerzy Buzek
(Buzek) | |
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Lech Kaczyński | Law and Justice | 12 June 2000 | 4 July 2001 | Jerzy Buzek
(Buzek) | |
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Stanisław Iwanicki | Solidarity Electoral Action | 4 July 2001 | 19 October 2001 | Jerzy Buzek
(Buzek) | |
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Barbara Piwnik | Nonpartisan | 19 October 2001 | 6 July 2002 | Leszek Miller
(Miller) | |
| Grzegorz Kurczuk | Democratic Left Alliance | 6 July 2002 | 2 May 2004 | Leszek Miller
(Miller) | ||
| Marek Sadowski | Nonpartisan | 2 May 2004 | 6 September 2004 | Marek Belka
(Belka I) | ||
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Andrzej Kalwas | Nonpartisan | 6 September 2004 | 31 October 2005 | Marek Belka
(Belka II) | |
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Zbigniew Ziobro | Law and Justice | 31 October 2005 | 7 September 2007 | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
(Marcinkiewicz), Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński) | |
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Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) | Law and Justice | 7 September 2007 | 11 September 2007 | Jarosław Kaczyński
(Kaczyński) | |
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Zbigniew Ziobro | Law and Justice | 11 September 2007 | 16 November 2007 | Jarosław Kaczyński
(Kaczyński) | |
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Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski | Nonpartisan | 16 November 2007 | 21 January 2009 | Donald Tusk
(Tusk I) | |
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Andrzej Czuma | Civic Platform | 21 January 2009 | 13 October 2009 | Donald Tusk
(Tusk I) | |
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Krzysztof Kwiatkowski | Civic Platform | 13 October 2009 | 18 November 2011 | Donald Tusk
(Tusk I) | |
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Jarosław Gowin | Civic Platform | 18 November 2011 | 29 April 2013 | Donald Tusk
(Tusk II) | |
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Marek Biernacki | Civic Platform | 29 April 2013 | 22 September 2014 | Donald Tusk
(Tusk II) | |
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Cezary Grabarczyk | Civic Platform | 22 September 2014 | 30 April 2015 | Ewa Kopacz
(Kopacz) | |
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Ewa Kopacz (acting) | Civic Platform | 30 April 2015 | 4 May 2015 | Ewa Kopacz
(Kopacz) | |
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Borys Budka | Civic Platform | 4 May 2015 | 16 November 2015 | Ewa Kopacz
(Kopacz) | |
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Zbigniew Ziobro | United Poland / Sovereign Poland | 16 November 2015 | 27 November 2023 | Beata Szydło
(Szydło), (Morawiecki , Morawiecki II) | |
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Marcin Warchoł | Sovereign Poland | 27 November 2023 | 13 December 2023 | Mateusz Morawiecki
(Morawiecki III) | |
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Adam Bodnar | Nonpartisan | 13 December 2023 | Present | Donald Tusk
(Tusk III) | |
See also
References
- Kimble, Sara L.; Röwekamp, Marion (2016-07-01). New Perspectives on European Women's Legal History. Routledge. ISBN 9781317577157.
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