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Who took Ukraine's top posts by 30 August 2019?
Summary
A look back at the appointments made by Ukraine's newly seated parliament at its first sitting, and what they set in place.
What had Ukraine's new parliament decided by 30 August 2019, the day after it first convened? Its opening business had already reshaped the country's top offices.
On 29 August 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of the ninth convocation held its first sitting. Deputies elected Dmytro Razumkov as head of the Rada. They also confirmed Oleksiy Honcharuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine, and Ivan Bakanov as head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The decisions came in a single sitting, so the legislature's leadership, the head of government and the head of the security service were all settled at once. By 30 August 2019, the three men were therefore the people named to those positions.
The reports from the time describe the appointments themselves and give no further detail on the sitting. What they establish is who held the posts as the new convocation began its work.
