Ministry of Economy (Ukraine)

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Міністерство економрозвитку і торгівлі
Agency overview
FormedMay 1991 (as Ministry of Economy of Ukraine)
Preceding agencies
  • State Committee on Economy
  • State Committee on Material and Technical Support
JurisdictionGovernment of Ukraine
Headquarters12/2, M. Hrushevsky st,
Kyiv, Ukraine, 01008[1]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • State Agency of Ukraine of corporate rights and property
  • State Agency of Reserves of Ukraine
  • State Agency of investment and national projects management
  • State Agency of energy efficiency and energy conservation in Ukraine
  • State Service of Statistics of Ukraine
  • State Service of Export Control
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry for Development of Economy and Trade (Ukrainian: Міністерство економрозвитку і торгівлі України) is the main authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for formation and realization of state economic and social development policies (business economics); regulation of consumer prices; industrial, investment and trade economic policies; development of entrepreneurship; technical regulation and security of consumer rights; inter-agency coordination of economic and social cooperation of Ukraine with the European Union. In 2019-2020 it also encompassed functions of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

The ministry is based on the former Ministry of Economy,[2] taking its origin from the Planning Commission of the Ukrainian SSR. Over the years it included such former ministries as Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. Activities of the current ministry are coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Structure

Government Building in Hrushevsky st., Kyiv

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, first deputy and other deputies to assist the minister. Ministry elects several state administrations representatives to coordinate operations of the government companies.

Between September and mid-December 2020 the ministry was also responsible for Ukraine's agricultural policy. On 29 August 2019 the Honcharuk Government merged the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food into the ministry.[3] On 17 December 2020 the agricultural ministry was resurrected when Roman Leshchenko was appointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food of the Shmyhal Government.[4]

State agencies

(until 2011 State Committee for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy)

List of ministers

Trade

Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office
Start End
Ministry of Trade Volodymyr Tymofyeyev December 1991 February 1992

Foreign relations

Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office
Start End
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations Valeriy Kravchenko June 1991 March 1992
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Anatoliy Voronkov March 1992 October 1992
Ivan Herts October 1992 September 1993
Oleh Slyepichev September 1993 August 1994
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations Serhiy Osyka August 1994 July 1995
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade July 1995 January 1999
Andriy Honcharuk January 1999 January 2000

Economy

Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office
Start End
Ministry of Economy of UkrSSR Anatoliy Minchenko May 21, 1991 August 24, 1991
Ministry of Economy August 24, 1991 March 5, 1992
Volodymyr Lanovyi March 5, 1992 July 11, 1992
Viktor Pynzenyk October 27, 1992 April 13, 1993
Yuriy Bannikov April 13, 1993 August 30, 1993
Roman Shpek August 30, 1993 July 3, 1995
Vasyl Hureyev July 3, 1995 February 25, 1997
Yuriy Yekhanurov February 26, 1997 July 25, 1997
Viktor Suslov July 25, 1997 April 21, 1998
Vasyl Rohovyi April 24, 1998 December 31, 1999
Serhiy Tyhipko December 31, 1999 July 5, 2000
Vasyl Rohovyi August 9, 2000 June 25, 2001
Oleksandr Shlapak July 10, 2001 August 30, 2001
Ministry of Economy and
European Integration 		August 30, 2001 November 30, 2002
Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy November 30, 2002 January 11, 2004
Mykola Derkach January 11, 2004 February 3, 2005
Serhiy Teryokhin February 4, 2005 May 16, 2005
Ministry of Economy May 16, 2005 September 27, 2005
Arseniy Yatsenyuk September 27, 2005 August 4, 2006
Volodymyr Makukha August 4, 2006 March 21, 2007
Anatoliy Kinakh March 21, 2007 December 18, 2007
Bohdan Danylyshyn December 18, 2007 March 11, 2010
Vasyl Tsushko March 11, 2010 December 9, 2010
Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade 		Andriy Klyuyev December 9, 2010 February 14, 2012[5][6][7]
Petro Poroshenko[8] March 23, 2012[8] December 24, 2012
Ihor Prasolov[9] December 24, 2012[9] February 27, 2014[10]
Pavlo Sheremeta[10] February 27, 2014[10] September 2, 2014[10]
Aivaras Abromavičius[10] December 2, 2014[10] February 3, 2016[10]
Stepan Kubiv[11] April 14, 2016 August 29, 2019
Minister of Economic Development,
Trade and Agriculture 		Tymofiy Mylovanov[3] August 29, 2019 14 March 2020
Ihor Petrashko[12] 17 March 2020[12] 18 May 2021[13]
Minister of Economy Oleksiy Liubchenko[14] 20 May 2021 3 November 2021[15]

Yulia Svyrydenko is since 4 November 2021 simultaneous First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economic Development.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official website of the Ministry. Contact Us". 2017.
  2. ^ Presidential decree #1085/2010 "For optimization of the system of central bodies of executive power Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
  4. ^ Parliament appoints Leshchenko as agricultural policy minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  5. ^ "President presents newly appointed NSDC Secretary" (Press release). Administration of President. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. ^ "Ukrainian president replaces National Security and Defense Council secretary". Interfax. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  7. ^ Khoroshkovsky dismissed as finance minister, appointed first deputy prime minister Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax Ukraine (22 February 2012)
  8. ^ a b Poroshenko appointed economic development and trade minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (23 March 2012)
    Poroshenko explains reasons behind accepting economy minister's post, Kyiv Post (23 March 2012)
  9. ^ a b Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (24 December 2012)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Verkhovna Rada accepts Sheremeta's resignation as economy minister, Interfax-Ukraine (2 September 2014)
  11. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
  12. ^ a b "Rada appoints Ihor Petrashko Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine".
  13. ^ Lawmakers back Economy Ministry's resignation, UNIAN (18 May 2021)
  14. ^ Rada appoints Liubchenko as First Dpty PM, Minister of Economy – 293 affirmative votes, Interfax-Ukraine (21 May 2021)
  15. ^ Rada dismisses Liubchenko from post of First Dpty PM, Economy Minister, Interfax-Ukraine (3 November 2021)
  16. ^ Rada appoints Svyrydenko as First Dpty PM, Economy Minister, Interfax-Ukraine (4 November 2021)