Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine)

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine (Ukrainian:Міністерство інфраструктури України,romanized:Ministerstvo infrastruktury Ukrainy) functions as the main executive body that controls Ukraine's transportation infrastructure including roads, trains, and communications. The department is based on the former Transport and Communications Ministry and also oversees the implementation of government tourism policies.

History

In December 2010, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych announced that the former Transport and Communications Ministry (Ukrainian:Міністерство транспорту та зв'язку України,romanized:Ministerstvo transportu ta zviazku Ukrainy) would be reorganized into the Ministry of Infrastructure. The head office was located in Kyiv. On 12 May 2011, the Ministry of Infrastructure was approved as the successor of the Transport and Communications Ministry.

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 comprises a central body, led by the minister, his/her first deputy, and other deputies who assist the minister. The Ministry also consists of several state administrations that specialize in certain fields and coordinate operations of government companies.

The ministry supervises implementation of government policy in transport and communication sectors as well as security related to transport. Transport of fuel fossils (i.e. oil and gas) is related to the government ministry on energy and fuel, while most of security responsibility matters are supervised by Ministry of Interior or other state agencies.

Subordinated agencies

• State Aviation Service of Ukraine
• State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine Ukravtodor (see Roads in Ukraine)
• State Service of Ukraine for Security on Transport
• State Transport Special Service (specialized agency)

Reorganized, liquidated, and not listed agencies

• State Agency of Ukraine in Tourism and Resorts, a government agency in tourism (liquidated, successor is unknown)
• State Administration of Rail Transport, in 2015 it was incorporated as a public stock company Ukrzaliznytsia
• State Auto transportation Service became State Service of Ukraine in Security on Transport
• State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine
• Service of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine
• State Special Communications Service of Ukraine
• National Agency of Ukraine in preparation and conducting of Euro-2012
• State Service of Communication, On June30, 2011 the State Service of Communication, State Administration of Communication (less the state owned company Ukrposhta), and the Telecommunication Systems and Information Security branch of the Security Service of Ukraine were consolidated to become the administration of State Special Communications Service of Ukraine.

Companies (former state agencies)

• Ukrposhta
• Ukrzaliznytsia
• Presa - State enterprise in distribution of periodic publications
• Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority
• Maritime Search and Rescue Service

List of ministers of transportation

Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State

In the Imperial Russia and after its dissolution its successor states, a term "ways of communication" encompassed administration of any means of transportation but were focused primarily on railways. In Ukraine the agency, known as the "Ministry of Ways", was headed by railway specialists.

West Ukrainian People's Republic

Soviet Ukraine

Ukraine (since 1991)

List of ministers of communications

See also

• Transport in Ukraine List of airports in Ukraine
• Telecommunications in Ukraine
• Internet in Ukraine
• Tourism in Ukraine

External links

• (in Ukrainian)
• (Archive) (in Ukrainian)