# Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk

The Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk is the coalition government of Poland headed by Donald Tusk who was officially nominated and confirmed as the Prime Minister of Poland on 11 December 2023 by the members of the Sejm following the failure of Mateusz Morawiecki's Third Cabinet to secure a vote of confidence. On 12 December, Tusk addressed the parliament and announced members of his cabinet, later that day Tusk's cabinet successfully obtained a vote of confidence with 248 of the 460 MPs voting in the affirmative. He and his cabinet were officially sworn in by president Andrzej Duda on 13 December 2023.
Tusk previously served as Prime Minister of Poland between 2007 and 2014, President of the European Council between 2014 and 2019, and the president of the European People's Party (EPP) from 2019 to 2022. The opposition's victory in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election and Tusk's return to power in Poland were mostly positively received by the international community, with multiple news outlets pointing to the erosion of certain democratic structures in Poland and the worsening of the country's relationship with the European Union under the former right-wing government led by Law and Justice.

## Background
### 2023 parliamentary election

Tusk's cabinet was formed following the dissolution of Morawiecki's caretaker government originally established as the result of 2023 Polish parliamentary election, which took place on Sunday, 15 October 2023. The United Right won a plurality of seats but fell short of a Sejm majority. The opposition, including the Civic Coalition, Poland 2050, Polish People's Party, and The Left, secured a Senate majority.
Although the United Right would be unable to govern on its own, the Polish president Andrzej Duda stated his intention to re-appoint the incumbent Mateusz Morawiecki as Prime Minister due to the existing albeit unofficial convention of nominating a member of the winning party. The four opposition parties criticized Duda's decision as a delay tactic. The opposition parties subsequently signed a coalition agreement on 10 November, de facto taking over control of the Sejm, and agreed to nominate former Prime Minister and European Council President Donald Tusk as their candidate. Morawiecki's new cabinet, dubbed "two-week government" and "zombie government" by the media due to its anticipated short-livedness, was sworn in on 27 November 2023.

### Nomination of Donald Tusk

As expected, the Morawiecki government was defeated in the Sejm on 11 December 2023, effectively ending its tenure. Immediately following the vote, the four-party opposition coalition nominated Tusk as prime minister. Partia Razem, although part of The Left coalition and therefore entitled to cabinet seats, opted not to enter the government due to a number of key issues being left out of the coalition agreement, but has also vowed to support Tusk's government in votes of confidence. The nomination was subsequently confirmed by absolute majority vote, with 248 members of the Sejm voting in favor. Also on 11 December, president Andrzej Duda accepted Morawiecki's resignation, while designating him as acting Prime Minister of a caretaker government until Tusk's swearing-in ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2023.
Nomination of Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 11 December 2023 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 225 out of 449 Y |
| | Votes in favour • KO (157) • PSL (33) • PL2050 (32) • Lewica (26) | 248 / 460 |
| | Votes against • PiS (181) • KWiN (17) • Kukiz'15 (3) | 201 / 460 |
| | Absent • PiS (9) • KWiN (1) | 10 / 460 |
| Source |||

### Confirmation of the cabinet

On 12 December 2023 Tusk addressed the parliament and announced members of his cabinet. Following his two hour speech 254 MPs signed up to ask questions about his upcoming government. Due to an antisemitic incident perpetuated by MP Grzegorz Braun in the Sejm Complex, the vote of confidence was delayed by several hours. At 9:53 pm, Tusk's cabinet secured the vote of confidence with 248 of the 460 MPs voting in the affirmative. He and his cabinet were officially sworn in by president Andrzej Duda on 13 December 2023.
Vote of confidence in the Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 12 December 2023 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 225 out of 449 Y |
| | Votes in favour • KO (157) • PSL (33) • PL2050 (32) • Lewica (26) | 248 / 460 |
| | Votes against • PiS (182) • KWiN (16) • Kukiz'15 (3) | 201 / 460 |
| | Absent • PiS (8) • KWiN (2) | 10 / 460 |
| Source |||

