See main article: General Secretariat of Ukraine. The second government was organized by Volodymyr Vynnychenko after Dmytro Doroshenko government of which was confirmed on August 14, resigned on August 18. Many ministers picked by Doroshenko were left at their positions, while other ministries were filled by Social-Democrats. The new Secretariat was confirmed by the Russian Provisional Government on September 1.
Designation of the government portfolios by parties (in parentheses - after the III Universal on November 20):
Note:in red are members that were prosecuted for representing the Ukrainian government.
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Replacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor (Secretary) | Oleksander Lototsky | UPSF | Ivan Mirny (UPSF) (acting) | |
| Internal Affairs (chairman) | Volodymyr Vynnychenko | USDRP | ||
| Finance | UPSF | Vasyl Mazurenko (USDRP) (acting) | ||
| Nationalities | Oleksandr Shulhyn | UPSF | ||
| Agrarian Affairs | Mykhailo Savchenko | N/A (Peasant rep.) | Oleksandr Zarudny (UPSR) | |
| Education | Ivan Steshenko | independent USDRP | ||
| Commissioner | Petro Stebnytsky | UPSF | disbanded | |
| Controller | Aleksandr Zarubin | Russian SR | Aleksandr Zolotarev Jewish Bund |
The expanded Secretariat (November 12, 1917).
| Ministry/Position | Name | Party | Replacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Affairs | Symon Petliura | USDRP | Mykola Porsh (USDRP) Jan.6 | |
| Naval Affairs | new edition | Dmytro Antonovych (USDRP) | ||
| Food Supply | (UPSR) | |||
| Post and Telegraph | Aleksandr Zarubin | Russian SR | Mykyta Shapoval (UPSR) | |
| Trade and Industry | Vsevolod Holubovych | UPSR | ||
| Labor | Mykola Porsh | USDRP | ||
| Justice | Mykhailo Tkachenko | USDRP | ||
| Transport | Vadym Yeshchenko | UPSI |
At first the deputy secretaries of Nationalities were part of the secretariat of Nationalities headed initially by Yefremov. With the proclamation of the III Universal on December 22, 1917, on the initiative of Oleksandr Shulhyn the Secretariat of Nationalities was transformed into the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. The position for the Russian Affairs representative for quite sometime was left unoccupied although was specifically reserved for the Russian Provisional Government. After the Secretariat was reorganized as the Council of Ministers the deputy-secretaries received their own ministerial assignments.
| Position | Name | Party | Later fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Affairs | Moishe Zilberfarb | UJSWP | ||
| Polish Affairs | Mieczysław Mickiewicz | PDCP | ||
| Russian Affairs | Dmitriy Odinets | RRNSP |