Groysman Government facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Groysman Government
18th Cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990)
Date formed	14 April 2016
Date dissolved	29 August 2019
People and organisations
Head of state	Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelensky
Head of government	Volodymyr Groysman
Deputy head of government	Stepan Kubiv Volodymyr Kistion Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze Pavlo Rozenko Vyacheslav Kyrylenko Hennadiy Zubko
No. of ministers	24
Member parties	Petro Poroshenko Bloc People's Front
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition parties	Opposition Bloc Batkivshchyna Self Reliance Radical Party
Opposition leaders	Yuriy Boyko Yulia Tymoshenko, Andriy Sadovyi Oleh Lyashko
History
Predecessor	Second Yatsenyuk government
Successor	Honcharuk government

The Groysman government was a group of top leaders in Ukraine who worked together to run the country. It was formed on 14 April 2016 and was led by Volodymyr Groysman, who became the Prime Minister. This government was the third one created in Ukraine since the big changes that happened in 2014. It followed two other governments led by Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

How the Government Was Formed

Choosing a New Prime Minister

In April 2016, the Prime Minister at the time, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, announced he would step down. This meant Ukraine needed a new leader for its government.

Volodymyr Groysman, who was the Speaker of Ukraine's parliament (called the Verkhovna Rada), was suggested to take Yatsenyuk's place. On 14 April 2016, the parliament officially voted to make Groysman the new Prime Minister.

Building a Coalition

To form a new government, the main political parties, Petro Poroshenko Bloc and People's Front, needed enough votes in parliament. They didn't have enough votes on their own. So, they worked with other groups in parliament, like Revival and People's Will. These groups helped by voting for the new government, making it possible for Groysman to become Prime Minister.

Who Was in the Government

In Ukraine, the President has a special role in choosing some ministers. For example, the President suggests who should be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense. The parliament then approves these choices. When the Groysman government started, Pavlo Klimkin continued as Foreign Minister and Stepan Poltorak continued as Defense Minister.

The job of Minister of Health was empty for a while after the government was formed. Later, Ulana Suprun, who had become a Ukrainian citizen, was appointed as the acting Minister of Health.

There were some changes to the team over time. For example, the Finance Minister, Oleksandr Danylyuk, was removed from his job in June 2018. After him, Oksana Markarova first became the acting Finance Minister and then the official Minister in November 2018. At the same time, a new job was created: the Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Iryna Friz was appointed to this role.

The Agriculture Minister, Taras Kutovy, also left his position in November 2018. Maxim Martynyuk then became the acting Minister of Agriculture.

Here's a list of the main people in the Groysman government:

Logo	Office	Incumbent
	Prime Minister		Volodymyr Groysman
	First Vice Prime Minister		Stepan Kubiv
	Minister of Economic Development and Trade
	Vice Prime Minister (for European and EuroAtlantic integration)		Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
	Vice Prime Minister		Hennadiy Zubko
	Minister of Regional Development
	Vice Prime Minister (for humanitarian policy)		Vyacheslav Kyrylenko
	Vice Prime Minister (for infrastructure, fuel/energy, ecology)		Volodymyr Kistion
	Vice Prime Minister		Pavlo Rozenko
	Minister of Internal Affairs		Arsen Avakov
	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Pavlo Klimkin
	Minister of Finance		Oleksandr Danylyuk Oksana Markarova
	Minister of Defence		Stepan Poltorak
	Minister of Social Policy		Andriy Reva
	Minister of Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs		Vadym Chernysh
	Minister of Justice		Pavlo Petrenko
	Minister of Health		Oleksandra Pavlenko (acting) Viktor Shafransky (acting) Ulana Suprun (acting)
	Minister of Education and Science		Liliya Hrynevych
	Ministry of Fuel and Energy		Ihor Nasalyk
	Minister of Infrastructure		Volodymyr Omelyan
	Minister of Information Policy		Yuriy Stets
	Minister of Agriculture		Taras Kutovy Maxim Martynyuk (acting)
	Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine		Ostap Semerak
	Minister of Culture		Yevhen Nyshchuk
	Minister of Veterans Affairs		Iryna Friz
	Minister of Youth and Sports		Ihor Zhdanov
	Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers		Oleksandr Sayenko