President officially nominates Kopacz government

President Bronisław Komorowski handed the official nominations to Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and 18 ministers of her government, 13 of which had also been members of the government of Donald Tusk. Cezary Grabarczyk replaces Marek Biernacki as minister of justice, Grzegorz Schetyna replaces Radosław Sikorski as minister of foreign affairs, Teresa Piotrowska takes over from Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz as minister of interior, Andrzej Halicki takes over from Rafał Trzaskowski as minister of administration and digitization and Maria Wasiak will replace Elżbieta Bieńkowska as minister of infrastructure and development. “I would like to wish courage and prudence to the prime minister and the whole cabinet,” Komorowski said at the ceremony. “This year will demand focus on issues that are strategic for the country.”