Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)


The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine 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 and the National Guard of Ukraine.
Formerly, the Ministry directly controlled the Ukrainian national law enforcement agency, termed the militsiya. 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, and it has received severe accusations of torture and ill-treatment.

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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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1Andriy VasylyshynAugust 24, 1991July 21, 1994Leonid KravchukFirst post-independence minister
2Volodymyr RadchenkoJuly 28, 1994July 3, 1995Leonid KuchmaActing July 21–28, 1994
3Yuriy KravchenkoJuly 3, 1995March 26, 2001Leonid KuchmaInvolved in 'Eagles of Kravchenko' case
4Yuriy SmirnovMarch 26, 2001August 27, 2003Leonid Kuchma
5Mykola BilokonAugust 27, 2003February 3, 2005Leonid Kuchma
6Yuriy LutsenkoFebruary 4, 2005December 1, 2006Viktor YushchenkoFirst civilian minister
7Vasyl TsushkoDecember 1, 2006December 18, 2007Viktor YushchenkoFirst minister never directly subordinate to the president
8Yuriy LutsenkoDecember 18, 2007January 28, 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 KliuyevJanuary 29, 2010March 11, 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 MohyliovMarch 11, 2010November 7, 2011Viktor YanukovychFirst post-Orange revolution minister
10Vitaliy ZakharchenkoNovember 7, 2011February 21, 2014.Viktor YanukovychFormer head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine
-Arsen Avakov February 22, 2014February 27, 2014Oleksandr Turchynov
11Arsen AvakovFebruary 27, 2014Oleksandr Turchynov, Petro Poroshenko

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 Kiev's Pechersk District.