Polska elita rządowa po 2005 roku
- Year of publication: 2014
- Source: Show
- Pages: 193-211
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2014.41.11
- PDF: apsp/41/apsp4111.pdf
In the years 2005 – 2012, the representatives of Polish governing elite were mainly in their 40s and 50s (71%). In this period, the proportion of women in the Council of Ministers has increased to reach 18%. However, the female representatives did not have any significant influence on political decisions made by the Cabinet. Following the Parliamentary elections in 2005, the number of highly educated figures in the Council of Ministers has significantly decreased (to 31%). Despite the fact that the education level of the governing elite was very high, some of the Ministers proved to be unqualified to act in the appointed positions. Promotion from the positions of “pawns” to the position of “pieces” resulted mainly from political factors. Over one third of the Ministers had governing experience in Local Governments. The biographies of 108 members of the Cabinets, which were compiled aft er the Parliamentary elections in 2005, revealed 87 nominations for positions in the Council of Ministers and Government administration.