Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of Poland (or just Ministry of (the) Treasury according to its own English webpage) was formed to administer issues related to
State Treasury of
Poland. The formation of the ministry occurred in 1996 during the
Polish administrative reform of 1996. It was dissolved in 2017.
The ministry traces its history the
Ministry of Ownership Transformation (Ministerstwo Przekształceń Własnościowych), established around 1990 to oversee
privatization of the
economy of Poland, which before 1990 was significantly controlled and owned by the communist government of the
People's Republic of Poland
The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...
. In modern Poland, the Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of Poland is separate from the
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland
Poland's Ministry of Finance ( pl, Ministerstwo Finansów), headed by the Minister of Finance ''(Minister Finansów)'', is part of the government of Poland. Among its powers and responsibilities it drafts the national budget, deals with taxes, ...
. However, until 1950, the modern Polish Ministry of Finance functioned under the name of the Ministry of State Treasury. In 1950, the Ministry of State Treasury was liquidated and a new Ministry of Finance was created. In 1996 the Ministry of State Treasury was recreated, in a limited scope compared to its old namesake, and now exists alongside of the Ministry of Finance.
The last
minister
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
was
Dawid Jackiewicz.
See also
*
Ministry of Economy A ministry of economy, ministry of commerce, ministry of economic affairs or department of commerce is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the economy or economic policy.
List
Examples of such mini ...
*
Ministry of Finance
*
Polish Development Fund
External links
*
Ministry of State Treasury of the Republic of PolandMinistry's English webpage
State Treasury
Poland, State Treasury
Poland
Ministries established in 1996
Finance in Poland
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