The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Кабінет Міністрів України, translit=Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine ( uk, Уряд України, ''Uriad Ukrainy''), is the highest body of state

executive power The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a state. In political systems ba ...

in Ukraine. As Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, it was formed on 18 April 1991, by the Law of Ukrainian SSR No.980-XII.

Vitold Fokin Vitold Pavlovych Fokin ( uk, Віто́льд Па́влович Фо́кін; born 25 October 1932) is a Ukrainian retired politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine from the country's declaration of independence on 24 Augus ...

was approved as the first

Prime Minister of Ukraine The prime minister of Ukraine ( uk, Прем'єр-міністр України, ) is the head of government of Ukraine. The prime minister presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of th ...

. The cabinet is a collegiate body consisting of the cabinet's "presidium" composed of the

and their vice prime ministers as well as other ministers who participate and vote on sessions of the cabinet. The prime minister presides over the cabinet. Some vice prime ministers may be appointed as the first vice prime ministers. Unlike the Soviet period of the government when presidium was actually a functioning institution, the current government presidium is nominal and vice prime ministers do not have much advantage over other ministers. All government decisions are being voted for and adopted at the sessions of the cabinet by ministers only or heads of central offices of executive authority with ministerial status. The Secretariat of Cabinet of Ministers ensures the operations of the cabinet, while the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service provides human resources of government officials. The basic unit of government administration in Ukraine is a central office of executive authority (central executive office) which may be granted ministerial status. Each such central office of executive authority is chaired by its head (''holova''). Many central offices of executive authority without ministerial status may be part of a government ministry, while others function separately or support either the

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

or the ''

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

'' (parliament). Central offices of executive authority without ministerial status are designated either as services, agencies, or inspections. Selected central offices of executive authority are granted a "special status". Only very few central executive offices are designated as funds, committees or otherwise. The current Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is the

Shmyhal Government The Shmyhal government ( uk, Уряд Дениса Шмигаля) is the current government of Ukraine, formed on 4 March 2020 and led by Denys Shmyhal, who was previously acting vice prime minister, and earlier the Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...

that was formed on 4 March 2020, led by Denys Shmyhal.

Scope

The number of ministries in the cabinet has changed over time, some ministries were abolished, others combined with others or degraded to state committees or agencies. Each ministry is in charge of other government sub-departments. There are three basic types of government sub-departments known as "central offices (organs) of executive authority": services, agencies, inspections. Beside the basic government sub-departments there also other government sub-departments which were granted a special status. Among such sub-departments there are various government committees, government commissions, government funds, and other institutions. Sub-departments may be elevated to ministerial status by their reorganization and, vice versa, government ministries may degraded to sub-departments (e.g. Ministry of Emergencies was degraded to a sub-department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs). The Cabinet is responsible to the

and is under the control of, and is held accountable to, the ''

'' (Ukrainian parliament). The Cabinet consists of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

, the First Vice-Prime Minister, three Vice-Prime Ministers, and other

Ministers Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...

, who head their assigned Ministries (departments). At one time, there also was an institute of "state ministries", this institute being abolished on 25 February 1992 by the Presidential Decree (#98). The Secretariat of Cabinet of Ministers (or Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers) supports the effective operation of the government.Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers

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(24 December 2007) Structural part of the secretariat is also the office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Public relations

Parts of Cabinet meetings are broadcast live on

Ukrainian TV Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

. Since August 2016, Ukrainians can sign and submit electronic petitions to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "to (assist with) the formation of the priorities of state policy and management decision-making".Ukrainians can submit e-petitions to Cabinet from Aug 29

UNIAN The UNIAN or Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News ( uk, Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство Новин, УНІАН, translit=Ukrayins'ke Nezalezhne Informatsiyne Ahentstvo Novyn) is a ...

(29 August 2016) To be considered, the petition must get at least 25,000 votes three months from the date of publication.

Reforms and "optimizations"

According to Oleksandr Zapadynchuk, the process of establishing an administrative system in an already independent Ukraine started in the spring of 1991 when the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (in place of the

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

of the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

) was created, with new members of the government being appointed, as well as a new government office being formed.Zapadinchuk, O.P.
Optimization of the central executive authorities in the context of administrative reform
'.

National Academy for Public Administration The National Academy of State Administration ( uk, Національна академія державного управління) of the President of Ukraine is the main state higher educational establishment in Ukraine for preparation and im ...

Until the adaptation of the

Constitution of Ukraine The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...

in 1996, the government of Ukraine was ruled by the 1978 Constitution of Ukraine (the Ukrainian SSR). Also, the 1978 Constitution ruled that the

(an office created in 1991) is a head of state and a head of government (executive power) (Article 114-1). At the same time, the government headed by Prime Minister ''de facto'' remained independent and detached from the President, a state institution which had to function governed by its own programme.

