PM Ewa Kopacz presents new ministers of health, treasury and sport
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Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz appointed professor Marian Zembała as the new Minister of Health, Andrzej Czerwiński, the Minister of the State Treasury, Adam Korol, the new Minister of Sport and Tourism and Marek Biernacki as the minister -coordinator of Polish special services.
"Each of these persons ... knows what it means to serve Polish citizens, knows what hard work means and know problems of ordinary people," said Kopacz at the press conference.
Andrzej Czerwiński is the head of an extraordinary committee for energy industry and energy raw materials, he also served as the mayor of Nowy Sącz in 1994-2001. Professor Marian Zembała used to work with late professor Zbigniew Religa, who was the Health Minister in 2005-2007. Adam Korol is a Polish rower, a gold medalist in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Marek Biernacki was the Minister of Justice in Donald Tusk' administration.
On June 10, Health Minister Bartosz Arłukowicz, Minister of the State Treasury Włodzimierz Karpiński and Minister of Sport Andrzej Biernat have submitted their resignations in connection with the so-called tape scandal.
Two days before, Zbigniew S., a controversial businessman, published documents from the investigation into the matter on his Facebook profile, which consist of transcripts of witness hearings and include names, addresses, telephone numbers, as well as other sensitive information.