Tusk's Cabinet Reshuffle Continues. Further Personnel Decisions Announced

Following Prime Minister Donald Tusk's cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, the 21 constitutional ministers were omitted from the list: Katarzyna Kotula (New Left), Minister for Equality; Adriana Porowska (Poland 2050), Minister for Civil Society; and Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz (Civic Coalition). Poland 2050 leader Szymon Hołownia announced at the time that Porowska would be Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

Szłapka, asked during Tuesday's conference about the change in the roles of the aforementioned former ministers after the reconstruction, said that they would be appointed to the position of secretary of state and "will simply deal with these matters."

According to him, there will also be a reduction in the number of deputy ministers in the coming days. "However, there are administrative departments that simply need to be addressed, and it's not always the minister who has to be responsible for them. It could be a plenipotentiary, or it could be a secretary of state," he added.

When asked if the former ministers would retain the same powers, Szłapka assessed that "it won't be exactly the same everywhere." However, he emphasized that Okła-Drewnowicz will still be in charge of senior policy.

When asked about their new earnings, Szłapka said that "the difference in earnings is very easy to verify." "Asset declarations are available," he added.

On the website of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Kotula, Porowska and Okła-Drewnowicz are already assigned the function of "secretary of state".

Introducing the new government, Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized that order, security, and the future are the three criteria that should determine the selection of people and the work of the government. He added that political order is now needed in the country "after the political earthquake that was the presidential election."

Following the reshuffle, the Prime Minister's cabinet was reduced by five constitutional ministers. It was joined by three deputy prime ministers: Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Minister of Internal Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski, joined by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

Who will be the deputy minister in Tusk's government? The deadline for announcing the coalition's arrangements has been set.

Last Thursday, Szłapka announced that the list of deputy ministers following the government reshuffle should be announced early this week. When asked if it would be possible to "slim down" their number by 20 percent, he stated that it was inevitable. He also emphasized that the leadership of the Ministry of Health would be excluded from the coalition agreements, and its head, Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda, would choose her own colleagues.

Asked during a press conference on Tuesday whether his previous announcements regarding the reshuffle were still valid, he said that the final list of deputy ministers would "probably" be announced next week. Asked about the announcement to "slim down" the number of deputy ministers by 20 percent, he replied that Donald Tusk had clearly stated his views on the matter.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the reshuffled government last Wednesday. The new ministers include Marcin Kierwiński (Ministry of Interior and Administration), Marta Cienkowska (Ministry of Culture), Waldemar Żurek (Ministry of Justice), Miłosz Motyka (new Ministry of Energy), and Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda (Ministry of Health). Tomasz Siemoniak, the former Minister of Interior and Administration, became coordinator of the secret services, and Radosław Sikorski, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, became Deputy Prime Minister.

As announced, changes at the ministerial level will be followed by decisions to "slim down" the government at the level of secretaries and undersecretaries of state.

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