Opposition government led by Kolesnikov presented in Ukraine

Maidan Square in Kiev, Ukraine

KYIV. March 31 (Interfax) – Boris Kolesnikov, a former MP (Party of Regions faction), has headed up Ukraine’s opposition government, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported, citing a statement made by Yuriy Boiko, the head of the parliamentary faction Opposition Bloc, at a presentation of the opposition government in Kyiv on Tuesday.

He said he is confident that this government will play an important role in Ukraine’s opposition movement.

The opposition government will present its agenda in late April.

Among the members of the opposition government are Vadim Rabinovich (deputy prime minister on supervision over law enforcement bodies’ activities), Natalia Korolevskaya (deputy prime minister on social policy and pension reform), Oleksandr Vilkul (deputy prime minister on industrialization of Donbas rebuilding), and Mikhail Dobkin (deputy prime minister on local self-government reform).

The healthcare minister in the opposition government is Ihor Shurma, the agroindustrial sector minister is Mykola Shishman, the infrastructure and transport minister is Volodymyr Shemayev, and the interior affairs and emergency situations minister is Konstantyn Stogniy.

Viktor Skarshevskiy has been appointed finance minister, Mykhailo Papiyev has been appointed social security minister, Yevhen Murayev has been appointed economic development and trade minister, Volodymyr Makukha has been appointed fuel and energy sector minister, Yuriy Kotlyarov has been appointed justice minister, Yelena Kolesnikova has been appointed education, culture, science, family and youth minister, Pavel Zhyla has been appointed environment and natural resources minister, and Konstantyn Hryshchenko has been appointed foreign minister.

Kolesnikov said the defense minister of the opposition government will be appointed shortly.

 

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