Government ministries of Ukraine

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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 ).

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Current Ministries

Ministry
Creation
NotesEmployees
Agrarian Policy and Food 1947Restructured in 2010 (Agrarian Policy)
Cabinet of Ministers 1917with breaks (secretariat with ministerial portfolio functions)
Culture and Information Policy 1953Restructured in 2010 (Culture and Tourism)
Defense 1991Revived (previously 1917–1920 and 1946)
Digital Transformation 2019Formerly State Agency on E-governance
Ecology and Natural Resources 1991Restructured in 2010 (Natural Environment Protection)
Economic Development and Trade 2010Replaced the Ministry of Economy
Education and Science 1917Merged in 2010 Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Family Affairs, Youth and Sports
Energy and Coal Mining Industry 1982Merged in 2010 Ministry of Fuel and Energy and Ministry of Coal Mining Industry
Finance 1917
Foreign Affairs 1944Revived (previously 1917–1923)
Healthcare 1917
Information 2014
Infrastructure 2010Replaced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication
Internal Affairs 1917
Justice 1917
Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living 1990Merged in 2010 Ministry of Regional Development and Construction and Ministry of Communal Living
Social Policy 1997Renamed in 2010 the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
(transitioned from Ministry of Labor)
Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs 2016
Youth and Sports 2013Revived (previously in 2005–2010 and 1991–1996)
Ministry for Veterans Affairs [2] 2018

Former ministries

Original ministries (secretariats)

Ministry
Creation
Notes
Secretariat of Interiorpredecessor of Ministry of Interior
Secretariat of Nationalitiespredecessor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of Financepredecessor of Ministry of Finance
Secretariat of Justicepredecessor of Ministry of Justice
Secretariat of Labor
Secretariat of Educationpredecessor of Ministry of Education and Science
Secretariat of Communicationpredecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure
Secretariat of Trade and Industrypredecessor of Ministry of Economy
Secretariat of Transportationpredecessor of Ministry of Infrastructure
Secretariat of Food Supply
Secretariat of Militarypredecessor of Ministry of Defense
Secretariat of Agriculturepredecessor of Ministry of Agrarian
Office of General Secretariatpredecessor of Ministry of Cabinet of Ministers

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  3. Cabinet decides to unite Industrial Policy Ministry and Economy Ministry, Kyiv Post (March 28, 2014)