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Ruslan Stefanchuk

Ruslan Stefanchuk

1992–1997 – studied at the Faculty of Law of the Khmelnytsky Institute of Regional Administration and Law.
2000–2019 – research and teaching activities.
21 May 2019 – Representative of the President in the Verkhovna Rada.
29 August 2019 – Elected First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation.
8 October 2021 – Elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament since October 2021.
One of the key ideologists of the Servant of the People party and co-author of the concept of "the state in a smartphone".
A lawyer and scholar by profession, he holds a doctorate in law.

Position: Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine since 8 October 2021.

Country/party: Ukraine / Servant of the People party.

Official profiles/sources:

Official website of the Verkhovna Rada: rada.gov.ua
Facebook: facebook.com/stefanchuk.official
Telegram: t.me/stefanchuk_official

Ruslan Stefanchuk was born on 29 October 1975 in Ternopil. He is a lawyer by education. He graduated from the Khmelnytsky Institute of Regional Administration and Law, and later defended his doctoral dissertation. Before entering politics, he worked for a long time in the field of legal science and teaching.

In 2019, he became one of the main ideologists of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's election campaign. He held the position of Representative of the President in the Verkhovna Rada, and later became First Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

After Dmytro Razumkov's resignation in October 2021, he was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.

Influence

According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada:

organises the work of parliament;
signs adopted laws;
represents the Verkhovna Rada in relations with other state authorities and international partners;
performs the duties of the President in the event of early termination of his powers.

Key decisions and actions:

Parliamentary activity: ensures the continuous work of the Verkhovna Rada after 24 February 2022.
Legislative work: coordinates the accelerated consideration of defence and mobilisation bills.
Parliamentary diplomacy: participates in meetings with the speakers of the parliaments of the EU, the US and the G7.