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List of presidents of Ukraine

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This is a list of people who have served as the President of Ukraine.

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Cabinets Elections Prior office Political alliance
Leonid Kravchuk[1]
Леонід Кравчук
(1934–2022)

24 August
1991[a]
5 December
1991
Fokin (1990–92) Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Independent
1 5 December
1991
19 July
1994
1991
02 3292 years, 329 days

(Lost re-election campaign)

Kuchma (1992–93)
2
Leonid Kuchma[2]
Леонід Кучма
(1938–)

19 July
1994[3]
23 January
2005
Masol II (1994–95) 1994
2nd Prime Minister of Ukraine Independent[4]
Marchuk (1995–96)
Lazarenko (1996–97)
Pustovoitenko (1997–99)
10 years, 188 days

(Opted out of third
term in office.[5])

Yushchenko (1999–2001) 1999
Kinakh (2001–02)
Yanukovych I (2002–04)
3
Viktor Yushchenko[6]
Віктор Ющенко
(1954–)

23 January
2005
25 February
2010
Tymoshenko I (2005) 2004 7th Prime Minister of Ukraine Our Ukraine[7]
5 years, 66 days

(Lost re-election campaign[8])

Yekhanurov (2005–06)
Yanukovych II (2006–07)
Tymoshenko II (2007–10)
4
Viktor Yanukovych[9]
Віктор Янукович
(1950–)

25 February
2010
22 February
2014
Azarov I (2010–12) 2010 12th Prime Minister of Ukraine Party of Regions[10]
3 years, 362 days

(Removed from office following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution[11])

Azarov II (2012–14)
Oleksandr Turchynov[12]
Олександр Турчинов
(1964–)

23 February
2014
7 June
2014
Yatsenyuk I (2014)[13] Chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada
Fatherland[14]
0 years, 115 days
5
Petro Poroshenko[15]
Петро Порошенко
(1965–)

7 June
2014
20 May
2019
Yatsenyuk II (2014–2016) 2014 Minister of Trade and Economic Development Petro Poroshenko Bloc
4 years, 347 days

(Lost re-election campaign)

Groysman (2016–2019)
6
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Володимир Зеленський
(1978–)

20 May
2019
Incumbent 2019
(no prior elected office)
Servant of the People
5 years, 114 days
(Incumbent)
Honcharuk (2019–2020)
Shmyhal (2020–present)

References

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  1. "Leonid Kravchuk". Official web-site of President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Leonid Kuchma". Official web-site of President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. Laws of Ukraine. Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 106/94-ВР: On the date of oath of the President of Ukraine (Про дату принесення присяги Президентом України). Adopted on 14 July 1994. (Ukrainian)
  4. "Kuchma Leonid Danylovych". Election of President 99 (in Ukrainian). Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. Laws of Ukraine. Constitutional Court of Ukraine decision No. 22-рп/2003: Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding the case of the constitutional petition of 53 and 47 People's Deputies of Ukraine concerning the official interpretation of the provisions of Article 103 of the Constitution of Ukraine (right on the timing of tenure of the President of Ukraine (Рішення Конституційного Суду України у справі за конституційними поданнями 53 і 47 народних депутатів України про офіційне тлумачення положення частини третьої статті 103 Конституції України (справа щодо строків перебування на посту Президента України)). Adopted on 25 December 2003. (Ukrainian)
  6. "Victor Yushchenko". Official web-site of President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. "History of "Our Ukraine"". Informational server "Our Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Our Ukraine. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. "Yushchenko loses re-election bid". The Washington Times. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. "The History of Presidency". Official web-site of President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  10. "Yanukovych Viktor Fedorovych". Elections of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  11. Laws of Ukraine. Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 757-VII: On withdrawal of the President of Ukraine from the implementation of constitutional powers and calling early presidential elections in Ukraine (Про самоусунення Президента України від виконання конституційних повноважень та призначення позачергових виборів Президента України). Adopted on 22 February 2014. (Ukrainian)
  12. "Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president". BBC News. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. "Government of Ukraine". Web-portal of Ukrainian Government. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. "Oleksandr Turchynov" (in Ukrainian). Batkivshchyna. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  15. "Petro Poroshenko". Official web-site of President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.