The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство інфраструктури України) functions as the main executive body that controls Ukraine's transportation infrastructure including roads, trains, and communications. The department is based on the former Transport and Communications Ministry and also oversees the implementation of government tourism policies.

History

In December 2010,

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announced that the former Transport and Communications Ministry ( uk, Міністерство транспорту та зв'язку України) would be reorganized into the Ministry of Infrastructure. The head office was located in

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. On 12 May 2011, the Ministry of Infrastructure was approved as the successor of the Transport and Communications Ministry. On 2 December 2022 the

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merged the Ministry of Infrastructure with the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development creating the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.

Structure

The Ministry comprises a central body, led by the minister, his/her first deputy, and other deputies who assist the minister. The Ministry also consists of several state administrations that specialize in certain fields and coordinate operations of government companies. The ministry supervises implementation of government policy in transport and communication sectors as well as security related to transport. Transport of fuel fossils (i.e. oil and gas) is related to the government ministry on energy and fuel, while most of security responsibility matters are supervised by Ministry of Interior or other state agencies.

Subordinated agencies

* State Aviation Service of Ukraine * State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine Ukravtodor (see

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) * State Service of Ukraine in Security on Transport * State Transport Special Service (specialized agency)

Reorganized, liquidated, and not listed agencies

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, a government agency in tourism (liquidated, successor is unknown) * State Administration of Rail Transport, in 2015 it was incorporated as a public stock company

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* State Auto transportation Service became State Service of Ukraine in Security on Transport * State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine *

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State Special Communications Service of Ukraine The State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (SSSCIP, uk, Державна служба спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації України, Derzhavna sluzhba spetsial'nogo zv'iaku ta zakhistu in ...

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State Service of Communication State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * '' State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our ...

, On June30, 2011 the State Service of Communication, State Administration of Communication (less the state owned company

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), and the Telecommunication Systems and Information Security branch of the

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were consolidated to become the administration of

Companies (former state agencies)

* Presa - State enterprise in distribution of periodic publications *

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* Maritime Search and Rescue ServiceПошуково-рятувальне судно “Сапфір” провело навчання поблизу Скадовська
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List of Ministers of Transportation

Ministry of
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ays (1917–1920)

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State Secretariat of Communications (Ways)

Ministry of Transport (Soviet Ukraine)

Post Soviet Ministry

List of Ministers of Communications

References

External links

Official Website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure

Ministry of Transportation and Communication
(Archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine)

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Ukraine, Infrastructure

Transport organizations based in Ukraine