Ukraine Approves New Cabinet: Agrarian Ministry Dissolved, Powers Merged into New Super-Ministry

On July 17, the Verkhovna Rada approved a new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers, headed by newly appointed Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. The motion received 253 votes in favor. As part of a government restructuring, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has been dissolved. Its responsibilities — along with those of the Ministry of Environmental Protection — have been merged into the Ministry of Economy, which has been rebranded as the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture, now led by Oleksii Soboliev.

The consolidation is part of a broader wartime reform strategy aimed at streamlining government functions. From now on, agrarian, economic, and environmental policies will be coordinated under a single authority. The new Cabinet includes several key personnel changes: 13 ministers were appointed or reappointed, with some receiving promotions. The government lineup was presented by Prime Minister Svyrydenko, who previously served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy.

New Cabinet Composition:

• Mykhailo Fedorov – First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation

• Oleksii Kuleba – Deputy Prime Minister for Ukraine’s Recovery, Minister of Communities and Territories Development

• Taras Kachka – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

• Matvii Bidnyi – Minister of Youth and Sports

• Herman Halushchenko – Minister of Justice

• Svitlana Hrynchuk – Minister of Energy

• Denys Uliutin – Minister of Social Policy, Family, and National Unity

• 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