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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 Interior, Nationalities, Finance, Justice, Labor, Education, Communication, Trade and Industry, Transportation, Food Supply, Military, Agriculture, and Office of General Secretariat (General Secretariat of Ukraine).

Current Ministries

Ministry
Creation
Notes Employees
Economic Development and Trade 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Economy
Infrastructure 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication
Social Policy 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction and the Ministry of Communal Living
Education and Science, Youth and Sport 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Family Affairs, Youth and Sport
Culture 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Defense
Health Security
Interior
Agrarian Policy and Food 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Agrarian Policy
Justice
Foreign Affairs
Finance
Energy and Coal Mining Industry 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Fuel and Energy and the Ministry of Coal Mining Industry
Ecology and Natural Resources 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Surrounding Natural Environment
Emergencies 2011 Replaced the Ministry of Emergencies and Protection of Population from the Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe
Information 2014

Former ministries

  • Ministry of Industrial Policy (Industry)[2]
  • Ministry of Trade
  • Ministry of Industrial Construction Materials
  • Ministry of Social Security
  • Ministry of Forest Management
  • Ministry of Bread Products
  • Ministry of Water Resources 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 Youth and Sport (Family and Youth; Family, Children and Youth)
  • Ministry of Exterior Economy
  • Ministry of Denationalization and De-monopolization
  • Ministry of Machine-building, Military-Industrial Complex, and Conversion
  • Ministry of Nationalities and Migration
  • Ministry of Fishing [Resources] Management
  • Ministry of Cabinet of Ministries
  • Ministry in relationship with Verkhovna Rada
  • Ministry of Coal [Mining] Industry
  • Ministry of Press (Information)
  • Ministry of Communal Living
  • Ministry of Science and Technology

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 Infrustructure
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

References

  1. ^ Economic encyclopedia. "Academiya". Kyiv 2002 ISBN 966-580-074-4
  2. ^ Cabinet decides to unite Industrial Policy Ministry and Economy Ministry, Kyiv Post (March 28, 2014)