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Unofficial: Centrum lawmaker set to become deputy climate minister

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sławomir Ćwik is expected to replace Mikołaj Dorożała as Poland’s deputy climate and environment minister, according to sources cited by PAP.
  • Dorożała resigned as deputy minister and chief nature conservator after reported differences with Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska over the ministry’s direction.
  • Ćwik is not expected to assume Dorożała’s former responsibilities directly, and another person may become chief nature conservator.

Sławomir Ćwik, a lawmaker from the Centrum parliamentary club, is expected to become Poland’s next deputy climate and environment minister, according to information obtained by PAP from sources close to the club. He is expected to begin work at the ministry on Monday.

Ćwik would replace Mikołaj Dorożała, who resigned as deputy minister and chief nature conservator. Dorożała had held both positions since 2023 and was responsible, among other areas, for forestry.

The change follows differences between Dorożała and Climate and Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska over the ministry’s vision and performance, according to PAP’s sources. One source said Dorożała had been encouraged to resign for several months, adding that cooperation had not worked well for some time. The source said ministry work required cooperation and implementation of a shared climate policy rather than individual initiatives.

He had been encouraged to resign for several months.

· Unnamed PAP sourceThe source described the reported pressure on Mikołaj Dorożała to leave his post.

Ćwik will not directly take over all of Dorożała’s previous responsibilities, including the chief nature conservator’s duties. Another person is expected to assume that role. Newsmax Polska first reported that Ćwik could replace Dorożała.

Ćwik entered the Sejm in 2023 after winning 8,004 votes in the Chełm constituency on the Third Way list. He became a deputy leader of Poland 2050 in February, then left the formation that month with a group of lawmakers and helped establish the Centrum parliamentary club. Since July, he has served on the board of the Union of the Centre party, formed through the merger of the Union of European Democrats and the Centrum Polska association led by Hennig-Kloska. Ćwik is a lawyer who studied at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and completed postgraduate tax studies at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Cooperation had not worked well for some time. Work at the ministry requires cooperation and implementing a shared climate policy, not individual initiatives.

· Unnamed PAP sourceThe source explained the reported differences between Dorożała and Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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