Overview
- The Verkhovna Rada approved Shmyhal’s appointment with 248 votes on a second attempt.
- He took the oath during a plenary session, officially assuming office at that moment under Ukrainian law.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky formally proposed Shmyhal for the energy portfolio following recent senior resignations.
- The parliamentary Committee on Energy and Housing-Communal Services endorsed his candidacy ahead of the vote.
- Shmyhal is a former longest-serving prime minister and 2025 defense minister with prior leadership roles at DTEK and in regional administration.