Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada

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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Голова Верховної Ради України
Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy.jpg
Verkhovna Rada building
Incumbent
Volodymyr Lytvyn
since December 9, 2008
Appointer Parliament by secret ballot
Term length Resignation, dismissal or new convocation of parliament.
Inaugural holder Mykhailo Burmystenko,
January 30, 1937
Formation Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR of July 25, 1938
Succession First
Website chairman.rada.gov.ua

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Голова Верховної Ради України) is the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The speaker presides over the parliament and its procedures. They are elected by secret ballot from the parliament's deputy ranks.[1] The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is the first in order of succession for the office of President of Ukraine pending the president's inability to govern or impeachment from office.

The office of Chairman has existed since the ratification of the Constitution of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 30, 1937. Mykhailo Burmystenko, who was appointed on January 30, 1937, was the inaugural holder of the office. There have been 18 Chairmen of the Verkhovna Rada since then. Volodymyr Lytvyn is the current chairman since being confirmed on December 9, 2008[2][3] after the dismissal of Arseniy Yatsenyuk[4] on November 12, 2008.[5][6]

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[edit] Mission and authority

According to Article 88 of the Ukrainian Constitution, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is allowed to:[1]

  1. preside over meetings of parliament;
  2. organize work of the Verkhovna Rada and coordinate its activities;
  3. sign and promulgate acts adopted by the Verkhovna Rada;
  4. represent the parliament in relation with other bodies of state power of Ukraine and with the bodies of power of other states;
  5. organize the work of the staff of the parliament.

The chairman is also allowed to call special sessions of parliament,[7] enact bills vetoed by the president only when the Verkhovna Rada votes to overcome the veto by a two-thirds majority, and participate in meetings of the National Security and Defence Council.[8]

[edit] Head of state

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is the first in the order of succession, becoming the next head of state with limited authority while new presidential elections are conducted.[9] Actions not allowed to be performed by the acting president include:[9]

  • disbanding the parliament;
  • appointing or submitting candidates for parliamentary approval of government posts;
  • granting military ranks or state orders;
  • exercising the right of pardon.

No provisions for presidential succession are included in case both the president's and chairman's positions are vacant.

[edit] List of chairmen

The following table includes the Chairmen of Verkhovna Rada (since 1991), the Chairmen of Supreme Soviet of Ukrainian SSR (1990-1991, 1938), and the Chairmen of Presidium of Supreme Soviet of Ukrainian SSR (1938-1990):

Volodymyr Lytvyn, chairman of the fourth and sixth convocations.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, chairman of the sixth convocation.
Oleksandr Moroz, chairman of the second and fifth convocation.
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Name Party/Bloc Date Elected Date Resigned Convocation Comments
Volodymyr Lytvyn Lytvyn Bloc December 9, 2008 Incumbent 6 (17) Replaced (acting) chairman Oleksandr Lavrynovych (acting since November 12, 2008)
Arseniy Yatsenyuk Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc December 4, 2007[4] November 12, 2008[5][6] 6 (17) Resignation announced Sept. 17.[10] Dismissed Nov. 12.[11]
Oleksandr Moroz Socialist July 6, 2006[12] 2007 5 (16)
Volodymyr Lytvyn For United Ukraine May 28, 2002[13] May 25, 2006 4 (15)
Ivan Plyushch Independent February 1, 2000 May 14, 2002 3 (14)
Oleksandr Tkachenko Communist July 7, 1998[14] January 21, 2000 3 (14) Dismissed for violating parliamentary regulations.
Oleksandr Moroz Socialist May 18, 1994[15] May 12, 1998 2 (13)
Ivan Plyushch Independent December 5, 1991[16] May 11, 1994 1 (12)
Leonid Kravchuk Communist (Bolsheviks) July 23, 1990[17] December 5, 1991 1 (12) Resigned as a result of election as President.
Volodymyr Ivashko June 4, 1990[18] July 9, 1990 1 (12) Resigned as when elected to the Politburo of the CPSU.
Valentyna Shevchenko November 22, 1984 June 4, 1990 10-11
Oleksiy Vatchenko June 24, 1976 November 22, 1984 9-10
Ivan Grushetsky July 28, 1972 June 24, 1976 8-9
Oleksandr Liashko June 10, 1969 June 1972 7-8
Demyan Korotchenko July 18, 1954 April 7, 1969 3-7
Mykhailo Grechukha July, 1939 January 18, 1954 1-3
Leonid Korniyets July 27, 1938 July, 1939 1
Mykhailo Burmystenko July 25, 1938 July 27, 1938 1

[edit] Special state privileges

All who occupied the post of Speaker may expect for special privileges from the state. All Speakers, after they finish their tenure, are provided with cabinets in the parliament’s building, an official car “for constant work” and an advisor and an aide at the state expense.[19]

The respective decree #296 was signed by Volodymyr Lytvyn as early as on June 7, 2006 – a month before he was dismissed from the post of Parliament’s Speaker. During three years Verkhovna Rada officials kept silence about the document, it was made public by an article in DELO mid-May 2009.[19]

[edit] References and footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Article 88". Wikisource. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine#Article_88. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
  2. ^ "Rada Elects Volodymyr Lytvyn As Speaker". Ukrainian News Agency. December 9, 2008. http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/167887.htmll. 
  3. ^ "Lytvyn elected as Speaker of Ukrainian parliament". UNIAN. December 9, 2008. http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-289127.html. 
  4. ^ a b Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 5-VI: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 2007-12-04. (Ukrainian)
  5. ^ a b "Rada Dismisses Yatseniuk". Ukrainian News Agency. November 12, 2008. http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162408.html. 
  6. ^ a b "President Yuschenko: Dismissal Of Yatseniuk Aimed Against Stabilization Of Situation In Country". Ukrainian News Agency. November 12, 2008. http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162539.html. 
  7. ^ "Article 83". Wikisource. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine#Article_83. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
  8. ^ "Article 107". Wikisource. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine#Article_107. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
  9. ^ a b "Article 112". Wikisource. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine#Article_112. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
  10. ^ Yatsenyuk sent in his resignation from post of Speaker of VR
  11. ^ "Ukraine's assembly sacks chairman, ally of president". Reuters (Kyiv Post). November 12, 2008. http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/30851. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  12. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 7-V: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 2006-07-06. (Ukrainian)
  13. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 10-IV: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 2002-05-28. (Ukrainian)
  14. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 31-XIV: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 1998-07-07. (Ukrainian)
  15. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 14/94-ВР: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 1994-05-18. (Ukrainian)
  16. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 1930-XII: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Passed on 1991-12-05. (Ukrainian)
  17. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 63-XII: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR. Passed on 1990-07-23. (Ukrainian)
  18. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Order of Verkhovna Rada No. 11-XII: On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR. Passed on 1990-06-04. (Ukrainian)
  19. ^ a b Lytvyn makes himself well-provided till end of life, UNIAN (May 15, 2009)

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