Ukraine's parliament approves new cabinet: Shmyhal is new defense minister, Sybiha stays foreign minister

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on his Telegram channel that 253 MPs voted in favor of the decision.

Following this, the parliament voted to appoint Andrii Sybiha as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a candidate nominated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The decision received support from 271 MPs. Andrii Sybiha previously headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denys Shmyhal’s government.

Later, the Verkhovna Rada voted to appoint former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as Minister of Defense of Ukraine. His candidacy was also submitted by President Zelenskyy. The decision was supported by 267 deputies.

Afterward, newly appointed Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko took the oath of office.

Earlier, on July 17, Yuliia Svyrydenko, who became head of the government, submitted proposals to the Verkhovna Rada for the appointment of members of the new Cabinet.

Who is in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine?

• Yuliia Svyrydenko – Prime Minister of Ukraine
• Mykhailo Fedorov – First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation
• Oleksii Kuleba – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
• Taras Kachka – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
• Andrii Sybiha – Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Denys Shmyhal – Minister of Defense
• Herman Halushchenko – Minister of Justice
• Svitlana Hrynchuk – Minister of Energy
• Nataliia Kalmykova – Minister for Veterans Affairs
• Ihor Klymenko – Minister of Internal Affairs
• Oksen Lisovyi – Minister of Education and Science
• Viktor Liashko – Minister of Health
• Serhii Marchenko – Minister of Finance
• Oleksii Soboliev – Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture
• Denys Uliutin – Minister of Social Policy, Family, and National Unity
• Matvii Bidnyi – Minister of Youth and Sports
• Minister of Culture – position currently vacant.

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