Prime Minister of Ukraine
| Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Прем'єр-міністр України | |
Coat of arms of Ukraine | |
Incumbent since 17 July 2025Yulia Svyrydenko | |
| 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, Premier-ministr Ukrainy, pronounced [preˌmjɛrmiˈn⁽ʲ⁾istr ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]) 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.[3] 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 Yulia Svyrydenko, who was confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada on 17 July 2025.[4] She replaced Denys Shmyhal, who had been sworn in on 4 March 2020 following the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk.[5] On 15 July 2025, Shmyhal submitted his resignation,[6] a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a government reshuffle and proposed replacing Shmyhal with Svyrydenko as prime minister.[7]
- ^ "Constitution of Ukraine". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Svitlana Dorosh (17 July 2025). "Yulia Svirydenko - Prime Minister. What is known about her and why she is linked to Andriy Yermak". BBC News Ukrainian (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ Denysiaka, Olha (17 July 2025). "Рада призначила Свириденко прем'єр-міністеркою [Rada appointed Svyrydenko as Prime Minister]". hromadske (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Talant, Bermet (6 March 2020). "Hasty government reshuffle sows disquiet at home, abroad". Kyiv Post.
- ^ Romanenko, Valentyna (15 July 2025). "Шмигаль показав заяву про відставку [Shmyhal showed the resignation letter]". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Zadorozhnyy, Tim (14 July 2025). "Zelensky announces next prime minister, launches government reshuffle". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2025.