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).
Ministry |
Creation |
Notes |
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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 and Strategic Communucations | 1953 | Restructured in 2010 (Culture and Tourism), merged in 2019 with Ministry of Information Policy, renamed in 2024 |
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 | |
Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories | 2016 | |
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 |
Ministry |
Creation |
Notes |
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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 |