Ministry of Climate and Environment
Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska

Headquarters building in Ochota, Warsaw
Agency overview
Formed6 October 2020 (2020-10-06)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Poland
HeadquartersWawelska Street 52/54, Warsaw, Poland[2]
52°13′01″N 20°59′28″E / 52.2170°N 20.9912°E / 52.2170; 20.9912
Minister responsible
Parent agencyCouncil of Ministers
Websitehttps://www.gov.pl/web/climate/

The Ministry of Climate and Environment (Polish: Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska) is a ministry in the Polish government, established on 6 October 2020.[1][lower-alpha 1] It is headed by Paulina Hennig-Kloska, who has held the position of Minister of Climate and Environment since 13 December 2023. The ministry is also responsible for energy, forestry, and water management.[4]

The ministry was created by merging the water management department of the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation and the environment department of the Ministry of Environment into the former Ministry of Climate.[1]

List of ministers

Portrait Name Party Term of Office Prime minister ( Cabinet)
Michał Kurtyka Nonpartisanism 6 October 2020 25 October 2021 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Anna Moskwa Nonpartisanism 26 October 2021 27 November 2023 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki II)
Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska Nonpartisanism 27 November 2023 13 December 2023 Mateusz Morawiecki (Morawiecki III)
Paulina Hennig-Kloska Poland 2050 13 December Incumbent Donald Tusk (Tusk III)

Notes

  1. 1 2 The law establishing the ministry came into force on 7 October 2020, but retroactively set the ministry's date of establishment as 6 October 2020.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Klimatu i Środowiska sejm.gov.pl
  2. ↑ "Contact - Ministry of Climate and Environment - Gov.pl website". www.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Anna Moskwa - Ministry of Climate and Environment - Gov.pl website". www.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "What we do - Ministry of Climate and Environment - Gov.pl website". www.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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