Government ministries of Ukraine

Government ministries in Ukraine are the central bodies that are entrusted to implement a state policies in a certain field of government (finance, justice, interior etc.). Each ministry is governed by a respective minister. The collective of ministries is called the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The modern Ukrainian ministries were first established after the February Revolution of 1917 when the Russian Emperor was forced to abdicate. The first ministries (secretariats) were Secretariat of Interior, Nationalities, Finance, Justice, Labor, Education, Communication, Trade and Industry, Transportation, Food Supply, Military, Agriculture, and Office of General Secretariat (General Secretariat of Ukraine).