Shmyhal Government

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shmyhal Government
20th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990)
Денис Шмигаль 2020 3 (cropped).jpg
Date formed4 March 2020 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
People and organisations
Head of stateVolodymyr Zelensky
Head of governmentDenys Shmyhal
Member partiesServant of the People
Non-partisan
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partiesOpposition Platform — For Life
European Solidarity
Fatherland
Voice
Opposition leadersYuriy Boyko
Vadim Rabinovich
Petro Poroshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Kira Rudyk
History
Election(s)2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorHoncharuk Government

The Shmyhal government (Ukrainian: Уряд Дениса Шмигаля) is the government of Ukraine formed on 4 March 2020, and led by Denys Shmyhal.[1]

History[]

On 3 March 2020 Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk tendered his resignation and according to Ukrainian law the Prime Minister's resignation meant the automatic resignation of the/his Honcharuk Government.[2] The following day Honcharuk was dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) and his government was replaced by the Shmyhal Government.[3][4]

The transition from the Honcharuk government was treated in some local press as worrisome.[5][6] In his 4 March address to Parliament, President Volodymyr Zelensky hoped for a stronger government.[7]

Appointment of Shmyhal as Prime Minister[]

The appointment of Shmyhal as the Prime Minister of Ukraine was approved by the Verkhovna Rada on 4 March 2020.[1] Shmyhal at the time of his appointment was an acting vice prime minister.[1] The 291 People's deputies voted for his candidacy, while the members of most of the other factions (Opposition Platform — For Life, European Solidarity, Fatherland, and Voice) did not support it.[1]

Faction Yes[8][9] No Abstained Did not vote Absent
Servant of the People 242 0 1 0 5
Opposition Platform — For Life 0 35 2 3 4
European Solidarity 0 24 0 1 2
Fatherland 0 0 20 1 3
For the Future 18 0 0 2 2
Voice 0 0 19 1 0
TRUST 17 0 0 0 0
Non-affiliated 14 0 4 1 2
All factions 291 59 46 9 18

Composition[]

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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] On 18 May 2021 parliament dismissed Krykliy as Minister.[10]

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[11] — were voted in by a package vote, with the support of 277 People's deputies.[3]

Health Minister Illia Yemets and Finance Minister Ihor Umansky were dismissed by Parliament on 30 March 2020.[12]

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.[13]

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.[14] On 16 July 2020 Oleh Urusky was appointed Vice Prime Minister responsible for the new Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.[15][16]

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.[17] But in January 2020 President Zelensky stated the need to split the agriculture part of this Ministry.[18] 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.[19] On 9 July 2020 Zelensky predicted that "at maximum in September" Ukraine would have a separate Minister of Agriculture again.[18] On 17 December 2020 Roman Leshchenko was appointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food.[20]

Veteran Minister Serhiy Bessarab resigned on 16 December 2020 for health reasons.[21] He was replaced two days later with .[22]

On 18 May 2021 the Ukrainian parliament dismissed Ihor Petrashko as Minister of Economic Development and Trade.[23] Two days later his successor became , who was also appointed First Deputy Prime Minister.[24] Liubchenko was dismissed by Parliament on 3 November 2021.[25]

On 12 July 2021 Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov announced that he had submitted his resignation (letter) as Interior Minister, this resignation was accepted by parliament two days later.[26][27] On 16 July 2021 Denys Monastyrsky was appointed Avakov's successor.[28]

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.[29][30][31]


Nominating
party key 		Servant of the People
Presidential nominations President Volodymyr Zelensky
Logo Office Incumbent[3]
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
First Vice Prime Minister (20 May 2021 – 3 November 2021)[25][24]
Yulia Svyrydenko (since 4 November 2021)
Vice Prime Minister (European and Euro-Atlantic Integration) Vadym Prystaiko (4 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
Olha Stefanyshyna (since 4 June 2020)[32]
Logo of Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.png Vice Prime Minister

