President of the Council of Ministers Prezes Rady Ministrów | |
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Residence | Willa Parkowa Rezydencja Premiera RP, ul. Parkowa, Warsaw |
Appointer | President of the Republic of Poland |
Inaugural holder | Ignacy Daszyński |
Formation | 6 November 1918 |
Website | www.premier.gov.pl |
The President of the Council of Ministers (Polish: Prezes Rady Ministrów) is the leader of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland.[1] The responsibilities and traditions of the office are seen through the Constitution of 1997.
The President of Poland nominates and appoints the prime minister, who will then makes up the cabinet.[2] Fourteen days following his or her appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the Sejm, requiring a vote of confidence.[3]
The current and eightteenth Prime Minister is Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform party. Tusk replaced incumbent premier Mateusz Morawiecki, who resigned on 13 December 2023.[4]