Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Nativename:	Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
Formed:	5 May 2006 1 January 2024^[1]
Headquarters:	ul. Wspólna 1/3, Warsaw
Chief1 Name:	Dariusz Wieczorek
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Science and Higher Education
Chief2 Position:	First Deputy Minister
Parent Agency:	Council of Ministers
Website:	www.mnisw.gov.pl

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Polish: Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego) in Poland was opened on 5 May 2006 by the Minister of Science and Higher Education, in replacement of several parts of the Ministry of Education and Science. The Minister of Science and Higher Education administers governmental activities in science and higher education and has a budget for scientific research provided by State funds. The Rada Nauki (Science Council) acts together with the Minister, in replacement of the Komitet Badań Naukowych (Science Research Council) which was closed in 2005. The headquarters of the ministry are located at ulica Wspólna 1/3, Warsaw.

Since 2023, the Minister of Science and Higher Education is Dariusz Wieczorek.

List of ministers

Ministers of Education and Science

Term of Office!Cabinet (Prime minister)

		Michał Seweryński	Law and Justice	31 October 2005	5 May 2006	Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (Marcinkiewicz)
Ministers of Science and Higher Education
		Michał Seweryński	Law and Justice	5 May 2006	7 September 2007	Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (Marcinkiewicz),Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński)
		Jarosław Kaczyński	Law and Justice	7 September 2007	11 September 2007	Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński)
		Michał Seweryński	Law and Justice	11 September 2007	16 November 2007	Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński)
		Barbara Kudrycka	Civic Platform	16 November 2007	27 November 2013	Donald Tusk (Tusk I), (Tusk II)
		Lena Kolarska-Bobińska^[2]	Civic Platform	27 November 2013^[3]	16 November 2015	Donald Tusk (Tusk II)Ewa Kopacz (Kopacz)
		Jarosław Gowin	Agreement	16 November 2015	9 April 2020	Beata Szydło (Szydło)Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki I), (Morawiecki II)
			vacancy		9 April 2020	16 April 2020	Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
		Wojciech Murdzek	Agreement	16 April 2020	19 October 2020	Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Ministers of Education and Science
		Przemysław Czarnek	Law and Justice	19 October 2020	27 November 2023	Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
		Krzysztof Szczucki	Law and Justice	27 November 2023	13 December	Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki III)
Ministers of Science and Higher Education
		Dariusz Wieczorek	New Left	13 December 2023	Present	Donald Tusk (Tusk III)

References

1. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 16 grudnia 2023 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego., In: 2023 Journal of Laws, position: 2695. 16 December 2023.
2. Web site: Lena Kolarska-Bobińska. pl. 2014-05-31. Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego.
3. Web site: Prof. Lena Kolarska-Bobińska nowym ministrem nauki i szkolnictwa wyższego. 3 December 2013. pl. 2014-05-31. Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego.