Prime Minister of Ukraine
| Prime Minister of Ukraine
Прем'єр-міністр України | |
|---|---|
| Style | Mdm Prime Minister (informal) Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security and Defense Council |
| Seat | Government Building, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Nominator | President of Ukraine[1] |
| Appointer | Verkhovna Rada |
| Term length | Five years unless the Verkhovna Rada is dissolved sooner No term limits specified |
| Inaugural holder | Volodymyr Vynnychenko |
| Formation | 28 June 1917 (original) 25 March 1946 (Ukrainian SSR) 24 August 1991 (current form) |
| Deputy | First Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | ₴20,000 monthly |
| Website | KMU.gov.ua |
The Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Прем'єр-міністр України, Prem'ier-ministr Ukrayiny) is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government.
While in office, the Prime Minister is granted full legal immunity from all prosecutions and legal proceedings. The Prime Minister's office is headquartered in the Cabinet of Ministries building in central Kyiv.
Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been 16 Prime Ministers (20 counting acting PMs). Yulia Svyrydenko is the incumbent Prime Minister since 2025.
List
Ukraine (1991–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Duration | Party | Government | Cabinet Composition | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitold Fokin Вітольд Фокін Prime Minister of Ukraine (1932–2025) |
— | 18 April 1991 |
2 October 1992 |
1 year, 167 days | Independent | Fokin | Independents | Leonid Kravchuk Леонід Кравчук (1991–1994) | ||
| After Fokin's resignation, Valentyn Symonenko became acting Prime Minister, from 2 to 13 October 1992. | ||||||||||
| Leonid Kuchma Леонід Кучма Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1938) |
— | 13 October 1992 |
22 September 1993 |
344 days | Independent | Kuchma | Independents | |||
| After Kuchma's resignation, Yukhym Zvyahilsky became acting Prime Minister, from 22 September 1993 to 16 June 1994. | ||||||||||
| Vitaliy Masol Віталій Масол Prime Minister of Ukraine (1928–2018) |
1994 | 16 June 1994 |
1 March 1995 |
258 days | Independent | Masol II | Independents | Leonid Kuchma Леонід Кучма (1994–2005) | ||
| Yevhen Marchuk Євген Марчук Prime Minister of Ukraine (1941–2021) |
— | 1 March 1995 |
28 May 1996 |
1 year, 88 days | Independent | Marchuk | Independents | |||
| Pavlo Lazarenko Павло Лазаренко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1953) |
— | 28 May 1996 |
2 July 1997 |
1 year, 35 days | Independent | Lazarenko I | Independents | |||
| Lazarenko II | ||||||||||
| After Lazarenko's dismissal, Vasyl Durdynets became acting Prime Minister, from 2 to 30 July 1997. | ||||||||||
| Valeriy Pustovoitenko Валерій Пустовойтенко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1947) |
1998 | 30 July 1997 |
22 December 1999 |
2 years, 145 days | People's Democratic Party | Pustovoitenko | NDP • Hromada • PRP | |||
| Viktor Yushchenko Віктор Ющенко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1954) |
— | 22 December 1999 |
29 May 2001 |
1 year, 158 days | People's Democratic Party | Yushchenko | NDP • Batkivshchyna • PRP | |||
| Anatoliy Kinakh Анатолій Кінах Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1954) |
— | 29 May 2001 |
21 November 2002 |
1 year, 176 days | Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs | Kinakh | NDP • Batkivshchyna • PR • PPPU • NP • TU | |||
| Viktor Yanukovych Віктор Янукович Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1950) |
2002 | 21 November 2002 |
5 January 2005 |
2 years, 45 days | Party of Regions | Yanukovych I | For United Ukraine! (PR • NDP • PPPU • NP • TU) | |||
| After Yanukovych's resignation, Mykola Azarov became acting Prime Minister, from 5 to 24 January 2005. | ||||||||||
| Yulia Tymoshenko Юлія Тимошенко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1960) |
— | 24 January 2005 |
8 September 2005 |
243 days | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
Tymoshenko I | Our Ukraine Bloc • Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc • PPPU • SPU | Viktor Yushchenko Віктор Ющенко (2005–2010) | ||
| Yuriy Yekhanurov Юрій Єхануров Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1948) |
— | 8 September 2005 |
4 August 2006 |
334 days | Our Ukraine | Yekhanurov | Our Ukraine Bloc • SPU | |||
| Viktor Yanukovych Віктор Янукович Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1950) |
2006 | 4 August 2006 |
18 December 2007 |
1 year, 136 days | Party of Regions | Yanukovych II | Government of National Unity (PR • SPU • KPU • Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc • Our Ukraine Bloc)a[›] | |||
| Yulia Tymoshenko Юлія Тимошенко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1960) |
2007 | 18 December 2007 |
4 March 2010 |
2 years, 90 days | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
Tymoshenko II | Fatherland • Our Ukraine • PRP • Rukh • PPNS | |||
| After Tymoshenko's resignation, Oleksandr Turchynov became acting Prime Minister, from 4 to 11 March 2010. | Viktor Yanukovych Віктор Янукович (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| Mykola Azarov Микола Азаров Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1947) |
2012 | 11 March 2010 |
28 January 2014 |
3 years, 323 days | Party of Regions | Azarov I | PR • Lytvyn Bloc • SU • YT • SPU | |||
| Azarov II | PR • U-V | |||||||||
| After Azarov's resignation, Serhiy Arbuzov became acting Prime Minister, from 28 January to 22 February 2014. | ||||||||||
| Oleksandr Turchynov succeeded Arbuzov as acting Prime Minister until 27 February 2014. | ||||||||||
| Arseniy Yatsenyuk Арсеній Яценюк Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1974) |
2014 | 27 February 2014 |
14 April 2016 |
2 years, 60 days | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"b[›] |
Yatsenyuk I | Fatherland • Svoboda | Petro Poroshenko Петро Порошенко (2014–2019) | ||
| People's Front | Yatsenyuk II | Solidarity • PF • Self Reliance • RP • Fatherland | ||||||||
| Volodymyr Groysman Володимир Гройсман Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1978) |
— | 14 April 2016 |
29 August 2019 |
3 years, 137 days | Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity" |
Groysman | Solidarity • PF | |||
| Volodymyr Zelenskyy Володимир Зеленський (2019–present) | ||||||||||
| Oleksiy Honcharuk Олексій Гончарук Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1984) |
2019 | 29 August 2019 |
4 March 2020 |
213 days | Servant of the People | Honcharuk | SP | |||
| Denys Shmyhal Денис Шмигаль Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1975) |
— | 4 March 2020 |
17 July 2025 |
5 years, 135 days | Independent | Shmyhal | SP • Independents | |||
| Yulia Svyrydenko Юлія Свириденко Prime Minister of Ukraine (born 1985) |
— | 17 July 2025 |
Incumbent | 46 days | Independent | Svyrydenko | SP • Independents | |||
References
- ↑ "Constitution of Ukraine". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 May 2019.