Ministry of Regional Development (Poland) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Regional Development
Nativename:Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego
Seal:Polish Governmental and Diplomatic Plaque.svg
Formed:31 October 2005
Dissolved:27 November 2013
Superseding:Ministry of Infrastructure and Development
Headquarters:ul. Wspólna 2/4, Warsaw
Parent Agency:Council of Ministers
Website:www.mrr.gov.pl

The Ministry of Regional Development (Polish: Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego) was a ministerial department within the government of Poland. The ministry was created under the premiership of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz on 31 October 2005,[1] having its functions devolved from the previous Ministry of Economy and Labour. The department was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Marine Economy in November 2013 under Prime Minister Donald Tusk, creating the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development.[2]

Functions

The Ministry of Regional Development responsibilities included the coordination of policy between central and local government, drafting national strategies concerning regional economic development, and overseeing the use of European Union structural and cohesion funds.

List of ministers

PortraitName
(Born-Died)
PartyTerm of OfficePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
! style="background:;"60pxGrażyna Gęsicka
(1951-2010)
Law and Justice31 October 20057 September 2007Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
(Marcinkiewicz)
Jarosław Kaczyński
(Kaczyński)
! style="background:;"60pxJarosław Kaczyński (acting)
(1949-)
Law and Justice7 September 200711 September 2007Jarosław Kaczyński
(Kaczyński)
! style="background:;"60pxGrażyna Gęsicka
(1951-2010)
Law and Justice11 September 200716 November 2007Jarosław Kaczyński
(Kaczyński)
! style="background:;"60pxElżbieta Bieńkowska
(1964-)
Independent
(2007-2011)
Civic Platform
(2011-2013)
16 November 200727 November 2013Donald Tusk
(Tusk I-Tusk II)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 października 2005 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Rozwoju Regionalnego . Regulation of the Council of Ministers of October 31, 2005 on the establishment of the Ministry of Regional Development . 2024-07-09 . isap.sejm.gov.pl . pl.
  2. Web site: Poland: Elżbieta Bieńkowska will be Minister of Infrastructure and Development. Transportet.eu. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203183224/http://transportet.eu/8157/elzbieta-bienkowska-will-be-minister-of-infrastructure-and-development/. 3 December 2013. dead.