The Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine () is a former government ministry in Ukraine that existed from July 2020 to July 2025.Government backs creation of ministry for strategic industries, Ukrinform (22 July 2020) A new ministry has appeared in Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 July 2020)
History Prime minister Denys Shmyhal stated (at a government meeting on 22 July 2020) that the new ministry would focus primarily on industrial development, as well as defense and high-tech industries.
The ministry's first minister was Oleh Urusky who was appointed on 16 July 2020 (and who was also appointed Vice Prime Minister in the Shmyhal Government simultaneously).Urusky appointed Ukraine's deputy PM, minister for strategic industrial sectors, UNIAN (16 July 2020) According to minister Urusky (also stated on 22 July 2020) the ministry's goal was "sustainable development of strategic industries, job creation, increase budget revenues, regional development, will have a positive impact on the market environment."
In October 2020 it was reported that the ministry was set to reform the State Defense Holding Ukroboronprom and split it into two "Defense Systems of Ukraine" () and "Avia-space Systems of Ukraine" ().Oleksiy Levkov. Why does Ukraine not need "strategic" ministry? (Чому Україні не потрібне «стратегічне» міністерство?). Ukrinform. 3 October 2020 It was expected that companies of the State Space Agency of Ukraine will join the organization as well.
On 17 July 2025 the Ukrainian parliament passed a law to merge the ministry with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
List of ministers Name of minister Term of office Photo Start End Oleh Uruskyi 16 July 2020 3 November 2021Parliament dismisses Deputy Prime Minister Urusky, Ukrinform (3 November 2021) Pavlo Riabikin4 November 202120 March 2023 Oleksandr Kamyshin21 March 20234 September 2024 Herman Smetanin5 September 202417 July 2025 (defunct)
See also Ministry of Industrial Policy (Ukraine) Industry in Ukraine Shmyhal Government
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Lobbyism Ministry hired former U.S. Democrat Congressman Jim Moran to provide government relations services.
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