Government ministries of Ukraine


Government ministries in Ukraine are the central bodies that are entrusted to implement a state policies in a certain field of government. 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 were Secretariat of state, Finance, Justice, Labor, Education, Communication, Trade and Industry, Transportation, Military, Agriculture, and Office of General Secretariat.

Current Ministries

Ministry
Creation
Notes
Agrarian Policy and Food1947Restructured in 2010
Cabinet of Ministers1917with breaks
Communities and Territories Development1990Merged in 2010 Ministry of Regional Development and Construction and Ministry of Communal Living, renamed in 2024
Culture1953Restructured in 2010, merged in 2019 with Ministry of Information Policy, renamed in 2024 and 2025
Defense1991Revived
Digital Transformation2019Formerly State Agency on E-governance
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources1991Restructured in 2010
Economic Development and Trade2010Replaced the Ministry of Economy
[Ministry of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine|Education and Science of Ukraine|Education and Science]1917Merged in 2010 Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Family Affairs, Youth and Sports
[Ministry of Ministry of Energy (Ukraine)|Energy (Ukraine)|Energy]1982Merged in 2010 Ministry of Fuel and Energy and Ministry of Coal Mining Industry
Finance1917
Foreign Affairs1944Revived
Health1917
[Ministry of Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine)|Infrastructure (Ukraine)|Infrastructure]2010Replaced the Ministry of Transportation and Communication
Internal Affairs1917
Justice1917
National Unity of Ukraine2016Until December 2024 the ministry was called the ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
[Ministry of Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine|Social Policy of Ukraine|Social Policy]1997Renamed in 2010 the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
Strategic Industries2020
Youth and Sports2013Revived
Veterans Affairs2018

Former ministries