The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC; uk, Рада національної безпеки і оборони України, RNBO or RNBOU) is the coordinating state body of the executive power under the

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

on issues of national security and defense. It is a state agency tasked with developing and coordinating a policy of national security on domestic and international matters in advising the

(currently

Volodymyr Zelensky Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

). All the sessions of the council take place in the Presidential Administration Building. The agency's membership is determined by the President, but it must include the

Prime Minister of Ukraine The prime minister of Ukraine ( uk, Прем'єр-міністр України, ) is the head of government of Ukraine. The prime minister presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of th ...

, Minister of Defense, Minister of Internal Affairs, and the

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

. The council is headed by secretary

Oleksiy Danilov Oleksiy Miacheslavovych Danilov ( uk, Олексій Мячеславович Данілов; born 7 September 1962) is a Ukrainian politician. He is the current Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (since 3 October 2019). ...

since 3 October 2019.

Current composition

As of October 2022, the National Security and Defence Council consists of the following members:

History

Defense Council

The ''Defense Council'' was created by the provision of Supreme Council of Ukraine #1658-12 on October 11, 1991. The Defense Council was defined as the highest state body of collegiate governing on matters of defense and security of Ukraine with following goals: * Protecting sovereignty * Constitutional order * Territorial integrity and inviolability of the republic * Developing strategies and continuous improvement of policy in sphere of defense and state security * Comprehensive scientific assessment of the military threat nature * Determining position toward modern warfare * Effective control over the execution of the tasks of the state and its institutions keeping defense capabilities of Ukraine at the level of defense sufficiency On January 23, 1992 the

appointed Myroslav Vitovsky as a secretary of the Defense Council, a position which Vitovsky held until November 30, 1995.

Initial composition

* Chairman of the Supreme Council of UkraineStatement of Verkhovna Rada about creation of the Defense Council of Ukraine
Official document. October 11, 1991 * Prime Minister of Ukraine * Head of commission of the Supreme Council of Ukraine on issues of defense and state security of Ukraine * State Minister on issues of defense, national security and emergency situations in Ukraine * State Minister on issues of defense complex and conversion of Ukraine * Minister of Defense of Ukraine * Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine * Director of the Security Service of Ukraine * Commander of Border Troops of Ukraine * Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine * Chief of Staff of the Civil defense of Ukraine After the establishment and elections of the

the composition of the council was reformed on April 9, 1992 by a provision of the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

(Ukraine's parliament).History of RNBOU
. RNBOU official website. *

* Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine *

* First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine * Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine * Minister of Defense of Ukraine * Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine * Minister of Machine-building, Military-Industrial Complex and Conversion of Ukraine * Chief of the

Security Service of Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine ( uk, Служба безпеки України, translit=Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy}) or SBU ( uk, СБУ, link=no) is the law enforcement authority and main intelligence and security agency of the Ukrainian ...

* Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine * Commander of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine

National Security Council

The Council was originally created under temporary provision on July 3, 1992 as the ''National Security Council'', but significantly revamped and strengthened under

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Leonid Kuchma Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...

in 1994. The council was headed by a Presidential adviser in national security matters: * July 1, 1992 - April 19, 1993 Volodymyr Selivanov (Adviser of the

on national security matters - Secretary of National Security Council) ** ''before November 19, 1992 as State adviser of Ukraine on national security matters * December 1, 1993 - August 5, 1994 Valeriy Kartavtsev (Secretary of National Security Council) * August 5, 1994 - November 10, 1999 Volodymyr Horbulin (Secretary of National Security Council) ** since October 17, 1994 as Secretary of National Security Council - Adviser of the

on national security matters On August 23, 1994

adopted new provision for the Council. After the adaptation of the

Constitution of Ukraine The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...

on June 28, 1996, the provisions of the council (National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine) were outlined in the Article 107. Thus the National Security Council was merged with the already existing Defense Council of Ukraine and was adapted by the Presidential edict on August 30, 1996. According to former secretary

Andriy Klyuyev Andriy Petrovych Klyuyev ( uk, Андрій Петрович Клюєв, Russian: Андрей Петрович Клюев, born 12 August 1964), also spelled as Andrii Kliuiev, is a Ukrainian businessman and politician, who was ranked as 7th ...

, 460 people worked at the Council in 2010, while in April 2012 the number of employees was 90. President

Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...

limited the number of employees of the Council to 180 on 9 April 2012.Decree:At most 180 people to work in National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Kyiv Post The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden. History American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...

(9 April 2012) The agency's membership is determined by the President, but it must include the

, Minister of Defense, Minister of Internal Affairs, and the

. The head of the council is the President of Ukraine assisted by the secretary whom they are allowed to appoint. In the absence of existing President of Ukraine, such as between elections, the acting chairman of the council is the Prime Minister. The

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Голова Верховної Ради України, Holova Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy) is the presiding officer of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The chairman presides ...

is not a member of the council, but they are allowed to participate in the meetings. Members of the council may also be other chairmen of government bodies of the executive branch. Any other individual is only allowed by special invitation from the Chairman of the Council. If the President resigns, the

becomes the acting head of the National Security and Defense Council.Poroshenko signs law expanding powers of National Security and Defense Council and its secretary
Interfax-Ukraine (23 December 2014)

Secretaries since 1994

Notes

References

External links

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