Yekhanurov government
The first Yekhanurov Government was appointed after the first Tymoshenko Government was sacked amid resignations and corruption claims.[1] Twelve days later the Ukrainian Parliament rejecting Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko choice of Yuri Yekhanurov for Prime Minister. Yekhanurov was three votes short of the 226 needed for approval with three out of 52 deputies from the Regions faction voting for Yekhanurov.[2] On September 22, 2005 the Ukrainian parliament did approved Yekhanurov appointment with 289 votes. This time all the Parliamentarians of the Party of Regions faction of losing presidential candidate (in 2004) Viktor Yanukovych backed the appointment.[3] This shortly after a "Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Authorities And The Opposition" was signed by Yekhanurov, Yushchenko and Yanukovych.[4][5][6]
Yekhanurov Government | |
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| 11th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990) | |
| Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine.svg | |
| Date formed | September 22, 2005 |
| Date dissolved | January 10, 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Viktor Yushchenko |
| Head of government | Yuriy Yekhanurov |
| Deputy head of government | Stanislav Stashevsky |
| No. of ministers | 23 |
| Member party | NUNS Socialist Party of Ukraine |
| Opposition party | Communist Party of Ukraine |
| Opposition leader | Petro Symonenko |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | First Tymoshenko government |
| Successor | Second Yanukovych government |
Yekhanurov government lost a vote of no confidence on January 10, 2006[7] but stayed in power until the parliamentary election two months later.
Creation
Appointment of Yekhanurov (21-22 September 2005)
| Faction[8] | Number of deputies | For | Against | Abstained | Didn't vote | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communists | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Party of Regions of Ukraine | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Party | 47 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Our Ukraine | 45 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Socialist Party of Ukraine | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukrainian People's Party | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward, Ukraine! | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| One Ukraine | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reforms and Order Party | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| People's Movement of Ukraine | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faction of PDP and Labour Ukraine | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All factions | 429 | 289 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 90 |
Composition[9]
| Party key | Our Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party of Ukraine |
| Office | Name minister | Party | Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Yuriy Yekhanurov | 8 September / 22 September (approved) | |
| First Vice Prime Minister | Stanislav Stashevsky | 28 September | |
| First Vice Prime Minister — Industry | Anatoliy Kinakh (acting) | 8 September – 27 September | |
| Vice Prime Minister (on Humanitarian and Social issues) | Viacheslav Kyrylenko | 28 September | |
| Vice Prime Minister (on Agro-Industrial Complex) | Yuriy Melnyk | 5 October | |
| Vice Prime Minister (on Administrative-Territorial reform) | Roman Bezsmertnyi | 8 September / 28 September – 27 November | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Yuriy Lutsenko | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Borys Tarasyuk | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Coal Industry | Viktor Topolov | 8 September / 27 September | |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism | Ihor Likhovy | 5 October | |
| Oksana Bilozir (acting) | 8 September – 28 September | ||
| Minister of Defense | Anatoliy Hrytsenko | 8 September / 30 September | |
| Minister of Economics | Arseniy Yatseniuk | 28 September | |
| Serhiy Teryokhin (acting) | 8 September – 27 September | ||
| Minister of Education and Science | Stanislav Nikolaenko | 8 September / 27 September | |
| Minister of Fuel and Energy | Ivan Plachkov | 8 September / 27 September | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Policy | Ivan Sakhan | 27 September | |
| Vyacheslav Kyrylenko (acting) | 8 September – 27 September | ||
| Minister of Construction, Architecture and Residential-Communal Farming | Pavlo Kachur | 28 September | |
| Minister of Health Care | Yuriy Polyachenko | 14 October | |
| Mykola Polishchuk (acting) | 8 September – 28 September | ||
| Minister of Agro-Industrial Complex issues | Oleksandr Baranivsky | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Industrial Policy | Volodymyr Shandra | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Environmental Protection issues | Pavlo Ihnatenko | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Viktor Bondar | 28 September | |
| Yevhen Chervonenko (acting) | 8 September – 27 September | ||
| Minister of Emergency Situation issues | Viktor Baloha | 27 September | |
| David Zhvaniya (acting) | 8 September – 27 September | ||
| Minister of Family, Youth and Sport | Yuriy Pavlenko | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Finance | Viktor Pynzenyk | 8 September / 28 September | |
| Minister of Justice | Serhiy Holovatyi | 6 October | |
| Roman Zvarych (acting) | 8 September – 28 September | ||
| Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers | Bohdan Butsa | 27 September | |
| Petro Krupko (acting) | 8 September – 27 September |
References
- Ukraine leader sacks government
- "Ukraine PM rebuff deepens crisis". BBC News. 2005-09-20.
- "Ukrainian assembly backs new PM". BBC News. 2005-09-22.
- Ukraine on its meandering path between East and West by Andrej Lushnycky and Mykola Riabchuk, Peter Lang, 2009, ISBN 303911607X (page 52)
- Ukraine:Has Yushchenko Betrayed The Orange Revolution? , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (30 September 2005)
- Independent standpoint on Ukraine:Dismissal of Prosecutor-General, Closure of Poroshenko Case Create New, ForUm (28 October 2005)
- Taras Kuzio (2006-01-11). "YUSHCHENKO'S GOVERNMENT LOSES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE".
- "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України".
- "BRAMA - Government Officials, Ministers, State Chairmen".
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