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| Formed | 22 January 1918 (107 years ago) (1918-01-22) |
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| Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
| Headquarters | 10Akademika Bohomoltsia Street, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, 01601[1] 50°26′26″N30°32′04″E / 50.44056°N 30.53444°E /50.44056; 30.53444 |
| Employees | 152,000[citation needed] |
| Annual budget | ₴66 billion (2018)[2] |
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| Website | mvs.gov.ua |
TheMinistry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian:Міністерство внутрішніх справ України,romanized: Ministerstvo vnutrishnikh sprav Ukrainy;pronounced[min⁽ʲ⁾iˈstɛrstwoˈu̯nut⁽ʲ⁾r⁽ʲ⁾iʃn⁽ʲ⁾ixˈsprɑu̯ʊkrɐˈjinɪ];MVS) is theministry of theUkrainian government that oversees theinterior affairs ofUkraine.
Formerly, the ministry directly controlled the Ukrainian national law enforcement agency, termed themilitsiya (Ukrainian:міліція,Russian: милиция).
This changed in July 2015, in the aftermath ofEuromaidan, with the introduction of reforms by Ukrainian presidentPetro Poroshenko to reduce corruption, whereby themilitsiya was replaced with theNational Police.
Ukraine'smilitsiya was widely regarded as corrupt,[6] and it had received accusations of torture and ill-treatment.[7][8][9][10]
The State Emergency Service was transferred under the jurisdiction of the ministry since 2014.[11]
The ministry carries out state policy for the protection of rights and liberties of citizens, investigates unlawful acts against the interest of society and state, fights crime, provides civil order, ensures civil security and traffic safety, and guarantees the security and protection of important individuals.
It is a centralised agency headed by theMinister of Internal Affairs. The ministry works closely with the office of theGeneral Prosecutor of Ukraine.
It oversees theNational Police of Ukraine[12] (police service),National Guard of Ukraine (gendarmerie), theState Emergency Service of Ukraine (civil defense),[11]State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (and its subordinate theUkrainian Sea Guard) and theState Migration Service (border control service).
| Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine | |
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| Міністр внутрішніх справ України | |
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| Appointer | President of Ukraine |
| Term length | Duration of the presidential term (5 years) or less due to earlier resignation or dismissal |
| Inaugural holder | Andriy Vasylyshyn |
| Formation | 24 August 1991; 34 years ago (1991-08-24) |
| Succession | First Deputy Minister |
| Website | mvs.gov.ua |
The minister of internal affairs is in charge of the ministry. Prior to the 2015 police reforms, the minister was recognized as head of themilitsiya.
Many former ministers previously had experience with serving in the police, and were, prior to taking up the ministerial post, generals of themilitsiya.
Typically, the minister was afforded the rank of Colonel-General of themilitsiya upon taking up his post in theUkrainian government.
Yuriy Lutsenko andVasyl Tsushko are the only former holders of this office who had never served in anylaw enforcement agency.
| # | Photo | Name | From | Until | President | Notes |
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| 1 | Andriy Vasylyshyn | 24 August 1991 | 21 July 1994 | Leonid Kravchuk | First post-independence minister | |
| 2 | Volodymyr Radchenko | 28 July 1994 | 3 July 1995 | Leonid Kuchma | Acting July 21–28, 1994 | |
| 3 |  | Yuriy Kravchenko | 3 July 1995 | 26 March 2001 | Involved in 'Eagles of Kravchenko' case | |
| 4 | Yuriy Smirnov | 26 March 2001 | 27 August 2003 | |||
| 5 | Mykola Bilokon | 27 August 2003 | 3 February 2005 | |||
| 6 | .jpg) | Yuriy Lutsenko | 4 February 2005 | 1 December 2006 | Viktor Yushchenko | First civilian minister |
| 7 |  | Vasyl Tsushko | 1 December 2006 | 18 December 2007 | First minister never directly subordinate to the president | |
| 8 | | Yuriy Lutsenko | 18 December 2007 | 28 January 2010 | Acting January 28-March 11, 2010[13][14] In May 2009 first deputy (Interior) Minister Mykhailo Kliuyev served as acting Minister duringa seven-day investigation.[15][16] After that Lutsenko resumed the post.[17] | |
| - | Mykhailo Kliuyev | 29 January 2010 | 11 March 2010 | |||
| 9 |  | Anatoliy Mohyliov | 11 March 2010 | 7 November 2011[18] | Viktor Yanukovych | First post-Orange Revolution minister |
| 10 | .jpg) | Vitaliy Zakharchenko | 7 November 2011[19] | 21 February 2014[20] | Former head of theState Tax Service of Ukraine[19] | |
| - |  | Arsen Avakov (acting) | 22 February 2014 | 27 February 2014 | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) | |
| 11 | Arsen Avakov | 27 February 2014 | 15 July 2021[21] | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting),Petro Poroshenko,Volodymyr Zelensky | ||
| 12 |  | Denys Monastyrsky | 16 July 2021[22] | 18 January 2023[23] | Volodymyr Zelensky | Term ended prematurely after a helicopter transporting himself and the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairscrashed, killing both Monastyrsky and his First Deputy,Yevhen Yenin, among others.[24] |
| - |  | Ihor Klymenko (acting) | 18 January 2023[3] | 7 February 2023 | Former head ofNational Police of Ukraine; replaced Denys Monastyrsky after his premature death.[24] | |
| 13 | Ihor Klymenko | 7 February 2023[3] | Incumbent |
The minister of Internal Affairs is responsible directly to thePrime Minister of Ukraine, to the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) and ultimately thePresident of Ukraine. His office is located in Kyiv'sPechersk District.
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