New Cabinet appointed

Today, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has singed several decrees on appointment of new ministers, the President’s press service informs.

Serhiy Arbuzov has been appointed as first vice Prime Minister. According to the decree, he has become responsible for the areas of agriculture and food, economic development, trade, social, political, financial, revenues and duties.

Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuri Boiko will ensure tasks of the Cabinet in the fields of ecology, natural resources, energy, coal and industrial policy.

Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Vilkul will ensure tasks of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the fields of infrastructure, regional development, construction and housing and communal services. 

In addition, having supported the initiateive of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a decree appointing Olena Lukash as minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Yuri Kolobov has been re-appointed as finance minister of Ukraine.

Ihor Prasolov has become economic development and trade minister of Ukraine.

Eduard Stavytskyi has been appointed as energy and coal industry minister of Ukraine.

Natalia Korolevska has become social policy minister of Ukraine.

Volodymyr Kozak has been appointed as infrastructure minister of Ukraine.

Henadiy Temnyk has been appointed as regional development, construction and housing and communal services minister of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Klymenko has become revenues and duties minister of Ukraine.

Oleh Proskuriakov has been appointed as ecology and natural resources minister of Ukraine.
Pavlo Lebedev has been appointed as defence minister of Ukraine.

 

Leonid Kozhara has been appointed as foreign minister of Ukraine.

Vitaliy Zakharchenko has been reappointed as interior minister of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lavrynovych – as justice minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Tabachnyk – as education and science, youth and sports minister of Ukraine, Raisa Bohatyriova - as healthcare minister of Ukraine.