Deputy Finance Ministers latest to go in ongoing ministerial reshuffle

Two Deputy Finance Ministers Irena Ozog and Tomasz Michalak were unexpectedly dismissed on Friday. The Finance Ministry announced that, "The changes are connected with the reorganization of the ministry." Prime Minister Leszek Miller said that he received a motion from Finance Minister Grzegorz Kolodko to dismiss them. Kolodko said that both Ozog and Michalak submitted their own resignations due to personal reasons. According to Rzeczpospolita, they resigned because Kolodko asked them to leave. (Rzeczpospolita, Jan. 18-19, p. A1) A.Z.