Shmyhal Government

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's first government was the Honcharuk Government, formed after the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election. However, Zelenskyy was dissatisfied with the government due to high ministerial salaries and poor performance.[3] On 3 March 2020, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk tendered his resignation, and by law this triggered the automatic resignation of the Honcharuk Government.[4] In his 4 March 2020 address to the parliament, Zelenskyy expressed his hope for a stronger government,[5] and that day Honcharuk was dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) and Denys Shmyhal was appointed prime minister.[6][7]

The transition from the Honcharuk government was treated in some local press as worrisome, with the Kyiv Post calling it "hasty" and "awkward".[3][8]

At the time of appointment of the government five minister seats remained vacant at the following ministries: the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Education.[6] Four ministers kept the same post as they had in the previous Honcharuk government: the Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy, and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.[6] Two ministers switched posts: Vadym Prystaiko left the Foreign Ministry and became the Deputy Prime Minister for Eurointegration while Dmytro Kuleba did the complete opposite, taking on the post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[6] On 18 May 2021 parliament dismissed Krykliy as Minister.[11]

All the ministerial posts — apart from those of the Ministers of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs that were put forward for voting by President Zelensky as these post are presidential nominations[12] — were voted in by a package vote, with the support of 277 people's deputies.[6]

Health Minister Illia Yemets and Finance Minister Ihor Umanskyi were dismissed by the parliament on 30 March 2020.[13]

Initially the government did not have a separate Environmental Minister (the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection was at first responsible for environmental policies), but on 19 June 2020 Roman Abramovsky was appointed Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources.[14]

On 4 July 2020 President Zelensky announced that a (new post of) Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Policy could appear in the government in a week.[15] On 16 July 2020 Oleh Urusky was appointed Vice Prime Minister responsible for the new Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.[16][17]

In the (previous government installed in August 2019) Honcharuk government the ministry responsible for agricultural policies was the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture.[18] But in January 2020 President Zelensky stated the need to split the agriculture part of this Ministry.[19] When the Shmyhal government was formed the Minister (in the Honcharuk government) of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Tymofiy Mylovanov refused to head a newly reestablish Ministry of Agriculture.[20] On 9 July 2020 Zelensky predicted that "at maximum in September" Ukraine would have a separate Minister of Agriculture again.[19] On 17 December 2020 Roman Leshchenko was appointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food.[21] Mykola Solskyi replaced him on 24 March 2022.[22]

Veteran Minister Serhiy Bessarab resigned on 16 December 2020 for health reasons.[23] He was replaced two days later with Yulia Laputina.[24]

On 18 May 2021 the Ukrainian parliament dismissed Ihor Petrashko as Minister of Economic Development and Trade.[25] Two days later his successor became Oleksiy Liubchenko, who was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister.[26] Liubchenko was dismissed by Parliament on 3 November 2021.[27]

On 12 July 2021 Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov announced that he had submitted his resignation as Interior Minister, and his resignation was accepted by parliament two days later.[28][29] On 16 July 2021 Denys Monastyrsky was appointed Avakov's successor.[30] Following his January 2023 death in a helicopter crash, Monastyrsky was succeeded by Ihor Klymenko on 7 February 2023.[31][32]

Environmental minister Roman Abramovsky and minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleh Urusky and Minister of Defence Andriy Taran were dismissed by Parliament on 3 November 2021.[33][34][35]

On 2 December 2022 the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development and the Ministry of Infrastructure were merged, creating the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure. Infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov took over as head of the combined ministry.[36]

Three Ministers were dismissed by parliament on 20 March 2023; Minister of Education and Science Serhiy Shkarlet, Minister of Strategic Industries Pavlo Riabikin and the Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.[37] The same day parliament received Prime Minister Shmyhal's submissions on the appointment of three ministers; Mykhailo Fedorov as Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology, Minister of Digital Transformation, Oksen Lisovyi as Minister of Education and Science and Oleksandr Kamyshin as Minister of Strategic Industries.[38] On 21 March 2023 all three were appointed to these posts.[39]

On 27 July 2023 Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko was dismissed by parliament after criticism, also by President Zelensky, of government spending on Ukrainian culture during wartime.[40]

On 6 September 2023 Rustem Umierov replaced Oleksii Reznikov as defense minister of Ukraine.[41]

