 Verkhovna Rada of Ukraineof the 9th convocation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Seat composition of the 9th Verkhovna Rada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Meeting place | Verkhovna Rada building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term | 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Election | 2019 parliamentary election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Honcharuk Government (until 4 March 2020) Shmyhal Government (4 March 2020 – 17 July 2025) Svyrydenko Government (from 17 July 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | rada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members | 400 / 450 (since 2 May 2025[update]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Ruslan Stefanchuk (fromServant of the People)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Deputy Chairperson | Oleksandr Kornienko (fromServant of the People)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second Deputy Chairperson | Olena Kondratiuk (fromBatkivshchyna) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Servant of the People | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheVerkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation (Ukrainian:Верховна Рада України IX скликання,Verkhovna Rada Ukrayiny IX sklykannia) is the currentconvocation of the legislative branch of theVerkhovna Rada,Ukraine'sunicameral parliament. The 9th convocation meets at theVerkhovna Rada building inKyiv, having begun its term on 29 August 2019, following the last session of the8th Verkhovna Rada.[3]
The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which took place three months after the second round of the2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term isPresidentVolodymyr Zelensky. Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percentelection threshold to gain representation based on theproportional representation system.
About 80 percent of the members of parliament of this convocation were new to parliament; 83 deputies managed to get re-elected fromthe previous parliament and 13 deputies from earlier convocations.[4] All deputies from the biggest party with 254 seats,Servant of the People, were political newcomers.[4] 61 percent of the new MPs had never before been engaged in politics.[4]
A total of 27constituencies were not elected due to various crises taking place in the country. A total of 10 constituencies in theAutonomous Republic of Crimea and two in theCity of Sevastopol were not elected due to the2014 Crimean crisis and subsequentannexation of Crimea byRussia, while a further nine constituencies inDonetsk Oblast and six constituencies inLuhansk Oblast were not elected due to the ongoingWar in Donbas. Elections in these regions can only take place after Ukraine re-establishes control over these territories.
Due to the2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the activity of the largest opposition party, Opposition Platform — For Life, was suspended due to its alleged pro-Russian stance, for the duration of martial law.[5]
On 29 August 2019, the parliament electedDmytro Razumkov from Servant of the People as theChairman of the Verkhovna Rada.[14] On the same day, Razumkov officially announced all the names of parliamentary factions and deputy groups in parliament of the 9th convocation.[15]
On 7 October 2021, Razumkov was removed from his position after a vote in which 284 MPs voted in favor of his dismissal.[13] The dismissal was initiated by the ruling party Servant of the People afterPresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy expressed disappointment in Razumkov for not supporting the party's initiatives and declaring that "he is not a member of our team anymore".[13][16] Razumkov was replaced by his first deputyRuslan Stefanchuk (also fromServant of the People) a day later.[1]
| Office | Deputy | Vote | Since | Parliamentary affiliation | ||
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| Chairman | Dmytro Razumkov[14] | 382–26–0[17] | 29 August 2019 – 7 October 2021 | Non-affiliated | ||
| Ruslan Stefanchuk | 261–3–63[18] | 8 October 2021 | ||||
| First Deputy Chairman | Ruslan Stefanchuk[19] | 330–26–40[17] | 29 August 2019 – 8 October 2021 | |||
| Oleksandr Kornienko[2] | 256–4–80[20] | 19 October 2021 | ||||
| Deputy Chairman | Olena Kondratiuk[19] | 318–0–37[17] | 29 August 2019 | |||
| Faction leader(s) | Davyd Arakhamia | 29 August 2019 | Servant of the People | |||
| Yuriy Boyko andVadim Rabinovich | 29 August 2019 – 3 November 2022 | Opposition Platform — For Life | ||||
| Yuriy Boyko | 3 November 2022 | |||||
| Artur Herasymov andIryna Herashchenko | 29 August 2019 | European Solidarity | ||||
| Yulia Tymoshenko | Batkivshchyna | |||||
| Yaroslav Zheleznyak | 29 August 2019 – 17 December 2021 | Holos | ||||
| Oleksandra Ustinova | 17 December 2021 | |||||
| Group leader(s) | Viktor Bondar andTaras Batenko | For the Future | ||||
| Oleh Kulinich | 6 December 2019 | Dovira | ||||
| –Servant of the People –OP — For Life –European Solidarity | –Batkivshchyna –Holos –vacant seats | –For the Future(deputy group) –Trust(deputy group) – non-faction members |
Government party(232)
Government support (36)
Opposition (71)
Others (61)
Vacant seats (50)
The Verkhovna Rada approved the composition of its23 committees on 29 August 2019.[22] This was done without a parliamentary debate, and to the dismay of some people's deputies who chanted: "shame!" and "what are you doing?".[22] 19 of the 23 committees are headed by representatives of Servant of the People.
