The Marchuk government was appointed directly by President Leonid Kuchma on 3 March 1995 in an acting capacity,[1] and was subsequently appointed in a full capacity as Prime Minister on 8 June 1995 after the collapse of the Second Masol government.

Marchuk's government also had decreased powers after the 1995 Ukrainian constitutional agreement [uk].

[4] President Leonid Kuchma appointed each member of the Marchuk government by presidential decree, bypassing the process of nominating them through the Verkhovna Rada.

On 1 December 1995, Serhii Poliakov [uk] became Minister of the Coal Industry.

[5] Mykhailo Zubets [uk] also became Deputy Prime Minister for the agro-industrial complex on 29 March 1996.