Marchuk government

The Marchuk government was formed on 8 June 1995 under the leadership of Yevhen Marchuk. It was the first of two governments (along with the First Lazarenko government) to be appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma. It was the fourth cabinet formed since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union, after the Fokin government, Kuchma government, and Second Masol government.

Marchuk Government
4th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1991)
Date formed8 June 1995
Date dissolved27 May 1996
People and organisations
Head of stateLeonid Kuchma
Head of governmentYevhen Marchuk
Deputy head of government
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Outgoing election27 March 1994
Incoming formationSecond Masol government
Outgoing formationFirst Lazarenko government
PredecessorVitaliy Masol
SuccessorPavlo Lazarenko

History

Formation

The Marchuk government was appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma on 3 March 1995 in an acting capacity,[1] and was subsequently appointed in a full capacity as Prime Minister on 8 June 1995 after the collapse of the Second Masol government.[2] Having previously been appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Marchuk was the first of two prime ministers to be appointed directly by the President, along with Pavlo Lazarenko. Marchuk's government also had decreased powers after the 1995 Ukrainian constitutional agreement.[3]

Fall

Soon after the government's establishment, tensions between Marchuk and Kuchma began to increase as Marchuk prepared for a presidential campaign of his own against Kuchma in 1999. Kuchma cited in his dismissal of Marchuk the worsening state of Ukraine's economy, Marchuk's focus on bolstering his political image, the fact that deputies are forbidden from holding political office, but this was regarded by Marchuk's allies as an effort to push him out of power.[4]

Composition

President Leonid Kuchma appointed each member of the Marchuk government by presidential decree, bypassing the process of nominating them through the Verkhovna Rada.

On 1 December 1995, Serhii Poliakov became Minister of the Coal Industry.[5] Mykhailo Zubets also became Deputy Prime Minister for the agro-industrial complex on 29 March 1996.[6]

Logo Office Incumbent[7]
Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk
First Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko
Deputy Prime Minister (Agro-industrial complex)
  • Petro Sabluk
    (until 29 March 1996)
  • Mykhailo Zubets
    (from 29 March 1996)
Deputy Prime Minister (Humanitarian policy) Ivan Kuras
Deputy Prime Minister (Economic policy) Roman Shpek
Deputy Prime Minister (Economic reforms) Viktor Pynzenyk
Deputy Prime Minister (Fuel-energy complex) Vasyl Yevtukhov
Deputy Prime Minister (Political and legal issues) Oleksandr Yemets
Deputy Prime Minister (Industrial policy) Anatoliy Kinakh
Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Kravchenko
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hennadiy Udovenko
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Serhii Osyka
Minister of Finance Petro Hermanchuk
Minister of Defence Valeriy Shmarov
Minister of Social Policy Arkadii Yershov
Minister of Justice Serhiy Holovatyi
Minister of Healthcare Yevhen Korolenko
Minister of Education Mykhailo Zghurovskyi
Minister of Energy and Electrification Oleksii Sheberstov
Minister of the Coal Industry
  • Viktor Poltavets
    (until 1 December 1995)
  • Serhii Poliakov
    (from 1 December 1995)
Minister of Forestry Valerii Samoplavskyi
Minister of Fisheries Mykola Shvedenko
Minister of Industry Valerii Mazur
Minister of Economy Vasyl Hureiev
Minister of Transport Ivan Dankevych
Minister of Press and Information Affairs Mykhailo Onufriichuk
Minister of Communications Valerii Yefremov
Minister of Agriculture and Food Pavlo Haidutskyi
Minister of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety Yuriy Kostenko
Minister of Culture and the Arts Dmytro Ostapenko
Minister of Youth and Sports Valeriy Borzov
Minister of Emergency Situations Volodymyr Kholosha
Minister of Statistics Mykola Borysenko
Minister of Labour Mykhailo Kaskevych
Minister of Nationality and Migration Volodymyr Yevtukh
Minister of Mechanical Engineering, the Military-Industrial Complex, and Conversion Valerii Maliev
Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Valeriy Pustovoitenko

References
  1. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ про призначення Є. Марчука прем'єр-міністром України" [ACT OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE on the appointment of Ye. Marchuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine]. President of Ukraine. 3 March 1995. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ про призначення Є. Марчука прем'єр-міністром України" [ACT OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE on the appointment of Ye. Marchuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine]. President of Ukraine. 3 March 1995. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. Kapsamun, Ivan (7 August 2023). "«Спокійна сила»" ["Quiet Power"]. The Day (Kyiv) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. "Ukraine President Fires Premier Over Economy". Los Angeles Times. 28 May 1996. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. "Поляков Сергій Васильович" [Poliakov, Serhii Vasylovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. "Зубець Михайло Васильович" [Zubets, Mykhailo Vasylovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. Acts of the President of Ukraine, No. 511/95–No. 535/95, 664/95–665/95, 691/95–694/95, 883/95, 886/95, 935/95, 222/96–223/96
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