## Cabinet

On 12 December, members of the Cabinet presented by Donald Tusk were elected by Sejm. The ministers assumed their offices on 13 December, upon their appointment and swearing-in by the President.
| Office | Portrait | Name | Party | Party | In office | In office |
| Office | Portrait | Name | Party | Party | From | To |
| Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers |||||||
| Prime Minister | | Donald Tusk | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz | | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of National Defense | | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz | | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | | Krzysztof Gawkowski | | New Left | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Digital Affairs | | Krzysztof Gawkowski | | New Left | 13 December 2023 | |
| Constitutional ministers |||||||
| Minister of Justice | | Adam Bodnar | | Independent (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of State Assets | | Borys Budka | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | 13 May 2024 |
| Minister of Industry | | Marzena Czarnecka | | Independent | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Finance | | Andrzej Domański | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy | | Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk | | New Left | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Climate and Environment | | Paulina Hennig-Kloska | | Poland 2050 | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Development and Technology | | Krzysztof Hetman | | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 | 13 May 2024 |
| Minister of State Assets | | Jakub Jaworowski | | Independent | 13 May 2024 | |
| Minister of the Interior and Administration | | Marcin Kierwiński | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | 13 May 2024 |
| Minister of Infrastructure | | Dariusz Klimczak | | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Health | | Izabela Leszczyna | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Sport and Tourism | | Sławomir Nitras | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Education | | Barbara Nowacka | | Polish Initiative (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Development and Technology | | Krzysztof Paszyk | | Polish People's Party | 13 May 2024 | |
| Minister of Funding and Regional Policy | | Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz | | Poland 2050 | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | | Czesław Siekierski | | Polish People's Party | 13 December 2023 | |
| Coordinator of the Secret Services | | Tomasz Siemoniak | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Interior and Administration | | Tomasz Siemoniak | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 May 2024 | |
| Minister of Culture and National Heritage | | Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | 13 May 2024 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | | Radosław Sikorski | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister for the European Union | | Adam Szłapka | | Modern (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Science | | Dariusz Wieczorek | | New Left | 13 December 2023 | 17 January 2025 |
| Minister of Science | | Marcin Kulasek | | New Left | 17 January 2025 | |
| Minister of Culture and National Heritage | | Hanna Wróblewska | | Independent | 13 May 2024 | |
| Other cabinet ministers |||||||
| Minister without portfolio | | Jan Grabiec | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister | | Jan Grabiec | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister for Civil Society | | Agnieszka Buczyńska | | Poland 2050 | 13 December 2023 | 16 October 2024 |
| Chair of the Public Benefit Committee | | Agnieszka Buczyńska | | Poland 2050 | 13 December 2023 | 16 October 2024 |
| Minister for Civil Society | | Adriana Porowska | | Poland 2050 | 16 October 2024 | |
| Chair of the Public Benefit Committee | | Adriana Porowska | | Poland 2050 | 16 October 2024 | |
| Minister for Equality | | Katarzyna Kotula | | New Left | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister for Senior Citizens Affairs | | Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz | | Civic Platform (KO) | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister without portfolio | | Maciej Berek | | Independent | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister without portfolio | | Marcin Kierwiński | | Civic Platform (KO) | 26 September 2024 | |

## Supporting parties

| Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Leader | Party | Party | Ideology | Sejm Deputies | Senators | Ministers |
| | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Donald Tusk | | Civic Platform | Social liberalism | 157 / 460 | 42 / 100 | 9 / 27 |
| | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Donald Tusk | | Modern | Social liberalism | 157 / 460 | 42 / 100 | 1 / 27 |
| | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Donald Tusk | | Polish Initiative | Social liberalism | 157 / 460 | 42 / 100 | 1 / 27 |
| | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Civic Coalition | Donald Tusk | | Independent | Social liberalism | 157 / 460 | 42 / 100 | 1 / 27 |
| | Third Way | Third Way | Third Way | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz | | Polish People's Party (Polish Coalition) | Christian democracy | 33 / 460 | 12 / 100 | 4 / 27 |
| | Third Way | Third Way | Third Way | Szymon Hołownia | | Poland 2050 | Christian democracy | 32 / 460 | 12 / 100 | 3 / 27 |
| | The Left | The Left | The Left | Włodzimierz CzarzastyRobert Biedroń | | New Left | Social democracy | 21 / 460 | 9 / 100 | 4 / 27 |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | Independents | 4 / 27 |
| Government | Government | Government | Government | Government | Government | Government | Government | 242 / 460 | 63 / 100 | 27 |
| Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | 1 / 460 | 3 / 100 | 27 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 243 / 460 | 66 / 100 | 27 |

## Popular mandate

Support for governing parties according to the popular vote in the 2023 election.
| Member party | Member party | Popular vote (Sejm) | Percentage (Sejm) | MPs | Ministers | Popular vote (Senate) | Percentage (Senate) | Senators | Leader |
| | Civic Coalition | 6,629,402 | 30.70% | 157 | 12 | 6,187,295 | 28.91% | 41 | Donald Tusk |
| | Third Way | 3,110,670 | 14.41% | 65 | 7 | 2,462,360 | 11.50% | 11 | Władysław Kosiniak-KamyszSzymon Hołownia |
| | The Left | 1,859,018 | 8.61% | 26 | 4 | 1,131,639 | 5.29% | 9 | Włodzimierz CzarzastyRobert Biedroń |
| | Independents | — | — | — | 4 | 1,211,186 | 5.66% | 5 | |
| Gov.+Supp. | Gov.+Supp. | 11,599,090 | 53.72% | 248 | 27 | 10,992,480 | 51.36% | 66 | Donald Tusk |
| Poland | Poland | 21,593,295 | 100% | 460 | — | 21,402,998 | 100% | 100 | |

## Notations

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