| Cabinet Name: | Cabinet of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| Cabinet Type: | governments |
| Cabinet Number: | 1st & 2nd |
| Jurisdiction: | the People's Republic of Poland |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Poland.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Government Head: | Boleslaw Bierut from 1952 to 1954, Józef Cyrankiewicz from 1954 to 1957 |
| Members Number: | 39 |
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| Predecessor: | Cyrankiewicz I |
| Successor: | Cyrankiewicz II |
The governments of Bolesław Bierut and Józef Cyrankiewicz were governments led first by Bolesław Bierut from 1952 to 1954, and then by Józef Cyrankiewicz from 1954 to 1956. Bolesław Bierut, who served as President of Poland from 1947 to 1952 and as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, was elected Prime Minister of Poland on November 20, 1952, by the 1st Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland, after the first government of Józef Cyrankiewicz resigned. On November 21, 1952, the Sejm appointed the ministers of the Bierut government. The Council of Ministers was composed of 39 members: the Prime Minister, 8 Deputy Prime Ministers and 30 ministers. Four ministries remained vacant. In 1954, Bolesław Bierut was dismissed from the position of Prime Minister and replaced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, Józef Cyrankiewicz. There were major changes in the composition of the Council of Ministers, first caused by the dismissal of Bolesław Bierut in 1954 and later by the events of Polish October. On February 20, 1957, the government submitted the resignation of the cabinet to the 2nd Sejm, which officially ended a week later when the second government of Józef Cyrankiewicz was appointed.
| Ministry | Name | Time in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| Prime Minister | Bolesław Bierut (PZPR) | November 20, 1952[1] | March 18, 1954[2] | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Józef Cyrankiewicz (PZPR) | November 21, 1952[3] | March 18, 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | March 18, 1954 | February 20, 1957 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Władysław Dworakowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | |
| Chairman of the Committee for Public Security of the Council of Ministers | December 14, 1954[4] | March 30, 1956[5] | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Tadeusz Gede (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | October 24, 1956[6] | |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Piotr Jaroszewicz (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| [7] | May 14, 1954 | March 23, 1956 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Stefan Jędrychowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | October 24, 1956 | |
| Chairman of the Planning Commission at the Council of Ministers[8] | July 11, 1956[9] | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Hilary Minc (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | |
| Chairman of the State Economic Planning Commission | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | ||
| 1st Deputy Prime Minister | March 18, 1954 | October 10, 1956 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Zenon Nowak (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | |
| 1st Deputy Prime Minister | March 18, 1954 | October 24, 1956 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | October 24, 1956[10] | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Konstanty Rokossowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | November 13, 1956 | |
| Minister of National Defense | November 21, 1952 | November 13, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Municipal Economy | (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 1, 1956 | |
| Minister of Education | September 11, 1956 | November 13, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Industrial Construction | (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | July 14, 1956 | |
| Minister of State Agricultural Farms | Hilary Chełchowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | December 7, 1954 | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | December 9, 1956 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | (ZSL) | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | |
| Minister of Forestry | (ZSL) | March 18, 1954 | July 16, 1956 | |
| Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry | (ZSL) | July 17, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Finance | (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Agricultural and Food Industry | (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | July 16, 1956 | |
| Minister of Food Industry | July 17, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Minister of Education | Witold Jarosiński (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | August 4, 1956 | |
| Minister of Energy | Bolesław Jaszczuk (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | July 7, 1956[11] | |
| Minister of Machinery Industry | July 7, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Minister-head of the Office of the Council of Ministers | Kazimierz Mijal (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 1, 1956 | |
