Second Tymoshenko government
| Second Tymoshenko Government | |
|---|---|
| 13th cabinet of Ukraine (since 1990) | |
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| Date formed | December 18, 2007 |
| Date dissolved | March 11, 2010 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Yulia Tymoshenko |
| Deputy head of government | Oleksandr Turchynov |
| Head of state | Viktor Yushchenko |
| No. of ministers | 25 |
| Member party |
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc NUNS |
| Status in legislature | Coalition of Democratic Forces |
| Opposition party |
Party of Regions Communist Party of Ukraine Lytvyn Bloc |
| Opposition leader | Viktor Yanukovych |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Second Yanukovych government |
| Successor | First Azarov government |
The second Tymoshenko Government was appointed on December 18, 2007 as a coalition between Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc (OU-PSD), OU-PSD is the party of then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, following the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election. The government program was named: "Ukrainian breakthrough: for people, not for politicians".
On December 17, 2008 Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced a reshuffle of the cabinet after the forming of a BYuT, OU-PSD and Bloc of Lytvyn coalition following the 2008 Ukrainian political crisis. On March 3, 2010 the Ukrainian Parliament passed a motion of no confidence in the second Tymoshenko Government. A day before that the coalition had already lost the parliamentary majority. On March 11, 2010 the First Azarov Government was elected.
Since its dismissal several Ministers of the second Tymoshenko Government have been involved in criminal proceedings against them; the most noticeable outcomes of this were the imprisonments of former Prime Minister Tymoshenko and Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.
The appointment of the government of Ukraine was scheduled for the December 11, 2007. The session was opened late due to awaiting of the President of Ukraine who after arriving was giving the first word. At first there were 271 parliamentarians registered that morning with only Party of Regions and four people's deputies from the Communist Party being absent. During the voting for the appointment, however, the rest of the Communist Party and Lytvyn Bloc were absent together with Ivan Plyushch from Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc. Beside that for some reason the electronic counting system of the parliament seemed to malfunction and did not count votes of two parliamentarians showing only 225 approving votes.
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