Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
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Formed | 22 January 1918 |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Ukraine |
Headquarters | 10 Akademika Bohomoltsia street, Kyiv, 01601[1] 50°26′26″N 30°32′04″E / 50.44061597°N 30.53431302°ECoordinates: 50°26′26″N 30°32′04″E / 50.44061597°N 30.53431302°E |
Employees | 152,000[citation needed] |
Annual budget | 66 billions ₴ (2018)[2] |
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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 and traffic safety, and guarantees 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[6] (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,[7] and it has received severe accusations of torture and ill-treatment.[8][9][10][11]
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[]
Ministerial institutions[]
- Central office (in Kyiv)
Sub-departments (central offices of executive authority)[]
- National Police of Ukraine
- National Guard of Ukraine
- State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
- Ukrainian Sea Guard
- State Emergency Service of Ukraine
- State Migration Service of Ukraine
Supporting institutions[]
Medical[]
- Central hospital (in Kyiv)
- Hospital of Rehabilitative Treatment (in Kyiv)
- 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
- Odessa State University of Internal Affairs
- Donetsk Justice Institute
Ministers of Internal Affairs[]
Minister of Internal Affairs of 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 | August 24, 1991 |
Succession | First Deputy Minister (Yevhen Yenin[5]) |
Website | mvs.gov.ua |
The Minister of Internal Affairs directs the ministry. Prior to the 2015 police reform, the Minister was recognized 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.
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# | Name | Photo | From | Until | President | Notes |
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1 | Andriy Vasylyshyn | August 24, 1991 | July 21, 1994 | Leonid Kravchuk | First post-independence minister | |
2 | Volodymyr Radchenko | July 28, 1994 | July 3, 1995 | Leonid Kuchma | Acting July 21–28, 1994 | |
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Yuriy Kravchenko | July 3, 1995 | March 26, 2001 | Involved in 'Eagles of Kravchenko' case | |
4 | Yuriy Smirnov | March 26, 2001 | August 27, 2003 | |||
5 | Mykola Bilokon | August 27, 2003 | February 3, 2005 | |||
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Yuriy Lutsenko | February 4, 2005 | December 1, 2006 | Viktor Yushchenko | First civilian minister |
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Vasyl Tsushko | December 1, 2006 | December 18, 2007 | First minister never directly subordinate to the president | |
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Yuriy Lutsenko | December 18, 2007 | January 28, 2010 | Acting January 28-March 11, 2010[12][13] In May 2009 first deputy (Interior) Minister Mykhailo Kliuyev served as acting Minister during a seven-day investigation.[14][15] After that Lutsenko resumed the post.[16] | |
- | Mykhailo Kliuyev | January 29, 2010 | March 11, 2010 | |||
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Anatoliy Mohyliov | March 11, 2010 | November 7, 2011[17] | Viktor Yanukovych | First post-Orange revolution minister |
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Vitaliy Zakharchenko | November 7, 2011[18] | February 21, 2014.[19] | Former head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine[18] | |
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Arsen Avakov (acting) | February 22, 2014 | February 27, 2014 | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) | |
11 | Arsen Avakov | February 27, 2014 | July 15, 2021[20] | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting), Petro Poroshenko, Volodymyr Zelensky | ||
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Denys Monastyrsky | 16 July 2021[3] | Incumbent | Volodymyr Zelensky |
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 Kyiv's Pechersk District.
See also[]
- Berkut (Ukrainian police)
- General of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
- Prosecutor General of Ukraine
- Security Service of Ukraine
- Internal Troops of Ukraine
References[]
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- ^ "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
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parliament appoints Monastyrsky as Ukraine's interior minister, Ukrinform (16 July 2021)
- ^ Положення про Міністерство внутрішніх справ України, затв. Постановою Кабінету міністрів № 878 [Provision on the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No 878] (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Ukrainian) Monastyrsky presented a new team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Suspilne (6 September 2021)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Jump up to: 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)
- ^ Rada supports Avakov's resignation, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2021)
- 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) (in Ukrainian)
- 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) (in Ukrainian)
Further reading[]
- Full collection of laws of the Russian Empire since 1649. Vol.5. Saint Petersburg, 1830. page 13. (Полное собрание законов Российской империи с 1649 г. - Спб., 1830. - Т. 5. - С. 13)
External links[]
- Official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- Ukraine Police Twitter
- Overview of MVS' special units (in Russian)
- How to Avoid Problems with Ukrainian police (in English)
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
- National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
- Government ministries of Ukraine
- Internal affairs ministries