Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)

Minister of Internal Affairs of
Міністр внутрішніх справ України
Minister of Internal Affairs of ; Міністр внутрішніх справ України
	Incumbent; Arsen Avakov; since February 22, 2014
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	August 24, 1991
Succession	First Deputy Minister

Ministry of Internal Affairs
Міністерство внутрішніх справ
Government ministry overview
Formed	24 August 1991 (32 years ago); (originally 22 January 1918 (106 years ago))
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Internal Affair of UNR (1918-1920); State Secretariat of Internal Affairs of wUNR (1918-1919); Ministry (People's Commissariat) of Internal Affairs of UkrSSR (1918-1991);
Jurisdiction	Government of Ukraine
Headquarters	10 Akademika Bohomoltsia street,; Kiev, 01601; 50°26′26″N 30°32′04″E / 50.44061597°N 30.53431302°E
Employees	152,000[citation needed]
Annual budget	66 billions ₴ (2018)
Minister responsible	Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs;
Deputy Minister responsible	Serhiy Yarovyi, First Deputy Minister;
Government ministry executive	Oleksiy Takhtai, State Secretary;
Website	http://mvs.gov.ua/en/

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство внутрішніх справ України, romanized: Ministerstvo vnutrishnikh sprav Ukrayiny, MVS) executes 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, traffic safety, and protects the security and protection of important individuals. It is a centralised agency headed by a Minister of Internal Affairs. The ministry closely operates with the office of General Prosecutor of Ukraine. It oversees the National Police of Ukraine^[3] (police service) and the National Guard of Ukraine (gendarmerie).

Formerly, the Ministry directly controlled the Ukrainian national law enforcement agency, termed the militsiya (Ukrainian: міліція). This changed in July 2015, with the introduction of reforms by Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko to reduce corruption, whereby the militsiya was replaced with the National Police. Ukraine's militsiya was widely regarded as corrupt,^[4] and it has received severe accusations of torture and ill-treatment.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

History

Name

People's Committee of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR (1919 - 1930, regional autonomous agency)
State Political Directorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1930 - 1934, part of the Joint State Political Directorate of USSR)
People's Committee of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR (1934 - 1946, part of the People's Committee of Internal Affairs of USSR)
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR (1946 - 1991, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of USSR)
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (since 1991, a government agency of the independent Ukraine)

History of Militsiya

Law enforcement agencies

Ministers of Internal Affairs

The Minister of Internal Affairs directs the ministry. Prior to the 2015 police reform, the Minister was recognised as the head of the militsiya. Many former ministers have previously had experience of serving in the police, and many were, prior to taking up their posts, 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 the office who had never served in any law enforcement agency.

**List of Ministers of Internal Affairs of Ukraine**
Name	From	Until	President	Notes
Andriy Vasylyshyn	August 24, 1991	July 21, 1994	Leonid Kravchuk	First post-independence minister
Volodymyr Radchenko	July 28, 1994	July 3, 1995	Leonid Kuchma	Acting July 21–28, 1994
Yuriy Kravchenko	July 3, 1995	March 26, 2001	Leonid Kuchma	Involved in 'Eagles of Kravchenko' case
Yuriy Smirnov	March 26, 2001	August 27, 2003	Leonid Kuchma
Mykola Bilokon	August 27, 2003	February 3, 2005	Leonid Kuchma
Yuriy Lutsenko	February 4, 2005	December 1, 2006	Viktor Yushchenko	First civilian minister
Vasyl Tsushko	December 1, 2006	December 18, 2007	Viktor Yushchenko	First minister never directly subordinate to the president
Yuriy Lutsenko	December 18, 2007	January 28, 2010	Viktor Yushchenko	Acting January 28-March 11, 2010^[9]^[10] In May 2009 first deputy (Interior) Minister Mykhailo Kliuyev served as acting Minister during a seven-day investigation.^[11]^[12] After that Lutsenko resumed the post.^[13]
Anatoliy Mohyliov	March 11, 2010	November 7, 2011^[14]	Viktor Yanukovych	First post-Orange revolution minister
Vitaliy Zakharchenko	November 7, 2011^[15]	February 21, 2014.^[16]	Viktor Yanukovych	Former head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine^[15]
Arsen Avakov (acting)	February 22, 2014	February 27, 2014	Oleksandr Turchynov (acting)
Arsen Avakov	February 27, 2014		Oleksandr Turchynov (acting), Petro Poroshenko