Duties and authority

The duties of the Cabinet of Ministers are described in Article 116 of the

. Members of the government (cabinet) are citizens of Ukraine, who have the right of vote, higher education, and possess the state language (

Ukrainian language Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state langu ...

). The members of the government cannot have judgement against them that has not been extinguished and taken away in the established legal order. Members of the Cabinet and chief officers of central and local bodies of executive power may not combine their official activity with other work, except teaching, scholarly and creative activity outside working hours, and/or to be members of an administrative body or board of supervisors of an enterprise that is aimed at making profit. In case if a

People's Deputy of Ukraine People's, branded as ''People's Viennaline'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH'', is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights ma ...

was appointed to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine they resign as a member of parliament and their letter of resignation is reviewed immediately at the next session of the ''

'' (Ukrainian parliament). At the sessions of the Cabinet may participate the

or their

representative Representative may refer to: Politics * Representative democracy, type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of people * House of Representatives, legislative body in various countries or sub-national entities * Legislator, som ...

. During the plenary sessions of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the People's Deputies of Ukraine have the ''Time of questions to the Government'' during which the whole Cabinet participates and answers to all queries of members of the ''Verkhovna Rada''. ;Authority The Cabinet issues resolutions and orders that are mandatory for execution. Normative legal acts of the Cabinet, ministries, and other central bodies of executive power are subject to registration. Failure to register invalidates the act. (see Article 117) The Cabinet also possesses the power of

legislative initiative The right of (legislative) initiative is the constitutionally defined power to propose a new law ( bill) in a legislature. The right of initiative is usually given to both the government (executive) and individual legislators. However, some sy ...

and may introduce its own

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s to the ''Verkhovna Rada''. The members of Cabinet and deputy ministers may be present at the sessions of the parliament and participate in discussions. Every year no later than 15 September the Cabinet submits a bill on the State Budget of Ukraine to the ''Verkhovna Rada''. The sessions of the Cabinet are considered plenipotentiary if more than a half of the Cabinet's members participate in them. In case if a minister cannot participate at the sessions they may be replaced by a deputy with a consultative capacity. On propositions of other members of the Cabinet a consultative capacity may be awarded to other participants who allowed at the sessions of the Cabinet. Over the sessions presides the Prime Minister of Ukraine, while in his(hers) absent – the First Vice Prime Minister. The decisions of the Cabinet are adopted by the majority of the Cabinet's composition. In case of votes equality the vote of the Prime Minister is considered to be decisive. Heads of regional government (including

Presidential representative of Ukraine in Crimea The Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Постійний Представник Президента України в АР Крим) represents the President of Ukraine in the Autonom ...

) are appointed by the

on the submission of the Cabinet of Ministers for the term of office of the Head of the State.Ukraine's govt approves dismissal of Odesa region governor Stepanov, disloyal to Poroshenko
112 Ukraine (10 April 2019)

Appointment and dismissal

The ''

'' (Ukraine's parliament) has five days to approve the Prime Minister after the President proposes a candidate.Azarov out for now or out for good as prime minister?

(3 December 2012) A vote in Parliament is required to approve or dismiss any government minister.Political Explainer: Ukraine’s System of Government
VoxUkraine The President or one-third of

members of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

can initiate a vote of no confidence, but only once in a parliament session. The entire Cabinet has to be dismissed following the Prime Minister's resignation.NSDC secretary sees Azarov as likely candidate for premiership

(3 December 2012) But a Cabinet's resignation cannot be considered within a year of the Cabinet's approval of its program of activities, meaning a Cabinet dismissal can not done in its first year of existence.Tymoshenko wants change of power: "Let them return to their 95s"

Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...

(16 January 2020) The President can order the Cabinet to carry out its duties for up to 60 days until a new Cabinet begins to work. The composition of Cabinet is determined by the

Parliament of Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

on the petition of the

(with exception of Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs, which candidates are proposed by the President). The legislation on Labor and State Service do not cover regulations of Cabinet's members. Positions of Cabinet of Ministers are political and are regulated by the

and the Law of Ukraine on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The ''Verkhovna Rada'' terminates the powers of

appointed to the Cabinet of Ministers.

