Government ministries of Ukraine

Government ministries in Ukraine are the central bodies that are entrusted to implement a state policies in a certain field of government (finance, justice, interior etc.). ^[1] Each ministry is governed by a respective minister. The collective of ministries is called the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The modern Ukrainian ministries were first established after the February Revolution of 1917 when the Russian Emperor was forced to abdicate. The first ministries (secretariats) were Secretariat of state, Finance, Justice, Labor, Education, Communication, Trade and Industry, Transportation, Military, Agriculture, and Office of General Secretariat ( General Secretariat of Ukraine ).

Current Ministries

Ministry	Creation	Notes
Agrarian Policy and Food	1947	Restructured in 2010 (Agrarian Policy)
Cabinet of Ministers	1917	with breaks (secretariat with ministerial portfolio functions)
Communities and Territories Development	1990	Merged in 2010 Ministry of Regional Development and Construction and Ministry of Communal Living, renamed in 2024
Culture	1953	Restructured in 2010 (Culture and Tourism), merged in 2019 with Ministry of Information Policy, renamed in 2024 and 2025
Defense	1991	Revived (previously 1917–1920 and 1946)
Digital Transformation	2019	Formerly State Agency on E-governance
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources	1991	Restructured in 2010 (Natural Environment Protection)
Economic Development and Trade	2010	Replaced the Ministry of Economy
Education and Science	1917	Merged in 2010 Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Family Affairs, Youth and Sports
Energy	1982	Merged in 2010 Ministry of Fuel and Energy and Ministry of Coal Mining Industry
Finance	1917
Foreign Affairs	1944	Revived (previously 1917–1923)
Health	1917
Infrastructure	2010	Replaced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication
Internal Affairs	1917
Justice	1917
National Unity of Ukraine	2016	Until December 2024 the ministry was called the ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
Social Policy	1997	Renamed in 2010 the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (transitioned from Ministry of Labor)
Strategic Industries	2020
Youth and Sports	2013	Revived (previously in 2005–2010 and 1991–1996)
Veterans Affairs [2]	2018

Former ministries

See also: Ministries of the Ukrainian SSR

• Ministry of Industrial Policy (or Industry) ^[3] 1997–2014
  • Ministry of Machine-building, Military-Industrial Complex, and Conversion 1996–1997 (transformed)
• Ministry of Emergencies (or Emergencies and Protection of Population from the Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe) 1991–2012 (degraded)
• Foreign Relations and Trade 1991–2000
  • Ministry of Trade 1991–1992 (merged)
• Ministry of Science and Technology 1996–1999
• Ministry of Revenues and Duties 2012–2014
• Ministry of Coal Mining Industry 1987–2010
• Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities 2007–2010
• Ministry of Family Affairs and Youth 1996–2005 (merged) → Youth and Sports
• Ministry of Labor 1990–2010 (transitioned) → Social Policy
• Ministry of Transportation 1953–2010 (merged) → Infrastructure
  • Ministry of Automobile Transportation (degraded) → Ukravtodor
  • Ministry of Construction and Exploitation of Automobile Roads
• Ministry of Railways 1917–1920
• Former agrarian ministries
  • Ministry of Fishing Resources Management 1995–1997
  • Ministry of Bread Products
  • Ministry of Rural Development
  • Ministry of State Farms
• Ministry of Industrial Construction Materials
• Ministry of Social Security
• Ministry of Forest Management
• Ministry of Amelioration and Water Management
• Ministry of Light Industry
• Ministry of Special Construction
• Ministry of Construction (Construction and Architecture)
• Ministry of Higher and Special General Education
• Ministry of Statistics
• Ministry of Exterior Economy
• Ministry of Denationalization and De-monopolization
• Ministry of Nationalities and Migration
• Ministry in relationship with Verkhovna Rada
• Ministry of Press (Information)
• Ministry of Higher Education
• Ministry of Communication
• Ministry of Forest, Cellulose-Paper, and Wood Processing Industry
• Ministry of Fruits and Vegetables
• Ministry of Meat and Milk Industry
• Ministry of Food Industry
• Ministry of Preparations
• Ministry of Consumer Services of Population
• Ministry of Geology
• Ministry of Black Metallurgy
• Ministry of Montage and Special Construction
• Ministry of Industrial Construction
• Ministry of Information Policy

Original ministries (secretariats)

Ministry	Creation	Notes
Secretariat of Interior		predecessor of Ministry of Interior
Secretariat of Nationalities		predecessor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of Finance		predecessor of Ministry of Finance
Secretariat of Justice		predecessor of Ministry of Justice
Secretariat of Labor
Secretariat of Education		predecessor of Ministry of Education and Science
Secretariat of Communication		predecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure
Secretariat of Trade and Industry		predecessor of Ministry of Economy
Secretariat of Transportation		predecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure
Secretariat of Food Supply
Secretariat of Military		predecessor of Ministry of Defense
Secretariat of Agriculture		predecessor of Ministry of Agrarian
Office of General Secretariat		predecessor of Ministry of Cabinet of Ministers

See also

• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

References

1. Economic encyclopedia. "Academiya". Kyiv 2002 ISBN   966-580-074-4
2. Ukraine parliament appoints Markarova, Friz ministers, UNIAN (22 November 2018)
3. Cabinet decides to unite Industrial Policy Ministry and Economy Ministry, Kyiv Post (March 28, 2014)