Minister of Strategic Industries

Oleh Urusky (16 July 2020 – 3 November 2021)[30][15]
Логотип Міністерства цифрової трансформації України.png Vice Prime Minister

Minister of Digital Transformation

Mykhailo Fedorov[a]
Logo of the Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine.svg Vice Prime Minister

Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories

Oleksii Reznikov (until 3 November 2021)
Iryna Vereshchuk (since 4 November 2021)
Эмблема МВД Украины.svg Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky (since 16 July 2021)[28]
Arsen Avakov (until 15 July 2021)[26]
Logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with abbreviation in English.svg Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba
Міністерство ветеранів логотип.png Minister for Veterans Affairs Serhiy Bessarab (until 16 December 2020)[21]
(since 18 December 2020)[22]
MoYaSoUA.jpg Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Hutsait
Міністерство фінансів України.png Minister of Finance Ihor Umansky (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020)
Serhiy Marchenko (since 30 March 2020)
Емблема ДСБТУ.svg Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy (18 May 2021 parliament dismissed Krykliy as Minister)[10][b]
Oleksandr Kubrakov (since 20 May 2021)[35]
Emblem of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.png Minister of Social Policy Maryna Lazebna
Logo of Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.svg Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska[c]
Emblem of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg Minister of Defence Andriy Taran (until 3 November 2021)[31]
Oleksii Reznikov (since 4 November 2021)
Emblem of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.svg
 Minister of Healthcare Illia Yemets (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020)
Maksym Stepanov (30 March 2020 – 18 May 2021)[37]
Viktor Liashko (since 20 May 2021)[38]
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (logo) 01.png Minister of Education and Science Yuriy Poliukhovych (acting 4 March 2020 – 25 March 2020)
Liubomyra Mandziy (acting 25 March 2020 – 25 June 2020)
Serhiy Shkarlet (acting until 17 December 2020)[39][40]
Logo of Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine.svg Minister of Energy Vitaliy Shubin (acting 11 March 2020 – 16 April 2020)[41]
Olha Buslavets (acting minister 16 April 2020 – 20 November 2020)[41]
Yuriy Boyko (acting minister 20 November 2020 – 21 December 2020)[42]
Yuriy Vitrenko (acting 21 December 2020 – 29 April 2021)[43]
(since 29 April 2021)[44]
Logo of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine.svg Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Roman Abramovsky (19 June 2020 – 3 November 2021)[29][13]
(acting)
Logo of Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 1.svg Minister of Economic Development and Trade Pavlo Kukhta (acting 4 March 2020 – 17 March 2020)
Ihor Petrashko (17 March 2020 – 18 May 2021)[23]
(20 May 2021 – 3 November 2021)[24]
Yulia Svyrydenko (since 4 November 2021)
Logo of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.svg Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Roman Leshchenko (since 17 December 2020)[20]
Logo of Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine.svg Minister of Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Chernyshov
Logo of Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (english).svg Minister of Culture and Information Policy Svitlana Fomenko (acting 10 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
Oleksandr Tkachenko (since 4 June 2020)[45]
Cabinet of Ukraine.png Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov


