Ukraine Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
of the 9th convocation
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Seat composition of the 9th Verkhovna Rada
Overview
Meeting placeVerkhovna Rada building
Term29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) –
Election2019 parliamentary election
GovernmentHoncharuk Government (until 4 March 2020)
Shmyhal Government (current)
Websiterada.gov.ua
Members
403 / 450
(since 29 August 2019)
ChairmanRuslan Stefanchuk
(from Servant of the People)[1]
First Deputy ChairpersonOleksandr Kornienko
(from Servant of the People)[2]
Second Deputy ChairpersonOlena Kondratiuk (from Batkivshchyna)
Party controlServant of the People
Sessions
1st29 August 2019 – 29 August 2019
2nd3 September 2019 – 17 January 2020
3rd4 February 2020 – 17 July 2020
4th1 September 2020 – 29 January 2021
5th2 February 2021 – 16 July 2021
6th7 September 2021 – 28 January 2022
7th1 February 2022 –

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України IX скликання, Verkhovna Rada Ukrayiny IX sklykannia) is the current convocation of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The 9th convocation meets at the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, having begun its term on 29 August 2019[3] following the last session of the 8th Verkhovna Rada.

The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the 21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which took place three months after the second round of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term is President Volodymyr Zelensky. Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percent election threshold to gain representation based on the proportional representation system.

About 80 percent of the members of parliament of this convocation were new to parliament; 83 deputies managed to get re-elected from the 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 27 constituencies were not elected due to various crises taking place in the country. A total of 10 constituencies in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and two in the City of Sevastopol were not elected due to the 2014 Crimean crisis and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia, while a further nine constituencies in Donetsk Oblast and six constituencies in Luhansk Oblast were not elected due to the ongoing War in Donbas. Elections in these regions can only take place after Ukraine re-establishes control over these territories.

Due to the 2022 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]

Major legislation

Leadership

Leadership (August 2019 – )

On 29 August 2019, the parliament elected Dmytro Razumkov from Servant of the People as the Chairman 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 after President Volodymyr 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 deputy Ruslan Stefanchuk (also from Servant of the People) a day later.[1]

Office Deputy Vote Since Parliamentary affiliation
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 and Vadim Rabinovich 29 August 2019 – 3 November 2022 Opposition Platform — For Life
Yuriy Boyko 3 November 2022
Artur Herasymov and Iryna 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 and Taras Batenko For the Future
Oleh Kulinich 6 December 2019 Dovira

Members

Location of parliamentary factions in the 9th Verkhovna Rada:
  – Servant of the People
  – OP — For Life
  – European Solidarity 		  – Batkivshchyna
  – Holos
  – vacant seats 		  – For the Future (deputy group)
  – Trust (deputy group)
  – non-faction members

Main article: List of members of the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada

Parliamentary factions and groups

Government party (235)

Government support (36)

Opposition (71)

Others (61)

Vacant seats (46)

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Committees

The Verkhovna Rada approved the composition of its 23 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
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[36] Oleksandr Zavitnevych, Chair
Yehor Cherniev, First Deputy
Roman Kostenko, Secretary
Health[37] Mykhailo Radutskyi, Chair
Valeriy Dubil, First Deputy
Yana Zinkevych, Secretary
State Authority, Local Self-Government, and Regional and Urban Development[38] Olena Shuliak, Chair
Roman Lozynskyi, First Deputy
Dmytro Isaienko, Secretary[a]
Rules of Procedure, Parliamentary Ethics, and Work Administration[39] Serhiy Kalchenko, Chair
Serhiy Yevtushok, First Deputy
Mykhailo Papiyev, Secretary[a]
Social Policy and Protection of Veteran's Rights[40] Halyna Tretiakova, Chair
Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk, First Deputy
Mykola Babenko, Secretary
Transport and Infrastructure[41] Yuriy Kisiel, Chair
Yulia Klymenko, First Deputy
Hennadii Vatsak, Secretary
Youth and Sport[42] Andriy Kozhemiakin, Chair
Zhan Beleniuk, First Deputy
Hryhoriy Surkis, Secretary[a]
Finance[43] Danylo Hetmantsev, Chair
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, First Deputy
Ihor Palytsia, Secretary
  1. ^ a b c d e Formerly a member of Opposition Platform — For Life.

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