Prime Minister of Ukraine

Prime Minister of Ukraine
Прем'єр-міністр України
Coat of arms of Ukraine
Incumbent
Denys Shmyhal
since 4 March 2020
StyleMr Prime Minister
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of government
Member ofCabinet
National Security and Defense Council
SeatGovernment Building, Kyiv, Ukraine
NominatorPresident of Ukraine[1]
AppointerVerkhovna Rada
Term lengthFive years unless the Verkhovna Rada is dissolved sooner
No term limits specified
Inaugural holderVolodymyr Vynnychenko
Formation28 June 1917; 107 years ago (1917-06-28) (original)
25 March 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03-25) (Ukrainian SSR)
24 August 1991; 33 years ago (1991-08-24) (current form)
DeputyFirst Deputy Prime Minister
Salary₴20,000 monthly[citation needed]
WebsiteKMU.gov.ua

The prime minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Прем'єр-міністр України, Premier-ministr Ukrainy, pronounced [preˈmjɛr mʲiˈnʲistr ʊkrɐˈjine]) is the head of government of Ukraine.[2] The prime minister presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government. Following the 1991 Declaration of Independence of Ukraine the position replaced the Soviet post of chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, which was established on March 25, 1946.

Yulia Tymoshenko was the first woman appointed as the prime minister in the history of Ukraine. Arseniy Yatsenyuk was the first prime minister who came from Western Ukraine. Two prime ministers were born in the Russian SFSR.

The current prime minister is Denys Shmyhal, who was sworn in on 4 March 2020 following the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk.[3]

  1. ^ "Constitution of Ukraine". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations by Paul J. D'Anieri, State University of New York Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-7914-4246-3 (page 187)
  3. ^ Talant, Bermet (6 March 2020). "Hasty government reshuffle sows disquiet at home, abroad". Kyiv Post.