The first Yekhanurov Government was appointed after the first Tymoshenko Government was sacked amid resignations and corruption claims.Ukraine leader sacks government Twelve days later the Ukrainian Parliament rejecting Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko choice of Yuri Yekhanurov for Prime Minister. Yekhanurov was three votes short of the 226 needed for approval with three out of 52 deputies from the Regions faction voting for Yekhanurov. On September 22, 2005 the Ukrainian parliament did approved Yekhanurov appointment with 289 votes. This time all the Parliamentarians of the Party of Regions faction of losing presidential candidate (in 2004) Viktor Yanukovych backed the appointment. This shortly after a "Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Authorities And The Opposition" was signed by Yekhanurov, Yushchenko and Yanukovych.Ukraine on its meandering path between East and West by Andrej Lushnycky and Mykola Riabchuk, Peter Lang, 2009, (page 52)Ukraine:Has Yushchenko Betrayed The Orange Revolution? , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (30 September 2005)Independent standpoint on Ukraine:Dismissal of Prosecutor-General, Closure of Poroshenko Case Create New, ForUm (28 October 2005)
Yekhanurov government lost a vote of no confidence on January 10, 2006 but stayed in power until the parliamentary election two months later.
Creation Appointment of Yekhanurov (21-22 September 2005) +FactionNumber of deputiesForAgainstAbstainedDidn't voteAbsent Communists 56 0 0 0 0 56 Party of Regions of Ukraine 50 50 0 0 0 0 People's Party 47 45 0 0 2 0 Our Ukraine 45 44 0 0 0 1 Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc 41 7 0 0 27 7 Unaffiliated 28 22 0 0 1 5 Socialist Party of Ukraine 25 25 0 0 0 0 Ukrainian People's Party 23 23 0 0 0 0 Forward, Ukraine! 20 20 0 0 0 0 Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) 20 0 0 0 15 5 One Ukraine 16 3 0 0 0 13 Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine 15 15 0 0 0 0 Reforms and Order Party 15 7 0 1 4 3 People's Movement of Ukraine 15 15 0 0 0 0 Faction of PDP and Labour Ukraine 13 13 0 0 0 0 All factions 429 289 0 1 49 90+
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Party key Our Ukraine Socialist Party of Ukraine OfficeName ministerPartyAppointmentPrime MinisterYuriy Yekhanurov 8 September / 22 September (approved)First Vice Prime MinisterStanislav Stashevsky28 SeptemberFirst Vice Prime Minister — IndustryAnatoliy Kinakh (acting)8 September – 27 SeptemberVice Prime Minister (on Humanitarian and Social issues)Viacheslav Kyrylenko28 SeptemberVice Prime Minister (on Agro-Industrial Complex)Yuriy Melnyk5 OctoberVice Prime Minister (on Administrative-Territorial reform)Roman Bezsmertnyi8 September / 28 September – 27 NovemberMinister of Internal AffairsYuriy Lutsenko 8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of Foreign AffairsBorys Tarasyuk8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of Coal IndustryViktor Topolov8 September / 27 SeptemberMinister of Culture and TourismIhor Likhovy5 OctoberOksana Bilozir (acting)8 September – 28 SeptemberMinister of DefenseAnatoliy Hrytsenko8 September / 30 SeptemberMinister of EconomicsArseniy Yatseniuk28 SeptemberSerhiy Teryokhin (acting)8 September – 27 SeptemberMinister of Education and ScienceStanislav Nikolaenko8 September / 27 SeptemberMinister of Fuel and EnergyIvan Plachkov8 September / 27 SeptemberMinister of Labor and Social PolicyIvan Sakhan27 SeptemberVyacheslav Kyrylenko (acting)8 September – 27 SeptemberMinister of Construction, Architecture and Residential-Communal FarmingPavlo Kachur 28 SeptemberMinister of Health CareYuriy Polyachenko14 OctoberMykola Polishchuk (acting)8 September – 28 SeptemberMinister of Agro-Industrial Complex issuesOleksandr Baranivsky 8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of Industrial PolicyVolodymyr Shandra8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of Environmental Protection issuesPavlo Ihnatenko8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of Transport and Communications Viktor Bondar28 SeptemberYevhen Chervonenko (acting)8 September – 27 SeptemberMinister of Emergency Situation issuesViktor Baloha 27 SeptemberDavid Zhvaniya (acting)8 September – 27 SeptemberMinister of Family, Youth and SportYuriy Pavlenko 8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of FinanceViktor Pynzenyk8 September / 28 SeptemberMinister of JusticeSerhiy Holovatyi6 OctoberRoman Zvarych (acting)8 September – 28 SeptemberMinister of the Cabinet of MinistersBohdan Butsa27 SeptemberPetro Krupko (acting)8 September – 27 September
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