Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Poland)

Ministry of Sport and Tourism

Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki
Ministerial logotype
Seat of the ministry in the Blanka Palace
Agency overview
Formed	1 September 2005[a]
Preceding agency	Ministry of National Education and Sport
Headquarters	ul. Senatorska 14, Warsaw
Agency executive	Sławomir Nitras, Minister of Sport and Tourism First Deputy Minister
Parent agency	Council of Ministers
Website	www.msport.gov.pl

Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland was created on August 23, 2005 by decision of the Council of Ministers under then-Prime Minister Marek Belka.

It was renamed on July 23, 2007 when tourism was placed under ministry authority.^[1]

Ministry goals:

• Overseeing sport clubs
• Matters related to sport
• Matters related to tourism

State-controlled Polska Konfederacja Sportu (Polish Sport Union) became integral part of the ministry.

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