Ukraine

Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Verkhovna Rada (Parliament)
Chamber name
Verkhovna Rada (Parliament)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1999
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title
Chairman of Parliament
Speaker
Ruslan Stefanchuk (Male)
Date of birth: 29 Oct 1975
Term
08 Oct 2021
Additional information

Elected on 8 Oct. 2021.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Viacheslav Shtuchnyi (Male)
Term
04 Nov 2021
Notes

Appointed on 4 Nov. 2021.

Members

Statutory number of members
450
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
450
Current number of members
403
Men
318
Women
85
Percentage of women
21.1%
Population (in thousands)
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian
96,736

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
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Youngest member
Sviatoslav Yurash (Male)
Youngest member (years)
23
Oldest member
Yulii Ioffe (Male)
Oldest member (years)
78
Number of members, by age (2019-08)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 22 118 56 67 55 15 3 0 0 336
Female 0 8 48 16 7 8 0 0 0 0 87
Totals per age interval 0 30 166 72 74 63 15 3 0 0 423
Total <= 45: 268 Total >= 46: 155
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
7.1% 5.2% 1.9%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
46.3% 33% 13.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
63.4% 46% 17.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No