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

References

^ "Official website of the Ministry. Address (section)". 2017.
^ Allocation of expenditures of the State Budget of Ukraine for 2018 (document .xls), sheet "д3", row 60 - Verkhovna Rada official website
^ National Police established in Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (2 September 2015)
^ Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer: Ukraine has become more corrupt over the last two years, The Ukrainian Week (9 July 2013)
^ Ukraine: Victims of police brutality Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Amnesty International USA (September 27, 2005)
Amnesty International: Ukrainian police told not to touch foreign fans during Euro 2012, Kyiv Post (4 July 2012)
^ Yanukovych calling for greater control over detention facilities, Kyiv Post (15 December 2011)
^ Ukrainian Police Arrested For Alleged Torture, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (April 1, 2010)
^ Ukrainian Police-Abuse Protests Come To The Capital, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (17 July 2013)
^ Lutsenko says he's calm about his dismissal, Kyiv Post (28 January 2010)
^ Regions Party: Kliuyev is legitimate head of Interior Ministry, Kyiv Post (1 February 2010)
^ Speaker:Lutsenko suspended as Ukraine's interior minister, Kyiv Post (May 18, 2009)
^ Kliuyev to serve as Ukraine's interior minister during Lutsenko's suspension from duty, Kyiv Post (May 16, 2009)
^ Lutsenko says he will resume fulfilling duties as interior minister, Kyiv Post (May 27, 2009)
^ Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
^ ^a ^b Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
^ Rada suspends Acting Interior Minister Zakharchenko from his duties, Interfax-Ukraine (21 February 2014)

How Top Spies in Ukraine Changed the Nation's Path by K.J.Chivers of the New York Times
How the Gongadze Case Has Been Investigated (June 2005 Ukrayinska Pravda article on the history of the Gongadze Case investigation) Template:Uk icon
The Key Witness in the Gongadze Case Dead (March 2005 Ukrayinska Pravda article on the death of Kravchenko, analysing also his role in the Gongadze case - includes fragments of the Melnychenko recordings) Template:Uk icon

External links

[1] "Official website of the Ministry. Address (section)". 2017.

[2] Allocation of expenditures of the State Budget of Ukraine for 2018 (document .xls), sheet "д3", row 60 - Verkhovna Rada official website

[2sept15-3] National Police established in Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (2 September 2015)

[UWBU9713-4] Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer: Ukraine has become more corrupt over the last two years, The Ukrainian Week (9 July 2013)

[refUAp1-5] Ukraine: Victims of police brutality Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Amnesty International USA (September 27, 2005)
Amnesty International: Ukrainian police told not to touch foreign fans during Euro 2012, Kyiv Post (4 July 2012)

[refUAp2-6] Yanukovych calling for greater control over detention facilities, Kyiv Post (15 December 2011)

[refUAp3-7] Ukrainian Police Arrested For Alleged Torture, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (April 1, 2010)

[RLUP17713-8] Ukrainian Police-Abuse Protests Come To The Capital, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (17 July 2013)

[9] Lutsenko says he's calm about his dismissal, Kyiv Post (28 January 2010)

[10] Regions Party: Kliuyev is legitimate head of Interior Ministry, Kyiv Post (1 February 2010)

[11] Speaker:Lutsenko suspended as Ukraine's interior minister, Kyiv Post (May 18, 2009)

[12] Kliuyev to serve as Ukraine's interior minister during Lutsenko's suspension from duty, Kyiv Post (May 16, 2009)

[13] Lutsenko says he will resume fulfilling duties as interior minister, Kyiv Post (May 27, 2009)

[Yanu'snewPMC-14] Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)

[Yanu'snewPMCisthisman-15] Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)

[16] Rada suspends Acting Interior Minister Zakharchenko from his duties, Interfax-Ukraine (21 February 2014)

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