Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Poland)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi) was formed in October 1999 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy of Poland; the ministry can trace its history to 1944.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi
Official governmental wall plaque
Ministerial logotype

Seat of the ministry in Warsaw
Agency overview
Headquartersul. Wspólna 30, Warsaw
Agency executive
  • Robert Telus, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
  • First Deputy Minister
Parent agencyCouncil of Ministers
Websitewww.minrol.gov.pl
One of the entrances to the Ministry's main building

The Ministry's 1999 incarnation was brought about because development of rural regions was Poland's greatest political, economic, and social challenge that was uncontested by both coalition and opposition politicians.[1]

The ministry is concerned with various aspects of Polish agriculture and improving rural areas.

Since 2023, the minister has been Robert Telus.[2]

List of ministers

Ministers of Agriculture and Food Economy (1989–1999)
Portrait Name Party Term of Office Prime Minister

(Cabinet)

Czesław Janicki United People's Party/Polish People's Party 12 September 1989 6 July 1990 Tadeusz Mazowiecki(Mazowiecki)
Janusz Byliński Polish People's Party - People's Agreement 14 September 1990 12 January 1991 Tadeusz Mazowiecki(Mazowiecki)
Adam Tański Nonpartisan 12 January 1991 23 December 1991 Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (Bielecki)
Gabriel Janowski Polish People's Party - People's Agreement 23 December 1991 8 April 1993 Jan Olszewski (Olszewski)

Hanna Suchocka (Suchocka

Waldemar Pawlak (Pawlak I)

Janusz Byliński (acting) Conservative People's Party 8 April 1993 12 July 1993 Hanna Suchocka (Suchocka)
Jacek Janiszewski (acting) People's Christian Party 12 July 1993 18 October 1993 Hanna Suchocka (Suchocka)
Andrzej Śmietanko Polish People's Party 26 October 1993 6 March 1995 Waldemar Pawlak (Pawlak II)
Roman Jagieliński Polish People's Party 7 March 1995 10 April 1997 Józef Oleksy (Oleksy)

Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (Cimoszewicz)

Jarosław Kalinowski Polish People's Party 25 April 1997 31 October 1997 Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (Cimoszewicz)
Jacek Janiszewski Conservative People's Party 31 October 1997 26 March 1999 Jerzy Buzek (Buzek)
Artur Balazs Conservative People's Party 26 March 1999 19 October 1999 Jerzy Buzek (Buzek)
Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development (1999–present)
Artur Balazs Conservative People's Party 19 October 1999 19 October 2001 Jerzy Buzek (Buzek)
Jarosław Kalinowski Polish People's Party 19 October 2001 3 March 2003 Leszek Miller (Miller)
Adam Tański Nonpartisan 3 March 2003 2 July 2003 Leszek Miller (Miller)
Wojciech Olejniczak Democratic Left Alliance 2 July 2003 31 May 2005 Leszek Miller (Miller)

Marek Belka (Belka I, Belka II)

Józef Jerzy Pilarczyk Democratic Left Alliance 31 May 2005 31 October 2005 Marek Belka (Belka II)
Krzysztof Jurgiel Law and Justice 31 October 2005 5 May 2006 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (Marcinkiewicz)
Andrzej Lepper Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland 5 May 2006 22 September 2006 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (Marcinkiewicz)

Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński

Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) Law and Justice 22 September 2006 16 October 2006 Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński
Andrzej Lepper Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland 16 October 2006 9 July 2007 Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński
Jarosław Kaczyński (acting) Law and Justice 9 July 2007 31 July 2007 Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński
Wojciech Mojzesowicz Law and Justice 31 July 2007 16 November 2007 Jarosław Kaczyński (Kaczyński
Marek Sawicki Polish People's Party 16 November 2007 26 July 2012 Donald Tusk (Tusk I, Tusk II)
Donald Tusk (acting) Civic Platform 26 July 2012 31 July 2012 Donald Tusk (Tusk II)
Stanisław Kalemba Polish People's Party 31 July 2012 17 March 2014 Donald Tusk (Tusk II)
Marek Sawicki Polish People's Party 17 March 2014 16 November 2015 Donald Tusk (Tusk II), Ewa Kopacz (Kopacz)
Krzysztof Jurgiel Law and Justice 16 November 2015 19 June 2018 Beata Szydło (Szydło), Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki)
Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski Law and Justice 20 June 2018 6 October 2020 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki, Morawiecki II)
Grzegorz Puda Law and Justice 6 October 2020 26 October 2021 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Henryk Kowalczyk Law and Justice 26 October 2021 6 April 2023 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Robert Telus Law and Justice 6 April 2023 present Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)

References
  1. Hermann, Rudolf "Ready for the Chop" Central Europe Review, Vol 1, No 11, 6 September 1999, retrieved on 17 December 2007.
  2. Brzeziński, Bartosz (7 April 2023). "Poland suspends imports of Ukrainian grain". Politico. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.


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