2004 Constitutional amendments

The 2004 Constitutional amendments are also erroneously known as the 2004 Constitution of Ukraine. The following amendments were procedurally adopted however as amendments rather than as constitution which requires approval of 2/3 parliament. Under the terms of Article 83 of Ukraine's Constitution a governing coalition needs to be formed by factions (rather than by individuals) that represent a majority of the parliament (

), a "coalition of parliamentary factions" (Ukrainian: Коаліція парламентських партій). A February 2010 law on the parliament's regulations does demand both a decision by the factions and 226 signatures by members of parliament. On 1 October 2010, the

Constitutional Court of Ukraine The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ( ua, Конституційний Суд України) is the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in Ukraine. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine interprets the Constitution of Ukraine in terms of l ...

declared the constitutional amendments of 2004 illegal, thus abolishing the principle of coalition creation in the parliament (

). In February 2014 the parliament passed a law that reinstated the 2004 amendments of the constitution.Ukrainian parliament reinstates 2004 Constitution

Interfax-Ukraine The Interfax-Ukraine ( uk, Інтерфакс-Україна) is a Kyiv-based Ukraine, Ukrainian independent news agency founded in 1992. The company does not belong to the Russian news corporation Interfax Information Services. The company pub ...

(21 February 2014) Three days later they also terminated the powers of five judges of the

appointed from the parliament's quota, for violating their oath.Rada dismisses Constitutional Court judges appointed from its quota, proposes acting president and congress of judges dismiss the rest

(24 February 2014)

Cabinet

Other Central Offices (Agencies) of Executive Authority

Presidential state agencies

* Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine * State Property Fund of Ukraine * State Committee in Television and Radio-broadcasting * Administration of the

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 ...

* National Agency in Prevention of Corruption *

National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service The National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) ( uk, Національне агентство України з питань державної служби) - central authority of executive power, which ensures the formation and impleme ...

* State Space Agency * State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation * State Regulatory Service

Separate central offices (agencies) of Executive Authority

Central Election Commission of Ukraine The Central Election Commission of Ukraine ( uk, Центральна виборча комісія України, commonly abbreviated in Ukrainian as ЦВК (''Tse-Ve-Ka''); sometimes referred to as the Central Electoral Commission of Ukrai ...

* National Council for Television and Radiobroadcasting (Ukraine) (nrada.gov.ua) *

General Prosecutor of Ukraine The prosecutor general of Ukraine (also procurator general of Ukraine, uk, Генеральний прокурор України) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General ( uk, Офіс ...

National Bank of Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine ( uk, Національний банк України) or NBU ( uk, НБУ) is the central bank of Ukraine – a government body responsible for unified state policy in the field of country's monetary circulation, includ ...

National commissions (regulatory agencies)

* National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities * National Commission for State Regulation of Communication and Informatization * National Commission for State Regulation of Financial Services Markets * National Commission on Securities and Stock Market

Advisory bodies

* Reform Delivery Office

Government press media

* '' Uryadovyi Kurier'' (''Government Courier'') *

Ukrinform The National News Agency of Ukraine ( uk, Українське національне інформаційне агентство), or Ukrinform ( uk, Укрінформ), is a state information and news agency, and international broadcaster of ...

Previous (historic) executive assemblies

Council of People's Commissars (Ukraine) Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR ( uk, Рада Народних Комісарів УРСР) or the Radnarkom ( uk, Раднарком) was the highest governing body of executive power in Ukrainian SSR from January 1919 to 19 ...

(1919–46), reestablished

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

government *

Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Рада Міністрів УРСР) was the highest executive and administrative body of state power of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, government (1946–1991). The c ...

(1946–91) (Law of the Ukrainian SSR "About the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR", 1978) *
List of Ministries and State Committees
in 1990 in accordance to the Declaration of state sovereignty

Alternative governments

* General Secretariat (1917–18), government established by the

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and approved by the government of

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as its regional representation *

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(1917–18), government established by

Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

Council of People's Ministers The Council of People's Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Рада Народних Міністрів УНР) was the main executive institution of the Ukrainian People's Republic. Its duties and functions were outlined in the Chapter V of the Constitu ...

(1918–21), independent government of Ukraine (

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)

Former and originally established ministries

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* Ministry of Nationalities (later Foreign Affairs) **Sub-ministry of Jewish Affairs **Sub-ministry of Polish Affairs **Sub-ministry of Great Russian Affairs * Ministry of Agrarian Affairs * Ministry of Education * Ministry of Military Affairs * Ministry of Naval Affairs * Ministry of Food Supply * Ministry of Post and Telegraph * Ministry of Trade and Industry * Ministry of Labor * Ministry of Justice * Ministry of

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ays

Notes

References

External links

Governmental Portal of Ukraine
– official site of the Cabinet of Ministers *
2010 changes to the cabinet of ministers

*

( ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120306063020/http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/18919.html Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1085 of 12.09.2010
Presidential decree #179/96 "General declaration about ministry and other government body of executive power"
(Official document)
Law of Ukrainian SSR about the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR
(Official document, 1978–2007)
Law of Ukraine about the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
(Official document, 2006–2008)
Law of Ukraine about the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
(Official document, 2008–2010)
Law of Ukraine about the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
(Official document, 2010–2014)
Law of Ukraine about the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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