Mykola Azarov appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister

At the proposal of President Viktor Yanukovych, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine has appointed Mykola Azarov the Prime Minister.

This decision was passed by 242 votes.
Earlier the candidacy of Azarov was backed by the newly set-up ruling coalition of 235 MPs.
Newly elected Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov also took an oath of loyalty to the Ukrainian people.
Azarov served as the First Deputy Premier and Finance Minister in two governments of Viktor Yanukovych.
Thus, the parliament appointed Andriy Kliuyev as First Deputy Prime Minister;

Borys Kolesnikov - Deputy Prime Minister;

Volodymyr Semynozhenko - Deputy Prime Minister;

Volodymyr Sivkovych - Deputy Prime Minister;

Viktor Slauta - Deputy Prime Minister;

Serhiy Tihipko - Deputy Prime Minister;

Viktor Tikhonov - Deputy Prime Minister;

Viktor Boiko - Environmental Protection Minister;

Yuriy Boiko - Fuel and Energy Minister;

Kostiantyn Yefimenko - Transport and Communications Minister;

Dmytro Kolesnikov - Industrial Policy Minister;

Mykhailo Kuliniaka - Culture and Tourism Minister;

Oleksandr Lavrynovych - Justice Minister;

Zynoviy Mytnyk - Health Minister;

Anatoliy Mohiliov - Interior Minister;

Vasyl Nadraha - Labor and Social Policy Minister;

Oleksandr Popov - Housing and Public Utilities Minister;

Mykhailo Prysiazhniuk - Agrarian Policy Minister;

Ravil Safiullin - Minister for Families, Youth and Sports;

Dmytro Tabachnyk - Education Minister;

Anatoliy Tolstoukhov - Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers;

Vasyl Tsushko - Economy Minister;

Fedir Yaroshenko - Finance Minister;

Volodymyr Yatsuba - Regional Development Minister;

Yuriy Yashchenko - Coal Industry Minister;

Nestor Shufrych - Emergencies Minister;

Kostiantyn Hryshchenko - Foreign Minister;

Mykhailo Yezhel - Defense Minister.