| First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Перший віце-прем'єр-міністр України | |
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| Member of | Cabinet of Ministers |
| Seat | Government Building,Kyiv,Ukraine |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Ukraine |
| Appointer | Supreme Council of Ukraine |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Article 9(About the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) |
| Inaugural holder | Kostiantyn Masyk(since the independence of Ukraine) |
| Formation | 1946(as First Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers) |
| Website | www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine is a government post of theCabinet of Ukraine. In the absence of theprime minister of Ukraine, the first vice prime minister performs his or her duties[a] as the actingprime minister. In 1991, the post was grandfathered from the already existing first deputy chairman that was part of theCouncil of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR.
In an absence of the first vice prime minister, his or her functions are performed by other vice prime ministers who are members of theCabinet of Ministers. Similarly to the prime minister, all official duties of the first vice prime minister are supported by theSecretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Along with other members of the Cabinet of Ministers, a newly appointed first vice prime minister takes the same oath of office at a plenary session of theVerkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). According to Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine about the Cabinet of Ministers, a member of the Cabinet of Ministers (except the prime minister) who refuses to take the oath is considered to have refused to accept the post. Every newly appointed member of an already existing cabinet needs to take the oath at the next plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Chairman | |
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| 1 | .jpg) | Oleksandr Tkachenko | July 1990 | August 1990 | Vitaliy Masol | |
| 2 | Anatoly Statynov | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| 3 |  | Kostyantyn Masyk | August 1990 | 1992 | Vitold Fokin | |
In April 1991 the Council of Ministers represented by existing government ofVitold Fokin and created by 12th convocation of theVerkhovna Rada ofUkrainian SSR was renamed into the Cabinet of Ministers. With adoption of theAct of Independence of Ukraine, the Ukrainian SSR was officially renamed into Ukraine. Because of the 1991August Putsch inMoscow, theCommunist Party was prohibited in Ukraine. In February 1992 there was adopted the newcoat of arms.
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