Prime Minister of Ukraine
| Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Прем'єр-міністр України | |
since 4 March 2020 | |
| Style | Mr Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security and Defense Council |
| Seat | Government Building, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Nominator | President of Ukraine |
| 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. 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.