New education minister for Poland

Conservative politician Przemysław Czarnek is expected to take over as Poland’s new education and science minister on Monday.

Poland's incoming Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek.

Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

The swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Warsaw is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.

Czarnek, who is a lawmaker with Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, takes on his new role as part of a wide-ranging government reshuffle in Warsaw.

His appointment was delayed after he tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month. 

Czarnek is a lawyer by training and former governor of Poland’s eastern Lubelskie province.

He lectures at the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) and is known for his opposition to LGBT rights.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR