| Cabinet Name: | First Yanukovych Government |
| Cabinet Number: | 9th |
| Jurisdiction: | Ukraine (since 1990) |
| Date Formed: | 21 November 2002 |
| Date Dissolved: | 5 January 2005 |
| Government Head: | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Deputy Government Head: | Mykola Azarov |
| State Head: | Leonid Kuchma |
| Current Number: | 20 |
| Political Party: | Party of Regions Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) Labour Ukraine |
| Legislature Status: | Majority |
| Legislature Term: | 5 years |
| Opposition Party: | Our-Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc |
| Opposition Leader: | Viktor Yushchenko Yulia Tymoshenko |
| Previous: | Kinakh government |
| Successor: | First Tymoshenko government |
The first Yanukovych Government was the Ukrainian cabinet of ministers between 21 November 2002 and 5 January 2005, led by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych had been elected Prime Minister of Ukraine with 234 votes, only 8 more than needed.[1]
On December 1, 2004 (during the Orange Revolution) the Ukrainian Parliament passed a vote of no-confidence.[2] The government supported NATO membership of Ukraine (2002) and sent Ukrainian troops to Iraq in 2003.[3]
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