Prime Minister of Ukraine

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.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Прем'єр-міністр України
Incumbent Denys Shmyhal since March 4, 2020
Appointer	Verkhovna Rada upon submission by President
Term length	Duration of parliamentary convocation, coalition or upon resignation and removal
Inaugural holder	Vitold Fokin
Formation	November 18, 1920
Succession	None; resignation or removal renders Cabinet illegitimate
Website	www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en

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). Denys Shmyhal is the incumbent Prime Minister since March 4, 2020.

List

Ukraine (1991–present)

Main article: Ukraine

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	Incumbent	5 years, 53 days	Independent	Shmyhal	SP • Independents