# Marchuk government

The Marchuk government was formed on 8 June 1995 under the leadership of Yevhen Marchuk. It was the first of two governments (along with the First Lazarenko government) to be appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma. It was the fourth cabinet formed since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union, after the Fokin government, Kuchma government, and Second Masol government.

## History
### Formation

The Marchuk government was appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma on 3 March 1995 in an acting capacity, and was subsequently appointed in a full capacity as Prime Minister on 8 June 1995 after the collapse of the Second Masol government. Having previously been appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Marchuk was the first of two prime ministers to be appointed directly by the President, along with Pavlo Lazarenko. Marchuk's government also had decreased powers after the 1995 Ukrainian constitutional agreement [uk].

### Fall

Soon after the government's establishment, tensions between Marchuk and Kuchma began to increase as Marchuk prepared for a presidential campaign of his own against Kuchma in 1999. Kuchma cited in his dismissal of Marchuk the worsening state of Ukraine's economy, Marchuk's focus on bolstering his political image, the fact that deputies are forbidden from holding political office, but this was regarded by Marchuk's allies as an effort to push him out of power.

## Composition

President Leonid Kuchma appointed each member of the Marchuk government by presidential decree, bypassing the process of nominating them through the Verkhovna Rada.
On 1 December 1995, Serhii Poliakov [uk] became Minister of the Coal Industry. Mykhailo Zubets [uk] also became Deputy Prime Minister for the agro-industrial complex on 29 March 1996.
| Office | Incumbent |
| Prime Minister | Yevhen Marchuk |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Pavlo Lazarenko |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Agro-industrial complex) | Petro Sabluk (until 29 March 1996) Mykhailo Zubets (from 29 March 1996) |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Humanitarian policy) | Ivan Kuras |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Economic policy) | Roman Shpek |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Economic reforms) | Viktor Pynzenyk |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Fuel-energy complex) | Vasyl Yevtukhov |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Political and legal issues) | Oleksandr Yemets |
| Deputy Prime Minister (Industrial policy) | Anatoliy Kinakh |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Yuriy Kravchenko |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Hennadiy Udovenko |
| Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade | Serhii Osyka |
| Minister of Finance | Petro Hermanchuk |
| Minister of Defence | Valeriy Shmarov |
| Minister of Social Policy | Arkadii Yershov |
| Minister of Justice | Serhiy Holovatyi |
| Minister of Healthcare | Yevhen Korolenko |
| Minister of Education | Mykhailo Zghurovskyi |
| Minister of Energy and Electrification | Oleksii Sheberstov |
| Minister of the Coal Industry | Viktor Poltavets (until 1 December 1995) Serhii Poliakov (from 1 December 1995) |
| Minister of Forestry | Valerii Samoplavskyi |
| Minister of Fisheries | Mykola Shvedenko |
| Minister of Industry | Valerii Mazur |
| Minister of Economy | Vasyl Hureiev |
| Minister of Transport | Ivan Dankevych |
| Minister of Press and Information Affairs | Mykhailo Onufriichuk |
| Minister of Communications | Valerii Yefremov |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Pavlo Haidutskyi |
| Minister of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety | Yuriy Kostenko |
| Minister of Culture and the Arts | Dmytro Ostapenko |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Valeriy Borzov |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | Volodymyr Kholosha |
| Minister of Statistics | Mykola Borysenko |
| Minister of Labour | Mykhailo Kaskevych |
| Minister of Nationality and Migration | Volodymyr Yevtukh |
| Minister of Mechanical Engineering, the Military-Industrial Complex, and Conversion | Valerii Maliev |
| Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers | Valeriy Pustovoitenko |