Logo	Office	Incumbent[6]
	Prime Minister		Denys Shmyhal
	First Vice Prime Minister		Oleksiy Liubchenko (20 May 2021 – 3 November 2021)[27][26] Yulia Svyrydenko (since 4 November 2021)
	Vice Prime Minister (European and Euro-Atlantic Integration)		Vadym Prystaiko (4 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
			Olha Stefanishyna (since 4 June 2020)[42]
	Vice Prime Minister Minister of Strategic Industries		Oleh Urusky (16 July 2020 – 3 November 2021)[34][16] Pavlo Riabikin (4 November 2021 - 20 March 2023[37]) Oleksandr Kamyshin (since 21 March 2023[39])
	Vice Prime Minister (Innovation, Education, Science and Technology) Minister of Digital Transformation		Mykhailo Fedorov[lower-alpha 1] (formally dismissed on 20 March 2023,[37] but reinstated with expanded portfolio the following day[39])
	Vice Prime Minister Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories		Oleksii Reznikov (until 3 November 2021)
			Iryna Vereshchuk (since 4 November 2021)
	Minister of Internal Affairs		Arsen Avakov (until 15 July 2021)[28]
			Denys Monastyrsky (16 July 2021 – 18 January 2023)[30][44]
			Ihor Klymenko (since 7 February 2023;[32] acting 18 January 2023[31] – 7 February 2023)
	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Dmytro Kuleba (since 4 March 2020)
	Minister for Veterans Affairs		Serhiy Bessarab (until 16 December 2020)[23] Yulia Laputina (since 18 December 2020)[24]
	Minister of Youth and Sports		Vadym Gutzeit (since 4 March 2020)
	Minister of Finance		Ihor Umanskyi (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020) Serhiy Marchenko (since 30 March 2020)
	Minister of Infrastructure		Vladyslav Krykliy (18 May 2021 parliament dismissed Krykliy as Minister)[11][lower-alpha 2] Oleksandr Kubrakov (since 20 May 2021)[46]
	Minister of Social Policy		Maryna Lazebna (4 March 2020 – 18 July 2022) Oksana Zholnovych (since 19 July 2022)
	Minister of Justice		Denys Maliuska[lower-alpha 3] (since 29 August 2019)
	Minister of Defence		Andriy Taran (until 3 November 2021)[35] Oleksii Reznikov (4 November 2021 – 5 September 2023) Rustem Umierov (since 6 September 2023)[41]
	Minister of Healthcare		Illia Yemets (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020) Maksym Stepanov (30 March 2020 – 18 May 2021)[48] Viktor Liashko (since 20 May 2021)[49]
	Minister of Education and Science		Yuriy Polyukhovych (acting 4 March 2020 – 25 March 2020) Lubomyra Mandziy (acting 25 March 2020 – 25 June 2020) Serhiy Shkarlet (acting until 17 December 2020 - 20 March 2023[37][50][51]) Oksen Lisovyi (since 21 March 2023[39])
	Minister of Energy		Vitaliy Shubin (acting 11 March 2020 – 16 April 2020)[52] Olha Buslavets (acting minister 16 April 2020 – 20 November 2020)[52] Yuriy Boyko (acting minister 20 November 2020 – 21 December 2020)[53] Yuriy Vitrenko (acting 21 December 2020 – 29 April 2021)[54] German Galushchenko (since 29 April 2021)[55]
	Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources		Roman Abramovsky (19 June 2020 – 3 November 2021)[33][14] Ruslan Strilets (acting until 14 April 2022)[56]
	Minister of Economic Development and Trade		Pavlo Kukhta (acting 4 March 2020 – 17 March 2020) Ihor Petrashko (17 March 2020 – 18 May 2021)[25] Oleksiy Liubchenko (20 May 2021 – 3 November 2021)[26] Yulia Svyrydenko (since 4 November 2021)
	Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food		Roman Leshchenko (17 December 2020 – 24 March 2022)[21] Mykola Solskyi (since 24 March 2022[22])
	Minister of Culture and Information Policy		Svitlana Fomenko (acting 10 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
			Oleksandr Tkachenko (4 June 2020 – 27 July 2023)[57][40]
	Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers		Oleh Nemchinov (since 4 March 2020)
	Minister of Communities and Territories Development		Oleksiy Chernyshov (4 March 2020 – 3 November 2022) Oleksandr Kubrakov (since 2 December 2022; as Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure[36])

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