Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)


The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is the ministry of the Ukrainian government that oversees the interior affairs of Ukraine.

History

Name

  • People's Committee of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • State Political Directorate of the Ukrainian SSR
  • People's Committee of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

    History of Militsiya

The ministry directly controlled the Ukrainian national law enforcement agency, termed the militsiya. Ukraine's militsiya was widely regarded as corrupt, and it had received accusations of torture and ill-treatment. This changed in July 2015, in the aftermath of Euromaidan, with the introduction of reforms by Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko to reduce corruption, whereby the militsiya was replaced with the National Police.
The State Emergency Service was transferred under the jurisdiction of the ministry since 2014.

Duties

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.

Organisation

It is a centralised agency headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The ministry works closely with the office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine.
It oversees the National Police of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the State Migration Service.

Ministerial institutions

  • Central office

    Sub-departments (central offices of executive authority)

  • National Guard of Ukraine
  • National Police of Ukraine
  • *Special Tasks Patrol Police
  • State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
  • *Ukrainian Sea Guard
  • State Emergency Service of Ukraine
  • State Migration Service of Ukraine

    Supporting institutions

Medical

  • Central hospital
  • Hospital of Rehabilitative Treatment
  • Military-medical commissions

    Educational

  • National Academy of Internal Affairs
  • National Academy of National Guard of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
  • Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs
  • Didorenko State University of Internal Affairs of Luhansk
  • Lviv State University of Internal Affairs
  • Odesa State University of Internal Affairs
  • Donetsk Justice Institute

    Ministers of Internal Affairs

The minister of internal affairs is in charge of the ministry. Prior to the 2015 police reforms, the minister was recognized as head of the militsiya.
Many former ministers previously had experience with serving in the police, and were, prior to taking up the ministerial post, generals of the militsiya.
Typically, the minister was afforded the rank of Colonel-General of the militsiya upon taking up his post in the Ukrainian government.
Yuriy Lutsenko and Vasyl Tsushko are the only former holders of this office who had never served in any law enforcement agency.
#PhotoNameFromUntilPresidentNotes
1Andriy Vasylyshyn24 August 199121 July 1994Leonid KravchukFirst post-independence minister
2Volodymyr Radchenko28 July 19943 July 1995Leonid KuchmaActing July 21–28, 1994
3Yuriy Kravchenko3 July 199526 March 2001Leonid KuchmaInvolved in 'Eagles of Kravchenko' case
4Yuriy Smirnov26 March 200127 August 2003Leonid Kuchma
5Mykola Bilokon27 August 20033 February 2005Leonid Kuchma
6Yuriy Lutsenko4 February 20051 December 2006Viktor YushchenkoFirst civilian minister
7Vasyl Tsushko1 December 200618 December 2007Viktor YushchenkoFirst minister never directly subordinate to the president
8Yuriy Lutsenko18 December 200728 January 2010Viktor YushchenkoActing January 28-March 11, 2010 In May 2009 first deputy Minister Mykhailo Kliuyev served as acting Minister during a seven-day investigation. After that Lutsenko resumed the post.
-Mykhailo Kliuyev29 January 201011 March 2010Viktor YushchenkoActing January 28-March 11, 2010 In May 2009 first deputy Minister Mykhailo Kliuyev served as acting Minister during a seven-day investigation. After that Lutsenko resumed the post.
9Anatoliy Mohyliov11 March 20107 November 2011Viktor YanukovychFirst post-Orange Revolution minister
10Vitaliy Zakharchenko7 November 201121 February 2014Viktor YanukovychFormer head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine
-Arsen Avakov 22 February 201427 February 2014Oleksandr Turchynov
11Arsen Avakov27 February 201415 July 2021Oleksandr Turchynov, Petro Poroshenko, Volodymyr Zelensky
12Denys Monastyrsky16 July 202118 January 2023Volodymyr ZelenskyTerm ended prematurely after a helicopter transporting himself and the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs crashed, killing both Monastyrsky and his First Deputy, Yevhen Yenin, among others.
-Ihor Klymenko 18 January 20237 February 2023Volodymyr ZelenskyFormer head of National Police of Ukraine; replaced Denys Monastyrsky after his premature death.
13Ihor Klymenko7 February 2023IncumbentVolodymyr ZelenskyFormer head of National Police of Ukraine; replaced Denys Monastyrsky after his premature death.

The minister of Internal Affairs is responsible directly to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, to the Ukrainian Parliament and ultimately the President of Ukraine. His office is located in Kyiv's Pechersk District.