Minister of Defence of Ukraine | |
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Міністр оборони України | |
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since 6 September 2023 | |
Member of | |
Reports to | President of Ukraine |
Nominator | Verkhovna Rada |
Appointer | President of Ukraine |
Term length | No fixed term |
Precursor | People's Commissar of Defense (1944–1945) People's Minister of Military Affairs (1918–1927) |
Inaugural holder | Kostiantyn Morozov |
Deputy | First Deputy Minister |
The minister of defence of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністри оборони України, romanized: Ministry oborony Ukrainy) is the head of the Ministry of Defence, which is in charge of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the second-largest military power in Europe after its Russian counterpart. The Minister of Defence is appointed by the president, but this has to be confirmed by a majority vote in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament).[1] From 1 January 2019, Ukraine has had civilian control of the military by requiring that the Minister of Defence be a civilian, although they may have recently resigned from the military.[2]
Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been 17 defence ministers (not including acting ones).
Heletei appointed Ukrainian defense minister LV
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