# Ministry of Communities and Territories Development

The Ministry of Communities and Territories Development (Ukrainian: Міністерство регіонального розвитку, будівництва та житлово-комунального господарства України) was the Ukrainian government ministry responsible for public housing infrastructure development. It was dissolved on 2 December 2022.

## History

The Ministry was established in 2005 as the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Public Housing and Utilities. It also can be considered as a successor of the Ministry of Construction and Architecture that existed before 1994. In 2007-2010 the ministry was split into two: Ministry of Regional Development & Construction and Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities.
On 2 December 2022 the Shmyhal Government merged the Ministry of Infrastructure with the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development creating the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.

## Structure

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, his/hers first deputy, and other deputies in assistance to the minister. Part of ministry compose several state administrations that are specialized in certain field and coordinate operations of government companies.

### Agencies and institutes

* State Architectural-Construction Inspection of Ukraine
* V.N. Shimanovsky Ukrainian Institute of Steel Construction

### Preserves

The list of the State Historical Preserve that are directed by the Ministry
* National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv"
** Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
** Golden Gate, Kyiv
** St. Cyril's Church
** St Andrew's Church, Kyiv
** Sudak Fortress
* Castles of Ternopil region (created in 2005)
** Zbarazh Castle (core site since 1994)
** Vyshnivets Complex (added in 1999)
** Skalat Castle (added in 2002)
** Kryvche Castle (added in 2008)
** Terebovlya Castle (added in 2008)
** Mykulyntsi Castle (added in 2008)
** Zoloty Potik Castle (added in 2008)
** Yazlovets Castle (added in 2008)
** Pidzamochok Castle (added in 2008)
** Skala-Podilska Castle (added in 2008)
** Chortkiv Castle (added in 2010)
* Kamianets
* Chernihiv Ancient
* Hlukhiv
* Old Uman
* Khotyn Fortress
* State Historical-Architectural Preserve in the city of Zhovkva
* State Historical-Architectural Preserve in the city of Belz
* Kremenets-Pochaiv Preserve
* State Historical-Architectural Preserve in the city of Berezhany

## List of ministers

| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Term of Office | Term of Office |
| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Start | End |
| Ministry of Construction | Volodymyr Plitin | August 2, 1990 | June 5, 1991 |
| Ministry of Investments and Construction | Volodymyr Borysovsky | June 5, 1991 | December 30, 1992 |
| Ministry of Construction and Architecture | Yuriy Serbin | December 30, 1992 | July 8, 1994 |
| Ministry of Construction | Volodymyr Plitin | July 6, 1994 | June 12, 1995 |
| Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Public Housing and Utilities | Pavlo Kachur | September 28, 2005 | August 4, 2006 |
| Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Public Housing and Utilities | Volodymyr Rybak | August 4, 2006 | March 21, 2007 |
| Ministry of Regional Development and Construction | Volodymyr Yatsuba | March 21, 2007 | December 18, 2007 |
| Ministry of Regional Development and Construction | Vasyl Kuybida | December 18, 2007 | March 11, 2010 |
| Ministry of Regional Development and Construction | Volodymyr Yatsuba | March 11, 2010 | December 9, 2010 |
| Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities | Viktor Tikhonov | December 9, 2010 | June 1, 2011 |
| Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities | Anatoliy Blyznyuk | July 12, 2011 | 24 December 2012 |
| Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities | Hennadiy Temnyk | 24 December 2012 | 27 February 2014 |
| Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities | Volodymyr Hroysman | 27 February 2014 | 2 December 2014 |
| Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities | Hennadiy Zubko | 2 December 2014 | 29 August 2019 |
| Ministry of Communities and Territories Development | Aliona Babak | 29 August 2019 | 4 February 2020 |
| Ministry of Communities and Territories Development | Denys Shmyhal | 4 February 2020 | 4 March 2020 |
| Ministry of Communities and Territories Development | Oleksiy Chernyshov | 4 March 2020 | 3 November 2022 |
| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Term of Office | Term of Office |
| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Start | End |
| Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities | Oleksandr Popov | March 21, 2007 | December 18, 2007 |
| Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities | Oleksiy Kucherenko | December 18, 2007 | March 11, 2010 |
| Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities | Oleksandr Popov | March 11, 2010 | June 17, 2010 |
| Ministry of Public Housing and Utilities | Yuriy Khivrych | June 17, 2010 | December 9, 2010 |
| see Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Public Housing and Utilities |||