List of presidents of Ukraine

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The modern Ukrainian presidency 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 proclamation of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991, the title was changed to the "President of Ukraine." The first election of the President of Ukraine, which was held on 1 December 1991, was won by Leonid Kravchuk.

All the presidents except for Volodymyr Zelensky have been people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada prior to their election. 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 his office and fled the country. He was subsequently impeached, and replaced by Oleksandr Turchynov as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, 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] After defeating Poroshenko, the comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated as the sixth and current president of Ukraine on 20 May 2019.

List

Party legend

      Independent       Our Ukraine       Party of Regions       Fatherland       Petro Poroshenko Bloc       Servant of the People

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Cabinets Elections Prior office Political alliance
—
Leonid Kravchuk.jpg
 Leonid Kravchuk[3]
Леонід Кравчук
(1934–)

Leonid Kravchuk Signature 1991.png		 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
120px
 Leonid Kuchma[4]
Леонід Кучма
(1938–)

Leonid Kuchma Signature 1996.png		 19 July
1994[5]		 23 January
2005		 Masol II (1994–95)
Marchuk (1995–96)
Lazarenko (1996–97)
Pustovoitenko (1997–99)
Yushchenko (1999–2001)
Kinakh (2001–02)
Yanukovych I (2002–04)		 1994
 2nd Prime Minister of Ukraine Independent[6]
10 years, 188 days

(Opted out of third

term in office.[7])

 1999
3
Wiktor Juschtschenko, Präsident der Ukraine, in der Universität Zürich.jpg
 Viktor Yushchenko[8]
Віктор Ющенко
(1954–)

Viktor Yushchenko's signature.svg		 23 January
2005		 25 February
2010		 Tymoshenko I (2005) 2004 7th Prime Minister of Ukraine Our Ukraine[9]
5 years, 33 days

(Lost re-election campaign[10])

 Yekhanurov (2005–06)
Yanukovych II (2006–07)
Tymoshenko II (2007–10)
4
120px
 Viktor Yanukovych[11]
Віктор Янукович
(1950–)

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

(Removed from office following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution[13])

 Azarov II (2012–14)
—
Oleksandr Turchynov March 2014 (cropped).jpg
 Oleksandr Turchynov[14]
Олександр Турчинов
(1964–)

Oleksandr Turchynov Signature 2014.png		 23 February
2014		 7 June
2014		 Yatsenyuk I (2014)[15] — Chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada		 Fatherland[16]
0 years, 115 days
5
120px
 Petro Poroshenko[17]
Петро Порошенко
(1965–)

Petro Poroshenko Signature 2014.png		 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
120px
 Volodymyr Zelensky
Володимир Зеленський
(1978–)

100px		 20 May
2019		 Incumbent 2019 Comedian

(no prior elected office)

 Servant of the People
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(Incumbent)		 Honcharuk (2019–2020)
Shmyhal (2020–present)

Living former presidents

All six former Ukrainian presidents are still living as of 21 May 2025.

Notes:

Timeline

Statistics

# President Date of birth Origin Age at ascension
(first term)		 Time in office
(total)		 Age at retirement
(last term)		 Date of death Longevity
1 Kravchuk, LeonidLeonid Kravchuk 1934011010 January 1934(January 10, 1934) Rivne Oblast (born in Wołyń Voivodeship) 57 22657 years, 226 days 02 3292 years, 329 days 60 19060 years, 190 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
2 Kuchma, LeonidLeonid Kuchma 1938080999 August 1938(August 9, 1938) Chernihiv Oblast 55 34455 years, 344 days 10 18810 years, 188 days 66 16766 years, 167 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
3 Yushchenko, ViktorViktor Yushchenko 1954022323 23 February 1954(February 23, 1954) Sumy Oblast 50 33550 years, 335 days 5 0335 years, 33 days 56 00256 years, 2 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
4 Yanukovych, ViktorViktor Yanukovych 195007099 July 1950(July 9, 1950) Donetsk Oblast 59 23159 years, 231 days 3 3623 years, 362 days 63 22863 years, 228 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
A Turchinov, OleksandrOleksandr Turchynov 1964033131 March 1964(March 31, 1964) Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 49 32949 years, 329 days 00 1150 years, 115 days 50 06850 years, 68 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
5 Poroshenko, PetroPetro Poroshenko 196509262626 September 1965(September 26, 1965) Odessa Oblast 48 25448 years, 254 days 4 3474 years, 347 days 53 23653 years, 236 days Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)
6 Zelensky, VolodymyrVolodymyr Zelensky 1978012525 January 1978(January 25, 1978) Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 41 11541 years, 115 days 00 316 Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Ongoing) Incumbent Living Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). (Living)

A - Acting President

Social poll rankings of Ukrainian presidents

No. President Political party
NPDU 2018[19]
SOCIS2019[20]
 [21] 2
Rating 2020
 Aggr.
1 Leonid Kravchuk Independent 02 02 03 03
2 Leonid Kuchma Independent 01 03 01 01
3 Viktor Yushchenko Our Ukraine 04 04 06 06
4 Viktor Yanukovych Party of Regions 03 05 05 05
5 Petro Poroshenko Petro Poroshenko Bloc 05 01 04 04
6 Volodymyr Zelensky Servant of the People — — 02 02

See also

References

Notes

a.^ Although Leonid Kravchuk's official inauguration ceremony was conducted on 22 August 1992, he carried out most of the presidential responsibilities temporarily ceded to him as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada from 24 August 1991[22] until 5 December 1991 when he became President of Ukraine in his own right. He had served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR since 23 July 1990.

b.^ As President of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

c.^ "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.

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ Laws of Ukraine. Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 1295-XII: On the President of the Ukrainian SSR (Про Президента Української РСР). Adopted on 5 July 1991. (Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ Published law deprives Yanukovych of presidential rank, UNIAN (17 June 2015)
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  5. ↑ 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)
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  7. ↑ 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)
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  13. ↑ 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)
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  18. ↑ Ukrainian Parliament Deprives Yanukovych Of Presidential Title, Radio Free Europe (4 February 2015)
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  22. ↑ Laws of Ukraine. Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 1430-XII: On granting additional powers to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Про надання додаткових повноважень Голові Верховної Ради України). Adopted on 24 August 1991. (Ukrainian)
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