The Verkhovna Rada at a meeting on March 20 dismissed 3 ministers – the Minister of Education and Science, the Minister for Strategic Industries and the Minister of Digital Transformation.
Source: Interlocutors of Ukrayinska Pravda in Parliament
Details: In particular, the Rada supported the resignation Sergei Shkarlet from the post of Minister of Education and Science.
MPs also voted to dismiss Pavel Ryabikin as Minister for Strategic Industries.
In addition, the Parliament supported the resignation of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.
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Background:
- On March 17, UP sources reported that Serhiy Shkarlet was resigning from the post of Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, he himself would resign.
- On March 18, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that it was planned to appoint Oksen Lisovoy as Minister of Education, and Alexander Kamyshin as Minister of Strategic Industries.
- Shmygal also said that Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov will be involved in a number of other areas, in addition to digitalization. His future position is Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
- Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, said that resignations of Shkarlet and Ryabikin, as well as Fedorov, were registered in the parliament.
