Second Cabinet of Józef Cyrankiewicz explained
The second government of Józef Cyrankiewicz, led by Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz, marked a significant period in Polish political history. Józef Cyrankiewicz, who had held the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers since March 18, 1954, resigned on February 20, 1957.[1] This resignation followed his dismissal on that day by the State Council. The Sejm of the Polish People's Republic subsequently adopted the government proposal presented by Józef Cyrankiewicz. On February 20, the Sejm appointed Józef Cyrankiewicz as Prime Minister and charged him with outlining the government's composition. A week later, the Sejm approved the proposed government, comprising 30 individuals, including the Prime Minister, three vice-presidents, the chairman of the Planning Commission, and 25 ministers. To accommodate the planned restructuring of the supreme administrative bodies, five ministers held dual portfolios, while two ministries remained vacant. The government remained in office until May 18, 1961, when Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz, along with the entire cabinet, resigned three days before its scheduled dissolution.
Second Council of Ministers of Józef Cyrankiewicz (1957–1961)
| Ministry | Name | Time in office |
|---|
| Took office | Left office |
|---|
| Prime Minister | | Józef Cyrankiewicz (PZPR) | February 20, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | | Stefan Ignar (ZSL) | February 27, 1957[2] | June 5, 1961 |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | | Piotr Jaroszewicz (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | | Zenon Nowak (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare[3] | | Rajmund Barański | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Education | | Władysław Bieńkowski (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | October 27, 1959[4] |
| Minister of Shipping[5] | | Stanisław Darski | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry | | Jan Dąb-Kocioł (ZSL) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Finance | | Tadeusz Dietrich (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | July 28, 1960 |
| Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Council of Ministers | Stefan Jędrychowski (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Culture and Art | Karol Kuryluk (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | April 29, 1958[6] |
| Minister of Internal Trade | Marian Minor (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | August 17, 1957[7] |
| Minister of Small Industry and Crafts | | Zygmunt Moskwa (SD) | February 27, 1957 | February 25, 1958[8] |
| Minister of Communications | | Edward Ochab (PZPR) | February 25, 1958[9] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Agriculture | | Edward Ochab (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | October 27, 1959 |
| Minister of Construction and the Building Materials Industry[10] | | Stefan Pietrusiewicz (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | March 25, 1960[11] |
| Chairman of the Construction, Urban Planning and Architecture Committee | | Stefan Pietrusiewicz (PZPR) | June 22, 1960[12] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Food Industry and Purchasing[13] | | Feliks Pisula (ZSL) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Communications | | Jan Rabanowski (SD) | February 27, 1957 | February 25, 1958 |
| Minister of Chemical Industry | | Antoni Radliński (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | | Adam Rapacki (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Justice | | Marian Rybicki (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of National Defense | | Marian Spychalski (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Light Industry | | Eugeniusz Stawiński (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Communications[14] | | Ryszard Strzelecki (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | February 17, 1960[15] |
| Minister without portfolio | | Jerzy Sztachelski (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | | Witold Trąmpczyński (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Mining and Energy[16] | | Franciszek Waniołka (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | July 27, 1959 |
| Minister of Heavy Industry | | July 27, 1959 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | | Władysław Wicha (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | | Stanisław Zawadzki (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | April 25, 1960[17] |
| Minister of Heavy Industry[18] | | Kiejstut Żemaitis (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | July 27, 1959 |
| Minister of Higher Education | | Stefan Żółkiewski (PZPR) | February 27, 1957 | June 18, 1959[19] |
| Minister of Internal Trade | | Mieczysław Lesz (PZPR) | August 17, 1957[20] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Culture and Art | | Tadeusz Galiński (PZPR) | July 2, 1958[21] | June 5, 1961 |
| Chairman of the Small Industry Committee | | Adam Żebrowski (PZPR) | July 30, 1958[22] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Higher Education | | Henryk Golański (PZPR) | June 18, 1959[23] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Mining and Energy | | Jan Mitręga (PZPR) | July 27, 1959[24] | June 5, 1961 |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | | Eugeniusz Szyr (PZPR) | October 27, 1959 | June 5, 1961 |
| Vice-President of the Council of Ministers | | Julian Tokarski (PZPR) | October 27, 1959 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Agriculture | | Mieczysław Jagielski (PZPR) | October 27, 1959 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Education | | Wacław Tułodziecki (PZPR) | October 27, 1959 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Communications | | Józef Popielas (PZPR) | February 17, 1960[25] | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industry | | Marian Olewiński (PZPR) | March 25, 1960[26] | June 5, 1961 |
| Chairman of the Technical Committee | | Dionyzy Smoleński (PZPR) | March 25, 1960 | June 5, 1961 |
| Chairman of the Labor and Wages Committee | | Aleksander Burski (PZPR) | June 14, 1960 | June 5, 1961 |
| Minister of Finance | | Jerzy Albrecht (PZPR) | November 16, 1960 | June 5, 1961 | |
On the day of his swearing-in, February 27, 1957
Changes in the composition of the Council of Ministers
- April 5, 1957
- Ministry name change:
- The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of the Building Materials Industry were transformed into the Ministry of Construction and the Building Materials Industry.
