General Secretariat of Ukraine

This article is about Ukrainian national government in 1917–1918 that had nothing to do with the Soviet regime. For central bodies of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine, see Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union).
Office building of the secretary of agrarian affairs at 27 Khreshchatyk Street, Kiev. Built in 1910 it was destroyed during World War II.
History of national governments of Ukraine (1917-20)

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The General Secretariat of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Генеральний секретаріат УЦР—УНР, romanized: Heneralnyi sekretariat UTsR–UNR) was the autonomous Ukrainian executive government of the Russian Republic from June 28, 1917, to January 22, 1918. For most of its existence it was headed by Volodymyr Vynnychenko.

The secretariat was created after the Central Council of Ukraine accepted a proposal of the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries. According to the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, this event took place five days after the proclamation of the 1st Universal of the Central Council of Ukraine, however many contemporary historians have other opinions in that regard.[citation needed] The initial composition of the secretariat included eight General Secretaries (ministers) and one General Scribe (secretary).