 Newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a session of the Ukrainian parliament, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Andrii Nesterenko) |
Her appointment was supported by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as part of his biggest government reshuffle since 2022.
Svyrydenko, who had served as first deputy prime minister since 2021, pledged to move "swiftly and decisively".
"Our priorities for the first six months are clear: reliable supply for the army, expansion of domestic weapons production, and boosting the technological strength of our defense forces," she wrote on X.
Svyrydenko is also well known to the Trump administration, having negotiated a deal giving the US preferential access to Ukraine's mineral wealth. It was considered crucial to bolstering relations between Kyiv and Washington.
Parliament also appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's longest-serving head of government, as defence minister and Svitlana Hrynchuk as energy minister.