| Minister of Municipal Economy | February 1, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Minister of Internal Trade | Marian Minor (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Mining | Ryszard Nieszporek (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | May 14, 1954[12] | |
| Minister of Town and Estate Construction | Roman Piotrowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | July 14, 1956 | |
| Minister of Forestry | Bolesław Podedworny (ZSL) | November 21, 1952 | March 18, 1954 | |
| Minister of Shipping | Mieczysław Popiel (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | November 13, 1956 | |
| Minister of Public Security | Stanisław Radkiewicz (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | December 14, 1954 | |
| Minister of State Agricultural Farms | December 7, 1954 | April 19, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Higher Education | Adam Rapacki (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | April 27, 1956 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | April 27, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Bolesław Rumiński (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Road and Air Transport | Jan Rustecki (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Stanisław Skrzeszewski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | April 27, 1956 | |
| Minister of Culture and Art | Włodzimierz Sokorski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | April 19, 1956 | |
| Minister of Light Industry | Eugeniusz Stawiński (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | May 4, 1956 | October 24, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Railways | Ryszard Strzelecki (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Health[13] | Jerzy Sztachelski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | November 13, 1956 | |
| Minister without portfolio | November 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | ||
| Minister of Communications[14] | Wacław Szymanowski (ZSL) | November 21, 1952 | June 13, 1956 | |
| Minister of Justice | Henryk Świątkowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | April 21, 1956 | |
| Minister of Machinery Industry | Julian Tokarski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | April 16, 1955 | |
| Minister of the Automotive Industry | April 22, 1955 | June 20, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Small Industry and Crafts | Adam Żebrowski (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | September 20, 1954 | |
| Minister of Metallurgy | Kiejstut Żemaitis (PZPR) | November 21, 1952 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of State Control | Franciszek Jóźwiak (PZPR) | December 12, 1952 | April 16, 1955[15] | |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | April 16, 1955 | October 24, 1956 | ||
| Minister of Purchase | Antoni Mierzwiński (PZPR) | April 9, 1953[16] | February 27, 1957 | |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Jakub Berman (PZPR) | March 18, 1954 | May 4, 1956 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Pszczółkowski (PZPR) | March 18, 1954 | March 30, 1956 | |
| Chairman of the Committee for Public Security at the Council of Ministers | March 30, 1956 | November 28, 1956 | ||
| Chairman of the State Economic Planning Commission | Eugeniusz Szyr (PZPR) | March 18, 1954 | July 11, 1956[17] | |
| Minister of Construction | July 14, 1956 | November 13, 1956 | ||
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Stanisław Łapot (PZPR) | May 14, 1954 | October 24, 1956[18] | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Władysław Wicha (PZPR) | December 14, 1954 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Building Materials Industry | Stefan Pietrusiewicz (PZPR) | March 1, 1955 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Machinery Industry | Roman Fidelski (PZPR) | April 16, 1955 | July 7, 1956 | |
| Minister of State Control | Roman Zambrowski (PZPR) | April 16, 1955 | October 24, 1956 | |
| Minister of Coal Mining | Franciszek Waniołka (PZPR) | March 23, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | Stanisław Zawadzki (PZPR) | March 23, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Antoni Kuligowski (PZPR) | March 30, 1956 | January 10, 1957[19] | |
| Minister of Culture and Art | Karol Kuryluk (PZPR) | April 19, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of State Agricultural Farms | Mieczysław Moczar (PZPR) | April 19, 1956[20] | December 1, 1956 | |
| Minister of Justice | Zofia Wasilkowska (PZPR) | April 27, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Higher Education | Stefan Żółkiewski (PZPR) | April 27, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Communications | Jan Rabanowski (SD) | June 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of small industry and crafts | Zygmunt Moskwa (SD) | July 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | Stefan Ignar (ZSL) | October 24, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Health | Rajmund Barański | November 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Education | Władysław Bieńkowski (PZPR) | November 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Shipping | Stanisław Darski | November 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Marian Spychalski (PZPR) | November 13, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Witold Trąmpczyński (PZPR) | December 9, 1956 | February 27, 1957 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Edward Ochab (PZPR) | January 10, 1957 | February 27, 1957 | |