Shmyhal Government

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

Shmyhal Government
20th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990)
Date formed4 March 2020
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
Viktor Medvedchuk
Petro Poroshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
History
Election(s)2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorHoncharuk Government

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]

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[10] — 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.[11]

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.[12]

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

Since the start of the Honcharuk government the Ministry responsible for agricultural policies is the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture.[16] But in January 2020 President Zelensky stated the need to split the agriculture part of this Ministry.[17] 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.[18] On 9 July 2020 Zelensky predicted that "at maximum in September" Ukraine would have a separate Minister of Agriculture again.[17] On 17 December 2020 Roman Leshchenko was apppointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food.[19]

Veteran Minister Serhiy Bessarab resigned on 16 December 2020 for health reasons.[20] He was replaced two days later with Yulia Laputina.[21]

Nominating
party key
Servant of the People
Presidential nominations President Volodymyr Zelensky
Logo Office Incumbent[3]
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Vice Prime Minister (European integration) Vadym Prystaiko (4 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
Olha Stefanyshyna (since 4 June 2020)[22]
Vice Prime Minister Oleh Urusky (since 16 July 2020)[14]
Minister of Strategic Industries[15]
Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov[lower-alpha 1]
Minister of Digital Transformation
Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Reznikov
Minister on issues of Reintegration of Occupied Territories
Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba
Ministry for Veterans Affairs Serhiy Bessarab (until 16 December 2020[20])
Yulia Laputina (since 18 December 2020[21])
Ministry of Youth and Sports Vadym Hutsait
Minister of Finance Ihor Umansky (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020)
Serhiy Marchenko (since 30 March 2020)
Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy[lower-alpha 2]
Minister of Social Policy Maryna Lazebna
Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska[lower-alpha 3]
Minister of Defence Andriy Taran
Minister of Healthcare Illia Yemets (4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020)
Maksym Stepanov (since 30 March 2020)
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 to 17 December 2020[26][27])
Ministry of Energy Generation Vitaliy Shubin (acting 11 March 2020 – 16 April 2020)[28]
Olha Buslavets (acting minister 16 April 2020 – 20 November 2020)[28]
Yuriy Boyko (acting minister 20 November 2020 – 21 December 2020)[29]
Yuriy Vitrenko (acting minister since 21 December 2020)[30]
Ministry of Protection of the Environment Roman Abramovsky (since 19 June 2020)[12]
Minister of Economic Development and Trade Pavlo Kukhta (acting 4 March 2020 – 17 March 2020)
Ihor Petrashko (since 17 March 2020)
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Roman Leshchenko (since 17 December 2020[19])
Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshov
Minister of Culture and Information Policy Svitlana Fomenko (acting 10 March 2020 – 4 June 2020)
Oleksandr Tkachenko (since 4 June 2020)[31]
Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov

See also

Notes

  1. Fedorov is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[23]
  2. Krykliy is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[24]
  3. Maliuska is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[25]

References

  1. "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 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. Member of Parliament shares list of possible members of government, UNIAN (3 March 2020)
  11. Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis, UNIAN (30 March 2020)
  12. Ukraine's parliament backs appointment of new environment minister, UNIAN (19 June 2020)
  13. (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)
  14. Urusky appointed Ukraine's deputy PM, minister for strategic industrial sectors, UNIAN (16 July 2020)
  15. (in Ukrainian) A new ministry has appeared in Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 July 2020)
  16. New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
  17. President: At most in September we will have a separate Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 July 2020)
  18. Milovanov explained why he refused to work in the new government, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 March 2020)
  19. Parliament appoints Leshchenko as agricultural policy minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  20. (in Ukrainian) The council fired the veterans' minister, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 December 2020)
  21. Laputina appointed as Ukraine’s minister for veterans afffairs, Ukrinform (18 December 2020)
  22. Rada with 255 votes backs appointment of Stefanyshyna as deputy PM for European Integration, Interfax-Ukraine (4 June 2020)
  23. Mykhailo Fedorov. Central Election Commission.
  24. Vladyslav Krykliy. Central Election Commission.
  25. Denys Maliuska. Central Election Commission.
  26. Shkarlet appointed Ukraine's education minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  27. (in Ukrainian) Plagiarist and lover of expensive cars at public expense Scarlett became acting Minister of Education and Science, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 June 2020)
  28. Ukraine's government appoints Olha Buslavets acting energy minister, UNIAN (16 April 2020)
  29. Cabinet goes for top reshuffle in energy ministry, UNIAN (20 November 2020)
  30. (in Ukrainian) The government appointed Vitrenko acting Minister of Energy, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 December 2020)
  31. Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio, UNIAN (4 June 2020)
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