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Six former speakers of the Verkhovna Rada gathered in the parliament
Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk met with former leaders of the Ukrainian parliament. The joint photo shows politicians who led the Verkhovna Rada at various times during Ukraine’s independence. This was reported by Glavcom citing a post by photojournalist Andriy Nesterenko.
In the photo with Stefanchuk are Dmytro Razumkov, Oleksandr Turchynov, Volodymyr Rybak, Oleksandr Moroz, Arseniy Yatseniuk, and Volodymyr Groysman. All of them served as chairs of the parliament in different years.
Photojournalist Andriy Nesterenko noted that Volodymyr Lytvyn, who in recent years has effectively disappeared from Ukrainian politics and rarely appears in the nationwide information space, and Andriy Parubiy, who was killed 30 August 2025 in Lviv near the house where he lived, are missing from the photo.
Where did Volodymyr Lytvyn disappear to
Volodymyr Lytvyn served as chair of the Verkhovna Rada twice — in 2002–2006 and 2008–2012. He was also head of President Leonid Kuchma’s Administration, a member of parliament, and a candidate for president of Ukraine. Lytvyn is one of three politicians who twice became chair of the Verkhovna Rada.
After finishing his parliamentary career, Lytvyn effectively withdrew from active politics and focused on academic and teaching activities. Earlier the politician himself called Ukrainian politics a “completed stage” for him.
Lytvyn has been connected with the university community for decades. Current resources of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv list him among the scholars of the Department of Contemporary History of Ukraine in the Faculty of History.
Who is pictured in the photo
photo: press service of the Verkhovna Rada
Ruslan Stefanchuk — current chair of the Verkhovna Rada. He became head of the parliament in 8 October 2021 after the resignation of Dmytro Razumkov. Before that he was first deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada.
photo: facebook.com/dmitro.razumkov
Dmytro Razumkov — led the Verkhovna Rada from 29 August 2019 to 7 October 2021. He became the first speaker of the ninth convocation of parliament, and after his resignation the position was taken by Ruslan Stefanchuk.
photo from open sources
Volodymyr Groysman — was chair of the Verkhovna Rada from November 2014 to April 2016. After his work in parliament he headed the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. He was succeeded as speaker by Andriy Parubiy.
photo from open sources
Arseniy Yatseniuk — led the Verkhovna Rada from December 2007 to November 2008. Later he headed the Ukrainian government twice — in 2014–2016. Yatseniuk became the youngest chair of the Verkhovna Rada in the history of independent Ukraine — at the time of his election he was 33 years old.
photo: facebook.com/oleksandr.turchynov
Oleksandr Turchynov — led the Verkhovna Rada from 22 February to 27 November 2014. After Viktor Yanukovych removed himself from performing his duties, Turchynov also served as acting president of Ukraine and supreme commander-in-chief. Later, in 2014–2019, he served as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
photo from open sources
Volodymyr Rybak — chair of the Verkhovna Rada from 13 December 2012 to 22 February 2014. A representative of the Party of Regions, he headed the parliament during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency and left the position during the Revolution of Dignity.
photo from open sources
Oleksandr Moroz — served twice as head of the Ukrainian parliament: in 1994–1998 and again in 2006–2007. Longtime leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and one of the veterans of Ukrainian politics from the early decades of independence.
Recall that Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk described how, in the first weeks of the full-scale Russian invasion, they rescued Ukraine’s main state symbols. Together with the head of the parliament office they temporarily removed from the Verkhovna Rada building the flag of independence, a copy of the Act of Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of Ukraine.
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