The government, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which consists of the Prime Minister Ukraine, First Vice Prime Minister, three Vice Prime Ministers and seventeen various departmental Ministers, exercises executive power in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister heads the Cabinet and directs its work. The President appoints the Prime Minister under the consent of over half of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada. The President on the advice of the Prime Minister appoints personal composition of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Prime Minister is responsible to the President and accountable and acts under control of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Within its authority, the Government issues decrees and regulations mandatory for execution. The Prime Minister signs the deeds of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
In case of Prime Minister’s resignation or no confidence resolution adopted by the Verkhovna Rada all the Government steps down from the office.
The Cabinet of Ministers provides for carrying out financial, price, investment and taxation policies, as well as actions in the spheres of labor and employment of population, social protection, education, science and culture, environment protection, ecological security and nature management.
The Cabinet of Ministers works out the draft of the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine for approval by the Verkhovna Rada, and ensures its execution.
Since the time of the Declaration on the State Sovereignty of Ukraine being adopted on July 16, 1990, the composition of the Cabinet of Ministers have changed twelve times. It is the twelfth government of Ukraine that is now in power.
One may learn about the Cabinet of Ministers in Chapter VI of the Constitution of Ukraine regulating the operation of the Ukrainian Government as well as by addressing the official web-site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
National Organs of Executive Power
In addition to the Cabinet of Ministers, the system of the national executive body includes ministries, state committees (public services) and special status central agencies of executive power.
Ministry is the primary organ within the system of the national executive body to realize the government policy in the defined sphere of activity, being managed by a Minister. As member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Minister is responsible for development and implementation of the Program of the Cabinet on correspondent issues and realization of the Government policy within the defined sphere of governing the state. He exercises administration in this sphere, directs and coordinates the activities of other organs of executive power on issues ascribed to his authority.
State Committee (Public Service) is a central organ of executive power with activity directed and coordinated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, any of the Vice Prime Ministers or Ministers. The State Committee (Public Service) puts forward propositions concerning formulation of the Government policy to the correspondent members of the Cabinet of Ministers and ensures its realization in the sphere defined, exercises control in this sphere as well as interdepartmental coordination and functional regulation on issues delegated to its authority. Chairperson heads the State Committee (Public Service).
Special Status Central Organ of Executive Power has a special mission and authority defined by the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine with specific order of formation, shaking-up, removal, accountability and reporting, as well as appointing and dismissal of management staff and settling other issues. Chairperson heads special status central organ of executive power.
For more detail about operation of the organs of executive power please address their correspondent official sites:
Ministries
Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Ministry for Environmental Protection of Ukraine
Ministry for Economics and European Integration of Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Ministry of Culture and the Arts of Ukraine
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Ministry for Matters of Family, Children and Youth
Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine
Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine
Ministry of Transport and Communication of Ukraine
Ministry of Ukraine for Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe
Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
State Committees
State Committee on Archives of Ukraine
State Committee on Building and Architecture of Ukraine
State Committee on Housing and Communal Service of Ukraine
State Committee for Water Saving of Ukraine
State Committee on Land Resources of Ukraine
State Committee for Energy Conservation of Ukraine
State Committee for TV and Radio Broadcasting
State Forestry Committee of Ukraine
State Committee on Physical Activity and Sports of Ukraine
State Committee on Nationalities and Migration of Ukraine
State Committee on Veterans of Ukraine
State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine
State Committee on Frontier Security of Ukraine
State Committee on Religions of Ukraine
Central Authorities which status is equal to a State Committee
National Space Agency of Ukraine
State Office for Motor Roads of Ukraine
State Department for Tourism of Ukraine
Special Status Organs of Executive Power
National Bank of Ukraine
Ukrainian Chamber of Auditors
State Treasury of Ukraine
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
State Tax Administration of Ukraine
State Administration for Courts
State Customs Service of Ukraine
State Committee of Ukraine for Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship
State Committee of Ukraine on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy
State Nuclear Regulatory Administration of Ukraine
National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine
Securities and Stock Market State Commission of Ukraine
State Department of Ukraine for the Enforcement of Penalties
State Property Fund of Ukraine
Security Service of Ukraine
State Guard Department of Ukraine
Main Civil Service Administration of Ukraine
National Coordination Center for Adaptation of Reserve or Retired Servicemen, and Conversion of Former Military Installations
State Service of Ukraine for Export Control
Other Executive Bodies
National Depositary of Ukraine
Supreme Council for Justice of Ukraine
National Institute of Strategic Studies
National Olympic Committee
Exhibition Center of Ukraine
