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 formed	4 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Volodymyr Zelensky
Head of government	Denys Shmyhal
Member parties	Servant of the People (political party) Non-partisan
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition parties	Opposition Platform — For Life European Solidarity Fatherland Voice
Opposition leaders	Yuriy Boyko Vadim Rabinovich Viktor Medvedchuk Petro Poroshenko Yulia Tymoshenko Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
History
Election(s)	2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)	5 years
Predecessor	Honcharuk Government

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[2][3]	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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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[5] — were voted in by a package vote, with the support of 277 People's deputies.[4]

The transition from the Honcharuk government was treated in some local press as worrisome.[6][7] In his 4 March address to Parliament, President Zelensky hoped for a stronger government.[8]

Health Minister Illia Yemets and Finance Minister Ihor Umansky were dismissed by Parliament on 30 March 2020.[9]

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 apppointed Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources.[10]

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.[11] On 16 July 2020 Oleh Urusky was appointed Vice Prime Minister responsible for the new Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.[12][13]

Since the start of the Honcharuk government the Ministry responsible for agricultural policies is the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture.[14] But in January 2020 President Zelensky stated the need to split the agriculture part of this Ministry.[15] 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.[16] On 9 July 2020 Zelensky predicted that "at maximum in September" Ukraine would have a separate Minister of Agriculture again.[15]

Nominating party key		Servant of the People
Presidential nominations		President Volodymyr Zelensky

Logo	Office	Incumbent[4]
	Prime Minister		Denys Shmyhal
	Vice Prime Minister (European integration)		Vadym Prystaiko (4 March 2020 – 4 June 2020) Olha Stefanyshyna (since 4 June 2020)[17]
	Vice Prime Minister		Oleh Urusky (since 16 July 2020)[12]
	Minister of Strategic Industries[13]
	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
	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 since 25 June 2020)[21]
	Ministry of Energy Generation		Vitaliy Shubin (acting 11 March 2020 – 16 April 2020)[22] Olha Buslavets (acting since 16 April 2020)[22]
	Ministry of Protection of the Environment		Roman Abramovsky (since 19 June 2020)[10]
	Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture		Pavlo Kukhta (acting 4 March 2020 – 17 March 2020) Ihor Petrashko (since 17 March 2020)
	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)[23]
	Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers		Oleh Nemchinov

See also

• 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada

Notes

1. Fedorov is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[18]
2. Krykliy is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[19]
3. Maliuska is a non-partisan member of Ukrainian parliament and government.[20]

References

1. "Денис Шмигаль – новий прем'єр України". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
2. Поіменне голосування про проект Постанови. Verkhovna Rada. 4 March 2020
3. 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
4. A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov, Hromadske.TV (4 March, 2020)
5. Member of Parliament shares list of possible members of government, UNIAN (3 March 2020)
6. Talant, Bermet (6 March 2020). "Hasty government reshuffle sows disquiet at home, abroad". Kyiv Post.
7. Sorokin, Oleksiy (6 March 2020). "Shmygal's awkward start as nation's prime minister". Kyiv Post.
8. 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.
9. Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis, UNIAN (30 March 2020)
10. Ukraine's parliament backs appointment of new environment minister, UNIAN (19 June 2020)
11. (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)
12. Urusky appointed Ukraine's deputy PM, minister for strategic industrial sectors, UNIAN (16 July 2020)
13. (in Ukrainian) A new ministry has appeared in Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 July 2020)
14. New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
15. President: At most in September we will have a separate Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 July 2020)
16. Milovanov explained why he refused to work in the new government, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 March 2020)
17. Rada with 255 votes backs appointment of Stefanyshyna as deputy PM for European Integration, Interfax-Ukraine (4 June 2020)
18. Mykhailo Fedorov. Central Election Commission.
19. Vladyslav Krykliy. Central Election Commission.
20. Denys Maliuska. Central Election Commission.
21. (in Ukrainian) Plagiarist and lover of expensive cars at public expense Scarlett became acting Minister of Education and Science, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 June 2020)
22. Ukraine's government appoints Olha Buslavets acting energy minister, UNIAN (16 April 2020)
23. Ukraine's new culture minister vows to sell stake in Odesa Film Studio, UNIAN (4 June 2020)