- The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Coal Mining were transformed into the Ministry of Mining and Energy.
- The Ministry of Metallurgy and the Ministry of Machinery Industry were transformed into the Ministry of Heavy Industry.
- The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Road and Air Transport were transformed into the Ministry of Communication.
- The Ministry of Food Industry and the Ministry of Purchase were transformed into the Ministry of Food Industry and Purchase.
- June 11, 1957
- Transformation:
- The Ministry of Shipping was transformed into the Ministry of Shipping and Water Management.
- August 17, 1957
- Revocation:
- Mariana Minor from the office of the Minister of Internal Trade (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Mieczysław Lesz for the office of Minister of Internal Trade.
- February 25, 1958
- Revocation:
- Zygmunt Moskwa from the office of the Minister of Small Industry and Crafts (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Jan Rabanowski from the office of the Minister of Communications (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Zygmunt Moskwa for the office of Minister of Communications.
- April 29, 1958
- Revocation:
- Karol Kuryluk from the office of the Minister of Culture and Art (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- July 2, 1958
- Appointment:
- Tadeusz Galiński for the office of Minister of Culture and Art.
- July 30, 1958
- Appointment:
- Adam Żebrowski for the office of chairman of the Small Industry Committee.
- June 18, 1959
- Revocation:
- Stefan Żółkiewski from the office of the Minister of Higher Education (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- June 18, 1959
- Revocation:
- Franciszka Waniołka from the office of the Minister of Mining and Energy (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Kiejstut Żemaitis from the office of the Minister of Heavy Industry (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Jana Mitręga for the office of Minister of Mining and Energy.
- Franciszka Waniołka for the office of Minister of Heavy Industry.
- October 27, 1959
- Revocation:
- Władysław Bieńkowski from the office of the Minister of Education (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Edward Ochab from the office of the Minister of Agriculture (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Mieczysław Jagielski for the office of Minister of Agriculture.
- Eugeniusza Szyr for the office of Vice-President of the Council of Ministers.
- Julian Tokarski to the office of Vice-President of the Council of Ministers.
- Wacław Tułodziecki for the office of Minister of Education.
- February 17, 1960
- Revocation:
- Ryszard Strzelecki from the office of the Minister of Communications (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Józefa Popielas for the office of Minister of Communication.
- 25 mark 1960
- Revocation:
- Stefan Pietrusiewicz from the office of the Minister of Construction and the Building Materials Industry (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- Appointment:
- Marian Olewiński for the office of Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industry.
- Dionysius Smoleński for the office of chairman of the Committee for Technology.
- April 25, 1960
- Ministry name change:
- The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare was abolished, Stanisław Zawadzki, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- The Ministry of Health was transformed into the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
- June 14, 1960
- Appointment:
- Aleksander Burski for the office of chairman of the Labor and Wages Committee.
- June 22, 1960
- Appointment:
- Stefan Pietrusiewicz for the office of chairman of the Construction, Urban Planning and Architecture Committee.
- July 1, 1960
- Transformation:
- The Ministry of Shipping and Water Management was transformed into the Ministry of Shipping.
- July 28, 1960
- Death:
- Tadeusz Dietrich, Minister of Finance (appointed to this office on February 27, 1957).
- November 16, 1960
- Appointment:
- Jerzy Albrecht for the office of Minister of Finance.
Notes and References
- Stenographic report from the 1st session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on February 20, 1957.
- Stenographic report from the 2nd session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on February 27, 1957.
- Until April 25, 1960, Minister of Health (1960. 20. 119.).
- Stenographic report of the 39th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on November 25, 1959.
- From June 11, 1957 (1957. 31. 130.) to July 1, 1960, Minister of Shipping and Water Management (1960. 29. 163.).
- Stenographic report of the 25th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on July 2, 1958.
- Stenographic report of the 9th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on October 30, 1957.
- Stenographic report of the 15th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on February 25, 1958.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 15. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 25 lutego 1958.
- Until April 5, 1957, the Minister of Construction and the Minister of the Building Materials Industry (1957. 17. 86.) .
- Stenographic report of the 45th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on April 13, 1960.
- 1960. 29. 164.
- Until April 5, 1957, Minister of Food Industry and Minister of Purchasing (1957. 17. 86.).
- Until April 5, 1957, Minister of Railways and Minister of Road and Air Transport (1957. 17. 86.).
- Stenographic report of the 44th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on February 16 and 17, 1960.
- Until April 5, 1957, Minister of Energy and Minister of Coal Mining (1957. 17. 86.) .
- 1960. 20. 119.
- Until April 5, 1957, Minister of Metallurgy and Minister of Machinery Industry (1957. 17. 86.).
- Stenographic report of the 38th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on June 18, 1959.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 9. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 30 października 1957.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 25. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 2 lipca 1958.
- Tranographic report from the 27th session of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic on December 2, 1958.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 38. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 18 czerwca 1959.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 39. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 25 listopada 1959.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 44. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 16 i 17 lutego 1960.
- Sprawozdanie stenograficzne z 45. posiedzenia Sejmu Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w dniu 13 kwietnia 1960.
