Parliament appoints Shmyhal as energy minister on second attempt

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, 248 lawmakers supported the decision.

On the day of his appointment, Shmyhal took the oath of office as a member of the Cabinet of Ministers at a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada. Under the law on the Cabinet, a newly appointed member officially assumes office upon taking the oath.

Before entering politics, from 2017 to 2019, Shmyhal held positions as deputy CEO for social affairs at PJSC DTEK Zakhidenergo, director of DTEK Burshtynska TPP, and acting deputy CEO for social affairs at PJSC DTEK Zakhidenergo.

From August 2019 to February 2020, Shmyhal served as head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration.

From February 4 to March 4, 2020, he was deputy prime minister and minister for communities and territories development of Ukraine.

On March 4, 2020, he was appointed prime minister, serving in that role for the longest period in Ukraine's history.

On July 17, 2025, Shmyhal was appointed minister of defense.

On January 9, the Verkhovna Rada received resignation letters from Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.

President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed appointing Denys Shmyhal as first deputy prime minister and minister of energy.

On January 13, the Verkhovna Rada supported the resignations of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Chief Vasyl Maliuk.

That same day, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utility Services supported Shmyhal's appointment as Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and minister of energy.

Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine