KIEV, Dec. 21 – Ukraine’s political opposition says it has named Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych as premier of the shadow government.

The composition of the shadow cabinet was confirmed at a meeting of the opposition on Friday.

The shadow cabinet will consist of Finance Minister Mykola Azarov, Economics Minister Irena Akimova, Defense Minister Oleksandr Kuzmuk, Interior Minister Mykola Dzhyha, Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko, Coal Industry Minister Serhiy Tulub, Transport and Communications Minister Vasyl Kazak, Labor and Social Policy Minister Mykhailo Papiev, Education and Culture Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko, Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych, Environment Minister Anatoliy Tolstoukhov, Agriculture Minister Viktor Slauta, Communal and Housing Industry Minister Oleksandr Popov, Emergencies Minister Nestor Shufrych, Construction Minister Volodymyr Yatsuba, Industrial Policy Minister Anatoliy Kinakh and Youth, Family and Sports Minister Viktor Korzh.