Ministry of Climate and Environment (Poland)

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 Anna Moskwa, who has held the position of Minister of Climate and Environment since 26 October 2021.[3][4] The ministry is also responsible for energy, forestry, and water management.[5]

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]
52.2170°N 20.9912°E / 52.2170; 20.9912
Minister responsible
Parent agencyCouncil of Ministers
Websitehttps://www.gov.pl/web/climate/

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
No. Name Start End Rf.
1 Michał Kurtyka 2020.10.06 2021.10.26 [6][7]
2 Anna Moskwa 2021.10.26 current [8][4]

Notes
  1. 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103040747if_/https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20200001734/O/D20201734.pdf
  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. "Zmiany w składzie Rady Ministrów \ Aktualności \ Nominacje \ Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.prezydent.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. "H.E. Michał Kurtyka - Atlantic Council". www.atlanticcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. "Prezydent dokonał zmian w składzie Rady Ministrów \ Aktualności \ Nominacje \ Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.prezydent.pl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. "Poland Picks Wind-Farm Executive as Climate Minister in Revamp - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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