The committees and their management are as follows:
| Committee | Management | |
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| Agricultural and Land Policy[23] | Oleksandr Haidu, Chair | |
| Oleh Meidych, First Deputy | ||
| Ivan Chaikivskyi, Deputy | ||
| Anti-Corruption[24] | Anastasiya Radina, Chair | |
| Olena Moshenets, First Deputy | ||
| Volodymyr Kabachenko, Secretary | ||
| Budget[25] | Roksolana Pidlasa, Chair | |
| Ivan Krulko, First Deputy | ||
| Volodymyr Tsabal, Secretary | ||
| Economic Development[26] | Dmytro Natalukha, Chair | |
| Serhiy Taruta, First Deputy | ||
| Yaroslav Rushchyshyn, Secretary | ||
| Digital Transformation[27] | Mykhailo Kriachko, Chair | |
| Kira Rudyk, First Deputy | ||
| Serhiy Larin, Secretary[a] | ||
| Education, Science, and Innovation[28] | Serhiy Babak, Chair | |
| Serhiy Koleboshyn, First Deputy | ||
| Natalya Pipa, Secretary | ||
| Energy and Utilities[29] | Andriy Herus, Chair | |
| Oleksiy Kucherenko, First Deputy | ||
| Yurii Shapovalov, Secretary | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resources[30] | Oleh Bondarenko, Chair | |
| Stepan Ivakhiv, First Deputy | ||
| Oleksandr Feldman, Secretary | ||
| Foreign Policy[31] | Oleksandr Merezhko, Chair | |
| Hryhoriy Nemyria, First Deputy | ||
| Andriy Sharaskin, Secretary | ||
| Freedom of Speech[32] | Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Chair | |
| Yevheniy Brahar, First Deputy | ||
| Serhiy Shvets, Secretary | ||
| Humanitarian and Information Policy[33] | Mykyta Poturaiev, Chair | |
| Iryna Konstankevych, First Deputy | ||
| Oleksandr Abdullin, Secretary | ||
| Law Enforcement[34] | Serhiy Ionushas, Chair | |
| Andriy Osadchuk, First Deputy | ||
| Serhii Minko, Secretary | ||
| Legal[35] | Denys Maslov, Chair | |
| Vasyl Nimchenko, First Deputy[a] | ||
| Oleh Makarov, Secretary | ||
| National Security, Defence, and Intelligence[35] | Oleksandr Zavitnevych, Chair | |
| Yehor Cherniev, First Deputy | ||
| Roman Kostenko, Secretary | ||
| Health[36] | Mykhailo Radutskyi, Chair | |
| Valeriy Dubil, First Deputy | ||
| Yana Zinkevych, Secretary | ||
| State Authority, Local Self-Government, and Regional and Urban Development[37] | Olena Shuliak, Chair | |
| Roman Lozynskyi, First Deputy | ||
| Dmytro Isaienko, Secretary[a] | ||
| Rules of Procedure, Parliamentary Ethics, and Work Administration[38] | Serhiy Kalchenko, Chair | |
| Serhiy Yevtushok, First Deputy | ||
| Mykhailo Papiyev, Secretary[a] | ||
| Social Policy and Protection of Veteran's Rights[39] | Halyna Tretiakova, Chair | |
| Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk, First Deputy | ||
| Mykola Babenko, Secretary | ||
| Transport and Infrastructure[40] | Yuriy Kisiel, Chair | |
| Yulia Klymenko, First Deputy | ||
| Hennadii Vatsak, Secretary | ||
| Youth and Sport[41] | Andriy Kozhemiakin, Chair | |
| Zhan Beleniuk, First Deputy | ||
| Hryhoriy Surkis, Secretary[a] | ||
| Finance[42] | Danylo Hetmantsev, Chair | |
| Yaroslav Zheleznyak, First Deputy | ||
| Ihor Palytsia, Secretary | ||