🇺🇦 Ukraine
Semi-presidential systemElectoral autocracy
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President · 2,660 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Leonid Kuchma
3,841 days
Shortest-serving
Oleksandr Turchynov
104 days
Average tenure
1,671 days
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 59% above average
Recent presidents by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Ukraine?
Across 6 completed terms, the average president of Ukraine has served 1,671 days (about 4.6 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 1,814 days.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All presidents of Ukraine
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Volodymyr Zelenskyy | May 20, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,660 |
| 6 |  Petro Poroshenko | Jun 7, 2014 | May 20, 2019 | 1,808 |
| 5 |  Oleksandr Turchynov | Feb 23, 2014 | Jun 7, 2014 | 104 |
| 4 |  Viktor Yanukovych | Feb 25, 2010 | Feb 22, 2014 | 1,458 |
| 3 |  Viktor Yushchenko | Jan 23, 2005 | Feb 25, 2010 | 1,859 |
| 2 |  Leonid Kuchma | Jul 19, 1994 | Jan 23, 2005 | 3,841 |
| 1 |  Leonid Kravchuk | Dec 5, 1991 | Jul 19, 1994 | 957 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the President of Ukraine?
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been President of Ukraine since May 20, 2019.
- Who is the longest-serving President of Ukraine?
- Leonid Kuchma, with 3,841 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Ukraine?
- Across 6 completed terms, the average president of Ukraine has served 1,671 days (about 4.6 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 1,814 days.