Glapiński covers departments. NBP with a changed structure

The assignment of other departments to other members of the NBP management board has not changed, including Paweł Mucha, member of the NBP management board, who has not supervised any department since March 2023.

NBP management board too small?

The current NBP management board has the minimum number of 6 people provided for by law, so if the vacancy left by Lipiński is not filled, the number of management board members would fall below the level required by the NBP Act.

In October, President Karol Nawrocki again submitted for the Prime Minister's countersignature applications to appoint three current members of the Monetary Policy Council, Ludwik Kotecki, Przemysław Litwiniuk, Marcin Zarzecki and the former vice-president of the NBP in 2020-26, Marta Kightley, to the NBP management board.

Pursuant to the Act, the management board of the National Bank of Poland consists of the president of the central bank and six to eight members, including two vice-presidents. The term of office of management board members is 6 years, and the same person cannot hold this position for more than two consecutive terms.

Members of the management board are appointed and dismissed by the president at the request of the president of the NBP. However, according to the constitution, as a rule, official acts of the president require the countersignature of the prime minister, with the exception of, among others, a request to the Sejm to appoint the president of the NBP or members of the Monetary Policy Council. Therefore, the appointment of members of the central bank's management board requires a countersignature.

Composition of the NBP Management Board