Historical leaders of Ukraine and other associated countries

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The following list shows all historical leaders of Ukraine starting with the most recent. The definition of leader differs across countries, usually referring to a head of state or head of government. This list shows the person who is publicly recognized as the leader, i.e., the person representing the country internationally and being in charge of running the day-to-day domestic political agenda.

In case the country has seen one or multiple political transformations over time, former governance structures are also listed below.

Leaders of Ukraine

Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky

President

Since May 20th, 2019

Ukraine

Petro Poroshenko

President

Jun 7th, 2014 to May 20th, 2019

Ukraine

Oleksandr Turchynov

Acting President

Feb 23rd, 2014 to Jun 7th, 2014

Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych

President

Feb 25th, 2010 to Feb 23rd, 2014

Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko

President

Jan 23rd, 2005 to Feb 25th, 2010

Ukraine

Leonid Kuchma

President

Jul 19th, 1994 to Jan 23rd, 2005

Ukraine

Leonid Kravchuk

President

Aug 24th, 1991 to Jul 19th, 1994

Ukraine

Leonid Kravchuk

Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

Jul 23rd, 1990 to Aug 24th, 1991

Ukraine

Ivan Plyushch

Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

Jul 9th, 1990 to Jul 23rd, 1990

Ukraine

Vladimir Ivashko

Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

Jun 4th, 1990 to Jul 9th, 1990

Ukraine

Valentyna Shevchenko

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Nov 22nd, 1984 to Jun 4th, 1990

Ukraine

Oleksiy Vatchenko

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Jun 24th, 1976 to Nov 22nd, 1984

Ukraine

Ivan Hrushetsky

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Jun 6th, 1972 to Jun 24th, 1976

Ukraine

Oleksandr Liashko

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Apr 7th, 1969 to Jun 8th, 1972

Ukraine

Demyan Korotchenko

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Jan 14th, 1954 to Apr 7th, 1969

Ukraine

Leonid Korniyets

Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada

Jul 27th, 1938 to Jan 14th, 1954

Ukraine

Mykhailo Burmystenko

First speaker of Verkhovna Rada

Jul 25th, 1938 to Jul 27th, 1938

Ukraine

Leonid Korniyets

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Mar 10th, 1938 to Jul 25th, 1938

Ukraine

Grigory Petrovsky

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Mar 10th, 1919 to Mar 10th, 1938

Ukraine

Christian Rakovsky

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Jan 29th, 1919 to Mar 10th, 1919

Ukraine

Georgy Pyatakov

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Nov 28th, 1918 to Jan 29th, 1919

Ukraine

Ukrainian Bureau For Directing the Partisan Resistance Against the German Occupiers

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Apr 18th, 1918 to Nov 28th, 1918

Ukraine

Volodymyr Zatonsky

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Mar 18th, 1918 to Apr 18th, 1918

Ukraine

Yukhym Medvedev

Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee

Dec 24th, 1917 to Mar 18th, 1918