See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Fedorov is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[33]
  2. ^ Krykliy was a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[34]
  3. ^ Maliuska is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[36]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Денис Шмигаль – новий прем'єр України". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. ^ Ukrainian parliament approves new government composition, Ukrinform (4 March 2020)
  3. ^ a b c d e f A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov, Hromadske.TV (4 March 2020)
  4. ^ Denys Shmyhal is the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Centre for Eastern Studies (5 March 2020)
  5. ^ Talant, Bermet (6 March 2020). "Hasty government reshuffle sows disquiet at home, abroad". Kyiv Post.
  6. ^ Sorokin, Oleksiy (6 March 2020). "Shmygal's awkward start as nation's prime minister". Kyiv Post.
  7. ^ ZELENSKYY, VOLODYMYR (4 March 2020). "Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada". PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE Official website.
  8. ^ Поіменне голосування про проект Постанови. Verkhovna Rada. 4 March 2020
  9. ^ The Rada appoint Shmyhal a prime minister: how people's deputies were voting (Рада призначила Шмигаля прем'єром: як голосували нардепи). Slovoidilo. 4 March 2020
  10. ^ a b Ukrainian parliament accepts Infrastructure Ministry's resignation, UNIAN (18 May 2021)
  11. ^ Member of Parliament shares list of possible members of government, UNIAN (3 March 2020)
  12. ^ Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis, UNIAN (30 March 2020)
  13. ^ a b Ukraine's parliament backs appointment of new environment minister, UNIAN (19 June 2020)
  14. ^ (in Ukrainian) "Servants of the People" have decided on the Deputy Prime Minister of Industrial Policy, waiting for support in the Rada, Ukrayinska Pravda (10 July 2020)
  15. ^ a b Urusky appointed Ukraine's deputy PM, minister for strategic industrial sectors, UNIAN (16 July 2020)
  16. ^ (in Ukrainian) A new ministry has appeared in Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 July 2020)
  17. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
  18. ^ a b President: At most in September we will have a separate Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 July 2020)
  19. ^ Milovanov explained why he refused to work in the new government, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 March 2020)
  20. ^ a b Parliament appoints Leshchenko as agricultural policy minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  21. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) The council fired the veterans' minister, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 December 2020)
  22. ^ a b Laputina appointed as Ukraine's minister for veterans afffairs, Ukrinform (18 December 2020)
  23. ^ a b Lawmakers back Economy Ministry's resignation, UNIAN (18 May 2021)
  24. ^ a b c Rada appoints Liubchenko as First Dpty PM, Minister of Economy – 293 affirmative votes, Interfax-Ukraine (21 May 2021)
  25. ^ a b Rada dismisses Liubchenko from post of First Dpty PM, Economy Minister, Interfax-Ukraine (3 November 2021)
  26. ^ a b Rada supports Avakov's resignation, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2021)
  27. ^ Ukraine's interior minister resigns, Reuters (13 July 2021)
  28. ^ a b Parliament appoints Monastyrsky as Ukraine's interior minister, Ukrinform (16 July 2021)
  29. ^ a b MPs dismiss Abramovsky as Ukraine's environment minister, Ukrinform (3 November 2021)
  30. ^ a b Parliament dismisses Deputy Prime Minister Urusky, Ukrinform (3 November 2021)
  31. ^ a b Verkhovna Rada dismisses Defense Minister Andriy Taran, Ukrinform (3 November 2021)
  32. ^ Rada with 255 votes backs appointment of Stefanyshyna as deputy PM for European Integration, Interfax-Ukraine (4 June 2020)
  33. ^ Mykhailo Fedorov. Central Election Commission.
  34. ^ Vladyslav Krykliy. Central Election Commission.
  35. ^ Kubrakov appointed Ukraine's new Infrastructure Minister, UNIAN (20 May 2021)
  36. ^ Denys Maliuska. Central Election Commission.
  37. ^ "People's deputies dismissed Stepanov". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  38. ^ Liashko appointed Ukraine's new Health Minister, UNIAN (20 May 2021)
  39. ^ Shkarlet appointed Ukraine's education minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  40. ^ (in Ukrainian) Plagiarist and lover of expensive cars at public expense Scarlett became acting Minister of Education and Science, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 June 2020)
  41. ^ a b Ukraine's government appoints Olha Buslavets acting energy minister, UNIAN (16 April 2020)
  42. ^ Cabinet goes for top reshuffle in energy ministry, UNIAN (20 November 2020)
  43. ^ (in Ukrainian) The government appointed Vitrenko acting Minister of Energy, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 December 2020)
  44. ^ (in Ukrainian) The Rada appointed Galushchenko Minister of Energy, Ekononominska Pravda (29 April 2021)
  45. ^ Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio, UNIAN (4 June 2020)
Retrieved from ""