Azarov Government
| First Azarov Government | |
|---|---|
| 14th cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990) | |
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| Date formed | March 11, 2010 |
| Date dissolved | December 3, 2012 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Head of government | Mykola Azarov |
| Deputy head of government | Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Member party |
Party of Regions Communist Party of Ukraine Lytvyn Bloc |
| Status in legislature | Coalition "Stability and reforms" |
| Opposition cabinet | Dictatorship Resistance Committee |
| Opposition party |
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc NUNS |
| Opposition leader | Serhiy Sobolev (head of shadow government) |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Second Tymoshenko government |
| Successor | Second Azarov government |
The first Azarov government (Ukrainian: Перший уряд Миколи Азарова) was Ukraine's cabinet from (appointed on) March 11, 2010 till December 3, 2012 (the cabinet stays on as caretaker government) till 24 December 2012 when the second Azarov government was appointed by president Viktor Yanukovych.
The cabinet was formed as part of the "Stability and Reform" coalition between the Party of Regions, Lytvyn Bloc and the Communist Party of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. The government was led by prime minister Mykola Azarov, who succeeded the ousted second Tymoshenko government led by ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The Azarov government worked in cooperation with President Yanukovych.
A November 2010 Razumkov Centre nationwide survey showed that only 13.2 percent of respondents fully support the Azarov Government while 45 percent stated they did not.
Its composition was reshuffled by Yanukovych early 2012.
On December 3, 2012 the government became a caretaker government after Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich accepted the resignation of prime minister Mykola Azarov and his government following the 28 October 2012 parliamentary election. A number of government members, including Prime Minister Azarov, were elected to parliament in that election. In order to get these parliamentary mandates they were obliged to submit documents on the dismissal from their previous job to the Central Election Commission within 20 days after the election (by December 3).
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