Poland appoints new development minister

Conservative politician Waldemar Buda took over as Poland’s new minister for development and technology following a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace on Friday.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (left) and the newly appointed Development and Technology Minister Waldemar Buda (right) during the swearing-in ceremony in Warsaw on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara

"President Andrzej Duda has appointed Waldemar Buda to serve as minister for development and technology at the request of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki,” the Polish Prime Minister's Office said in a Twitter post.

Prezydent Andrzej Duda na wniosek premiera @MorawieckiM powołał Waldemara Budę na stanowisko ministra rozwoju i technologii. pic.twitter.com/0TfmuydNc9

— Kancelaria Premiera (@PremierRP) April 8, 2022

Buda, until now a deputy minister for European funds and regional policy, replaces Piotr Nowak, who lost his job last month amid reports of a rift over access to the European Union's post-pandemic recovery cash.

Prezydent @AndrzejDuda powołał w skład Rady Ministrów @waldemar_buda na stanowisko ministra rozwoju i technologii. pic.twitter.com/jQHNQXPVs0

— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) April 8, 2022

The new Polish development and technology minister is a lawyer by training, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

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Source: IAR, polskieradio24.pl