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| Prime Minister of Ukraine Прем'єр-міністр України |
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.jpg) Volodymyr Groysman since April 14, 2016 |
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| Appointer | Verkhovna Rada upon submission by President |
| Term length | Duration of parliamentary convocation, coalition or upon resignation and removal |
| Inaugural holder | Vitold Fokin |
| Formation | November 18, 1920 |
| Succession | None; resignation or removal renders Cabinet illegitimate |
| Website | www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en |
The Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Прем'єр-міністр України, Prem'ier-ministr Ukrayiny) is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government.
While in office, the Prime Minister is granted full legal immunity from all prosecutions and legal proceedings. The Prime Minister's office is headquartered in the Cabinet of Ministries building in central Kiev.
Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been 16 Prime Ministers (20 counting acting PMs). Volodymyr Groysman is the incumbent Prime Minister since April 14, 2016.
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U.S. President Barack Obama talks with then-Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, March 12, 2014.
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Oleksandr Turchynov served as Acting Prime Minister in 2010 after Yulia Tymoshenko tendered her government's resignation.
