National
Prime Minister
- Polish: Prezes Rady Ministrów
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic, who on the Prime Minister's proposal appoints the other members of the Council of Ministers; the Council must obtain a vote of confidence from the Sejm within 14 days (Constitution Art. 154). If the Council fails the vote, the Sejm itself elects a Prime Minister and Council by an absolute majority and the President appoints them (Art. 154(2)-(3)); this route produced the Tusk government on 13 December 2023 (MP 2023 poz. 1383).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Poland
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Donald Tusk KO since December 2023 Report Source: gov.pl, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- api.sejm.gov.pl · checked Monitor Polski 2023 poz. 1383 (Art. 154 ust. 3 Konstytucji, Rada Ministrów wybrana przez Sejm), read 2026-10-12: selection_detail extended with the Sejm-election route. For: Prime Minister
- sejm.gov.pl · checked Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997 (official English text, Sejm website), read 2026-10-12: structure, officers, terms and competences of the bodies below. For: Prime Minister, Prime Minister in Polish
- gov.pl · checked Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów, gov.pl "Skład Rady Ministrów", undated, read 2026-10-12: lists this holder in this portfolio (21 members, matching the loaded Council). Appointment acts: MP 2023 poz. 1382-1383, MP 2025 poz. 56, 689-690; Berek dismissed MP 2026 poz. 808. For: Donald Tusk, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Third Tusk cabinet (English), page text to mid-August 2026, read 2026-10-12: Council of Ministers membership and appointment dates since 13 Dec 2023, reshuffle of 24 Jul 2025. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the gov.pl Council of Ministers page is rendered by script and could not be read; ministers are those listed as full members. For: Donald Tusk, current term