About the National Security Council
The powers and scope of responsibilities of NSC:
National Security Council (NSC) is the President’s advisory body on the matters relating to Poland’s internal and external security.
NSC’s function is to investigate the issues and to form the opinions that relate to State’s security, which includes:
- general guidelines for State’s security,
- principles and directions of the foreign policy,
- directions for the Armed Forces development,
- issues relating to external security,
- threats to the internal security and resources for countering them.
NSC’s functioning mode:
President calls the Council and determines the agenda.
National Security Bureau’s responsibilities within NSC:
Factual, organisational, technical and financial services provided for the benefit of the Council.
Currently the National Security Council includes:
- Ewa KOPACZ – Speaker of the Lower House
- Bogdan BORUSEWICZ – Speaker of the Upper House
- Donald TUSK – Prime Minister
- Waldemar PAWLAK – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy
- Stanisław KOZIEJ – Head of the National Security Bureau
- Radosław SIKORSKI – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Tomasz SIEMONIAK – Minister of National Defence
- Jacej CICHOCKI – Minister of Internal Affairs
- Leszek MILLER – Chairman of SLD (Democratic Left Alliance)
- Janusz PALIKOT – Chairman of Palikot's movement
Members of the NSC until 27 December 2011
- Grzegorz SCHETYNA - Speaker of the Lower House
- Bogdan BORUSEWICZ - Speaker of the Upper House
- Donald TUSK - Prime Minister
- Waldemar PAWLAK - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy
- Stanisław KOZIEJ - Head of the National Security Bureau
- Radosław SIKORSKI - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Tomasz SIEMONIAK - Minister of National Defence
- Bogdan KLICH - Minister of National Defence (20 May 2010 - 2 september 2011)
- Jerzy MILLER - Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration
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Jarosław KACZYŃSKI - Chairman of PiS (Law and Justice) (28 December 2005 - 9 November 2010)
- Grzegorz NAPIERALSKI - Chairman of SLD (Democratic Left Alliance)
- Paweł KOWAL - Chairman of PJN (Poland Comes First)
- Joanna KLUZIK-ROSTKOWSKA - Chairman of PJN (Poland Comes First) (28 April 2001 - 15 June 2011)
Members of the NSC 2005-2010:
- Bogdan BORUSEWICZ (28 December 2005 - 31 October 2007)
- Ludwik DORN (28 December 2005 - 5 February 2008)
- Marek JUREK(28 December 2005 - 21 August 2007)
- Jarosław KACZYŃSKI (28 December 2005 - 9 November 2010)
- Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ (28 December 2005 - 21 August 2007)
- Radosław SIKORSKI (28 December 2005 - 18 September 2007)
- Stefan MELLER (20 February 2006 - 14 March 2007)
- Anna FOTYGA (7 September 2006 - 20 May 2010)
- Janusz KACZMAREK (14 March 2007 - 21 August 2007)
- Aleksander SZCZYGŁO (14 March 2007 - 10 April 2010)
Members of the NSC 2000-2005:
- Jerzy BAHR
- Marek BELKA
- Ryszard KALISZ
- Ryszard ŁUKASIK
- Adam Daniel ROTFELD
- Marek Maciej SIWIEC
- Bogusław STRZELECKI
- Henryk SZUMSKI
Members of the NSC 1998-2000:
- Leszek BALCEROWICZ
- Jerzy BUZEK
- Bronisław GEREMEK
- Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ
- Alicja GRZEŚKOWIAK
- Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ
- Maciej PŁAŻYŃSKI
- Janusz TOMASZEWSKI
- Marek SIWIEC
