Council of Ministers (Poland)
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland is the collective executive decision-making body of the Polish government. The cabinet consists of the Prime Minister, also known as the President of the Council of Ministers, the Deputy Prime Minister, who acts as a vice-chairman of the council, and other ministers. The current competences and procedures of the cabinet are described between Articles 146 to 162 of the constitution.
Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk
The assembled cabinet of Prime Minister Marek Belka (middle row, second from left) with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski (middle row, third from left) in 2005
The Polish cabinet sits in the elevated government seating box (center) during sessions of the Sejm.
The Chancellery of Poland in Warsaw
The government of Poland takes the form of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. However, its form of government has also been identified as semi-presidential.
Sejm Plenary Hall