Mateusz Morawiecki Is The New Prime Minister of Poland

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, appointed a new government led by a new Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki. Former Deputy Prime Minister will now stand in charge of the government in place of Beata Szydło who resigned from the position last week. Surprisingly, all cabinet members stayed the same, while the former Prime Minister of Poland was offered and accepted the role of a Deputy Prime Minister responsible for social issues. Personal shifts in the government are expected in January.

Mateusz Morawiecki was chosen for the position of new Prime Minister of Poland by the Policy Committee of his mother party, Law and Justice (PiS). 30 out of 33 committee members decided he would be the best person to lead the country.

Morawiecki called his cabinet a government of continuity and expressed a wish to walk in the footsteps of his predecessor. He noted that the most important issues for him during his term will be family, work and housing. Morawiecki will most likely focus on economic issues, as in the previous government he chaired the Ministries of Finance and Development where he shaped the economic reality of Poland. Contrary to everyone’s expectations, he decided to remain in charge of the two ministries.

The new head of the Polish government announced he will increase tax credits and benefits, in particular those affecting the disabled and families with small children. “Social policy is and will remain the most important part of our policy” – declared Morawiecki. Upcoming months will also bring the introduction of the Constitution for Business which came out of the initiative of the new Prime Minister of Poland. It is a series of legal amendments and new regulations that is to me doing business in Poland easier.

This week, Morawiecki is expected to make an expose and receive a vote of confidence from Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament.