Marchuk government explained

Cabinet Name:Marchuk Government
Cabinet Number:4th
Jurisdiction:Ukraine (since 1991)
Date Formed:8 June 1995
Date Dissolved:27 May 1996
Government Head:Yevhen Marchuk
Deputy Government Head:
State Head:Leonid Kuchma
Legislature Status:Majority
Last Election:27 March 1994
Incoming Formation:Second Masol government
Outgoing Formation:First Lazarenko government
Previous:Vitaliy Masol
Successor:Pavlo Lazarenko

The Marchuk government was formed on 8 June 1995 under the leadership of Yevhen Marchuk. It was the first of two governments (along with the First Lazarenko government) to be appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma. It was the fourth cabinet formed since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union, after the Fokin government, Kuchma government, and Second Masol government.

History

Formation

The Marchuk government was appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma on 3 March 1995 in an acting capacity,[1] and was subsequently appointed in a full capacity as Prime Minister on 8 June 1995 after the collapse of the Second Masol government.[2] Having previously been appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Marchuk was the first of two prime ministers to be appointed directly by the President, along with Pavlo Lazarenko. Marchuk's government also had decreased powers after the .[3]

Fall

Soon after the government's establishment, tensions between Marchuk and Kuchma began to increase as Marchuk prepared for a presidential campaign of his own against Kuchma in 1999. Kuchma cited in his dismissal of Marchuk the worsening state of Ukraine's economy, Marchuk's focus on bolstering his political image, the fact that deputies are forbidden from holding political office, but this was regarded by Marchuk's allies as an effort to push him out of power.[4]

Composition

President Leonid Kuchma appointed each member of the Marchuk government by presidential decree, bypassing the process of nominating them through the Verkhovna Rada.

On 1 December 1995, became Minister of the Coal Industry.[5] also became Deputy Prime Minister for the agro-industrial complex on 29 March 1996.[6]

LogoOfficeIncumbent[7]
Prime MinisterYevhen Marchuk
First Deputy Prime MinisterPavlo Lazarenko
Deputy Prime Minister (Agro-industrial complex)
  • Petro Sabluk
    (until 29 March 1996)
  • Mykhailo Zubets
    (from 29 March 1996)
Deputy Prime Minister (Humanitarian policy)Ivan Kuras
Deputy Prime Minister (Economic policy)Roman Shpek
Deputy Prime Minister (Economic reforms)Viktor Pynzenyk
Deputy Prime Minister (Fuel-energy complex)Vasyl Yevtukhov
Deputy Prime Minister (Political and legal issues)Oleksandr Yemets
Deputy Prime Minister (Industrial policy)Anatoliy Kinakh
Minister of Internal AffairsYuriy Kravchenko
Minister of Foreign AffairsHennadiy Udovenko
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and TradeSerhii Osyka
Minister of FinancePetro Hermanchuk
Minister of DefenceValeriy Shmarov
Minister of Social PolicyArkadii Yershov
Minister of JusticeSerhiy Holovatyi
Minister of HealthcareYevhen Korolenko
Minister of EducationMykhailo Zghurovskyi
Minister of Energy and ElectrificationOleksii Sheberstov
Minister of the Coal Industry
  • Viktor Poltavets
    (until 1 December 1995)
  • Serhii Poliakov
    (from 1 December 1995)
Minister of ForestryValerii Samoplavskyi
Minister of FisheriesMykola Shvedenko
Minister of IndustryValerii Mazur
Minister of EconomyVasyl Hureiev
Minister of TransportIvan Dankevych
Minister of Press and Information AffairsMykhailo Onufriichuk
Minister of CommunicationsValerii Yefremov
Minister of Agriculture and FoodPavlo Haidutskyi
Minister of Environmental Protection and Nuclear SafetyYuriy Kostenko
Minister of Culture and the ArtsDmytro Ostapenko
Minister of Youth and SportsValeriy Borzov
Minister of Emergency SituationsVolodymyr Kholosha
Minister of StatisticsMykola Borysenko
Minister of LabourMykhailo Kaskevych
Minister of Nationality and MigrationVolodymyr Yevtukh
Minister of Mechanical Engineering, the Military-Industrial Complex, and ConversionValerii Maliev
Minister of the Cabinet of MinistersValeriy Pustovoitenko

References

  1. Web site: 3 March 1995 . УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ про призначення Є. Марчука прем'єр-міністром України . ACT OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE on the appointment of Ye. Marchuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine . 4 September 2023 . President of Ukraine.
  2. Web site: 3 March 1995 . УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ про призначення Є. Марчука прем'єр-міністром України . ACT OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE on the appointment of Ye. Marchuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine . 4 September 2023 . President of Ukraine.
  3. News: Kapsamun . Ivan . 7 August 2023 . «Спокійна сила» . uk . "Quiet Power" . . 4 September 2023.
  4. News: 28 May 1996 . Ukraine President Fires Premier Over Economy . . 4 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Поляков Сергій Васильович . Poliakov, Serhii Vasylovych . 4 September 2023 . . uk.
  6. Web site: Зубець Михайло Васильович . Zubets, Mykhailo Vasylovych . 4 September 2023 . . uk.
  7. Acts of the President of Ukraine, No. 511/95–No. 535/95, 664/95–665/95, 691/95–694/95, 883/95, 886/95, 935/95, 222/96–223/96