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Prime Minister of Ukraine


Post	Prime Minister
Body	Ukraine Прем'єр-міністр України
Insignia	Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine.svg
Insigniasize	100px
Termlength	Duration of the presidential term (5 years) or less due to earlier resignation or dismissal by the President
Incumbent	Mykola Azarov
Incumbentsince	March 11, 2010
Appointer	Verkhovna Rada upon submission by President
Formation	November 18, 1920
Succession	None; resignation or removal renders Cabinet illegitimate
Inaugural	Vitold Fokin

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The Prime Minister of Ukraine ( ) 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. The Prime Minister was paid a yearly salary of 202,776 UAH (US$26,770) in 2005.

Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been 15 Prime Ministers (19 counting acting PMs). Mykola Azarov is the incumbent Prime Minister as of March 11, 2010.

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