Prime minister-designate Ewa Kopacz presented her government on Friday morning. Changes have been made in the foreign affairs, interior, justice and infrastructure ministries. Apart from that, Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has been named deputy prime minister.
Grzegorz Schetyna, a former interior minister and well-known Civic Platform politician, will succeed Radosław Sikorski as minister of foreign affairs. Sikorski has been designated as candidate for Sejm speaker. ?It?s a promotion,? Kopacz stressed.
Cezary Grabarczyk, a former infrastructure minister and a close associate of the new PM, has been named minister of justice. He will succeed Marek Biernacki.
Teresa Piotrowska, a member of parliament, will be the new minister of interior. She succeeds Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, who was one of the main figures in the recent tape scandal.
Andrzej Halicki, another MP, will succeed Rafał Trzaskowski as minister of administration and digitization.
Maria Wasiak, a former deputy voivode and deputy CEO of railway group PKP, has been named infrastructure and development. Her predecessor Elżbieta Bieńkowska will soon assume the post of EU internal market commissioner
Contrary to earlier speculation, Bartosz Arłukowicz will remain health minister. Other members of the Tusk government also retained their jobs.
Kopacz also said that in a month?s time the government would review the the composition of ministry leaderships and may name new deputy ministers then.
?This is a cabinet of strong personalities,? the new PM said. ?The most difficult and most important task will be to rebuild Poles? trust.?
