The
President of the Council of Ministers (
Polish:
Prezes Rady Ministrów), colloquially referred to as the
Prime Minister of Poland (
Polish:
Premier Polski), is the leader of the
cabinet and the
head of government of
Poland. The current responsibilities and traditions of the office stem from the creation of the contemporary Polish state (
Third Polish Republic), and the office is defined in the
Constitution of 1997. According to the Constitution, the
President of Poland nominates and appoints the prime minister, who will then propose the composition of the
cabinet. Fourteen days following his or her appointment, the prime minister must submit a programme outlining the government's agenda to the
Sejm, requiring a
vote of confidence. The office of the prime minister is generally considered the most powerful post in Polish politics, with the presidency considered largely as a symbolic office. However, conflicts stemming from both interest and conflicting powers have arisen between the two offices in the past.