The State of the Republic of Poland

In accordance with the Constitution of April 2nd, 1997 (took effect on October 17th, 1997), the organs of state are:

• Legislative authority: The Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland,
• Executive authority: The President and the Council of Ministers,
• Judicial authority: The courts and tribunals.

The President: Lech Kaczynski; sworn into office on 23rd December 2005.

The president is elected in a general election; the term lasts for 5 years from the date the President is sworn into office.

Oficial website of the President of the republic of Poland

The Parliament: Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland. The term lasts for 4 years.

• Sejm - 460 deputies (posel), elected in national election. 

 Sejm of the Republic of Poland

• Senat - 100 senators, elected in national election.

Senate of the Republic of Poland

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• Prime Minister - Donald Tusk

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• Minister of Interior and Administration - Grzegorz Schetyna
  
• Minister of Finance - Jan Vincent Rostowski
  
• Minister of Education - Katarzyna Hall
  
• Minister of Construction - Cezary Grabarczyk
  
• Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development - Marek Sawicki
  
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Radosław Sikorski
  
• Minister of Regional Development - Elżbieta Bieńkowska
   
• Minister of the Treasury  - Aleksander Grad
  
• Minister of Labour and Social Policy - Jolanta Fedak
  
• Minister of Sport - Mirosław Drzewiecki
  
• Minister of Transport - Cezary Grabarczyk
  
• Minister of Health - Ewa Kopacz
  
• Minister of Science and Higher Education - Barbara Kudrycka
  
• Minister of National Defence - Bogdan Klich
  
• Minister of Environment - Maciej Nowicki
  
• Minister of Culture and National Heritage - Bogdan Zdrojewski
  
• Minister of Economy - Waldemar Pawlak
  
• Minister of Justice - Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski
  
• Minister - Member of the Polish Government - Zbigniew Derdziuk
  

Judical authority

Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland

Constitutional Tribunal in Poland

Institute of National Remembrance

Administrative units:

• Voivodships/Provinces: 16
• Powiats/cities with powiat status: 308/65
• Gminas: 2489

Voivodship / Capital city / Area in km2

Dolnoslaskie / Wrocław / 19 946

Kujawsko-pomorskie / Bydgoszcz / 18 051

Lubelskie / Lublin / 25 115

Lubuskie  / Zielona Gora / 13 985

Lodzkie / Lodz / 18 223

Małopolskie / Kraków / 15 242

Mazowieckie / Warszawa / 35 715

Opolskie / Opole / 9 412

Podkarpackie / Rzeszow / 17 890

Podlaskie / Białystok / 20 180

Pomorskie / Gdansk / 18 212

Slaskie / Katowice / 12 309

Swietokrzyskie / Kielce / 11 571

Warminsko-mazurskie  / Olsztyn / 24 202

Wielkopolskie / Poznan / 29 942

Zachodniopomorskie / Szczecin / 23 032

Based on Ministry of the Interior and Administration data.

Other usefull websites:

National Security Bureau
The NSB is a state institution on external and internal security and defense field. The National Security Bureau fulfils tasks related to the Constitution and legal obligations and entitlements of the President of the Republic of Poland within concern related to security of the country and supreme supervision over the armed forces.

Supreme Chamber of Control
The NIK’ s Council “validates ” the analysis of the execution of the state budget and of the monetary policy guidelines by the government, and then adopts a resolution concerning the vote to grant approval of the financial accounts. The resolution is then submitted to the Sejm.

Office of Civil Service
The website includes information on the system of civil service in Poland, describes its historical background and legal basis. It presents the Head of Civil Service as well as the Office of Civil Service, its structure and the tasks of each department.

Internal Security Agency (ABW)
The ABW is the Polish special service responsible for the matters of the protection of the state's internal security and its constitutional order.

The Polish Navy
Information about the Polish Navy, its tasks and organization.