[1] In December 2007, Matusiewicz was appointed as the vice-voivode of the province, where he assisted the central government's activities in health care, the Ministry of Treasury's provincial assets, national road inspection, and education board supervision.

[1] Shortly after his election, Matusiewicz was chosen as the next Marshal of Silesia by the Civic Platform, Polish People's Party and Silesian Autonomy Movement parliamentary coalition.

[6] Matusiewicz's marshalship underwent a massive political and popular backlash following the completion of Silesian Railways' takeover of the rest of Przewozy Regionalne's services in Silesia on 9 December 2012.

[7] As marshal, Matusiewicz assumed responsibility for the crisis, and offered his resignation to the assembly on 20 December, stating, "I prefer to leave with honor than to go down in history as part of a gallery of cowards afraid to make important decisions.

[8] Despite the crisis and the problematic beginning of the provincial-wide rail service, Matusiewicz stressed in January 2013 that he remained proud of its creation and expressed confidence in its future.