Government ministries of Ukraine
Government ministries in Ukraine are the central bodies that are entrusted to implement a state policies in a certain field of government (finance, justice, interior etc.).[1] Each ministry is governed by a respective minister. The collective of ministries is called the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The modern Ukrainian ministries were first established after the February Revolution of 1917 when the Russian Emperor was forced to abdicate. The first ministries (secretariats) were Secretariat of state, Finance, Justice, Labor, Education, Communication, Trade and Industry, Transportation, , Military, Agriculture, and Office of General Secretariat (General Secretariat of Ukraine).
Current Ministries
| Ministry |
Creation |
Notes | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrarian Policy and Food | 1947 | Restructured in 2010 (Agrarian Policy) | |
| Cabinet of Ministers | 1917 | with breaks (secretariat with ministerial portfolio functions) | |
| Culture and Information Policy | 1953 | Restructured in 2010 (Culture and Tourism) | |
| Defense | 1991 | Revived (previously 1917–1920 and 1946) | |
| Digital Transformation | 2019 | Formerly State Agency on E-governance | |
| Ecology and Natural Resources | 1991 | Restructured in 2010 (Natural Environment Protection) | |
| Economic Development and Trade | 2010 | Replaced the Ministry of Economy | |
| Education and Science | 1917 | Merged in 2010 Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Family Affairs, Youth and Sports | |
| Energy and Coal Mining Industry | 1982 | Merged in 2010 Ministry of Fuel and Energy and Ministry of Coal Mining Industry | |
| Finance | 1917 | ||
| Foreign Affairs | 1944 | Revived (previously 1917–1923) | |
| Healthcare | 1917 | ||
| Information | 2014 | ||
| Infrastructure | 2010 | Replaced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication | |
| Internal Affairs | 1917 | ||
| Justice | 1917 | ||
| Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living | 1990 | Merged in 2010 Ministry of Regional Development and Construction and Ministry of Communal Living | |
| Social Policy | 1997 | Renamed in 2010 the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (transitioned from Ministry of Labor) |
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| Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs | 2016 | ||
| Youth and Sports | 2013 | Revived (previously in 2005–2010 and 1991–1996) | |
| Ministry for Veterans Affairs[2] | 2018 |
Former ministries
- Ministry of Industrial Policy (or Industry)[3] 1997–2014
- Ministry of Machine-building, Military-Industrial Complex, and Conversion 1996–1997 (transformed)
- Ministry of Emergencies (or Emergencies and Protection of Population from the Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe) 1991–2012 (degraded)
- Foreign Relations and Trade 1991–2000
- Ministry of Trade 1991–1992 (merged)
- Ministry of Science and Technology 1996–1999
- Ministry of Revenues and Duties 2012–2014
- Ministry of Coal [Mining] Industry 1987–2010
- Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities 2007–2010
- Ministry of Family Affairs and Youth 1996–2005 (merged) → Youth and Sports
- Ministry of Labor 1990–2010 (transitioned) → Social Policy
- Ministry of Transportation 1953–2010 (merged) → Infrastructure
- Ministry of Automobile Transportation (degraded) → Ukravtodor
- Ministry of Construction and Exploitation of Automobile Roads
- Ministry of [Rail]ways 1917–1920
- [Former agrarian ministries]
- Ministry of Fishing [Resources] Management 1995 - 1997
- Ministry of Bread Products
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of State Farms
- Ministry of Industrial Construction Materials
- Ministry of Social Security
- Ministry of Forest Management
- Ministry of Amelioration and Water Management
- Ministry of Light Industry
- Ministry of Special Construction
- Ministry of Construction (Construction and Architecture)
- Ministry of Higher and Special General Education
- Ministry of Statistics
- Ministry of Exterior Economy
- Ministry of Denationalization and De-monopolization
- Ministry of Nationalities and Migration
- Ministry in relationship with Verkhovna Rada
- Ministry of Press (Information)
- Ministry of Higher Education
- Ministry of Communication
- Ministry of Forest, Cellulose-Paper, and Wood Processing Industry
- Ministry of Fruits and Vegetables
- Ministry of Meat and Milk Industry
- Ministry of Food Industry
- Ministry of Preparations
- Ministry of Consumer Services of Population
- Ministry of Geology
- Ministry of Black Metallurgy
- Ministry of Montage and Special Construction
- Ministry of Industrial Construction
Original ministries (secretariats)
| Ministry |
Creation |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Secretariat of Interior | predecessor of Ministry of Interior | |
| Secretariat of Nationalities | predecessor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Secretariat of Finance | predecessor of Ministry of Finance | |
| Secretariat of Justice | predecessor of Ministry of Justice | |
| Secretariat of Labor | ||
| Secretariat of Education | predecessor of Ministry of Education and Science | |
| Secretariat of Communication | predecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure | |
| Secretariat of Trade and Industry | predecessor of Ministry of Economy | |
| Secretariat of Transportation | predecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure | |
| Secretariat of Food Supply | ||
| Secretariat of Military | predecessor of Ministry of Defense | |
| Secretariat of Agriculture | predecessor of Ministry of Agrarian | |
| Office of General Secretariat | predecessor of Ministry of Cabinet of Ministers |
See also
References
- Economic encyclopedia. "Academiya". Kyiv 2002 ISBN 966-580-074-4
- Ukraine parliament appoints Markarova, Friz ministers, UNIAN (22 November 2018)
- Cabinet decides to unite Industrial Policy Ministry and Economy Ministry, Kyiv Post (March 28, 2014)
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