List of presidents of Ukraine

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The Mariinskyi Palace, official residence of the president of Ukraine, in July 2018

The president of Ukraine is the head of state of Ukraine, directly elected to a five-year term by voting eligible citizens of Ukraine. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The current office was formed when the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic passed a law on 5 July 1991 establishing the office of the "President of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic." [1] Upon the declaration of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991, the title was changed to "President of Ukraine". The first presidential election held on 1 December 1991 was won by Leonid Kravchuk.

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Every president of Ukraine except for Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been a People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada prior to their election, with Kuchma, Yushchenko, and Yanukovych all previously serving as Prime Minister and Kravchuk as well as acting president Turchynov previously serving as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.

Kravchuk was the first president to resign from the office, following a power struggle with Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma. After the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Viktor Yanukovych abandoned the office and fled the country. He was subsequently impeached and replaced by Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov, who serves as acting president when the office is vacant. Early presidential elections were held on 25 May 2014 and won by Petro Poroshenko; Poroshenko was inaugurated as the fifth president on 7 June 2014. On 18 June 2015, Yanukovych was officially deprived of the title of President of Ukraine. [2] The sixth and current president is Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who defeated Poroshenko in the 2019 presidential election and was inaugurated on 20 May 2019.


Presidents

Timeline

Volodymyr ZelenskyyPetro PoroshenkoOleksandr TurchynovViktor YanukovychViktor YushchenkoLeonid KuchmaLeonid KravchukList of presidents of Ukraine

Social poll rankings

No.PresidentPolitical party
2020 [12]
2021 [13]
Aggr.
1 Leonid Kravchuk Independent 030504
2 Leonid Kuchma Independent010101
3 Viktor Yushchenko Our Ukraine 060606
4 Viktor Yanukovych Party of Regions 050405
5 Petro Poroshenko Petro Poroshenko Bloc 040303
6 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Servant of the People 020202

See also

Notes

  1. Reflects the president's political party at the start of their presidency. Changes during their time in office are noted.
  2. Although Leonid Kravchuk's official inauguration ceremony was conducted on 5 December 1991 , he carried out most of the presidential responsibilities temporarily ceded to him as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada from 24 August 1991 [5] until 5 December 1991, when he became President of Ukraine in his own right. He had previously served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR since 23 July 1990.
  3. "In the event of the pre-term termination of authority of the President of Ukraine in accordance with Articles 108, 109, 110 and 111 of this Constitution, the execution of duties of the President of Ukraine, for the period pending the elections and the assumption of office of the new President of Ukraine, shall be vested in the Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine." —Constitution of Ukraine, Article 112.
  4. 1 2 Turchynov was appointed acting president [lower-alpha 3] after Yanukovych's removal from office by parliamentary vote.

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