The Office of the President of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Офіс Президента України, romanized: Ofis Prezydenta Ukrainy, pronounced [ˈɔfis prezɪˈdɛntɐ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]), formerly the Administration of the President of Ukraine, is a standing advisory body set up by the President of Ukraine pursuant to clause 28, Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine. The Office consists of its Head, Deputies of the Head, Chief of Staff, First Assistant to the President, Advisors, Authorized Advisors, Press Secretary, Representatives of the President, Cabinet of the President, Cabinet of the Head of the Office, Services, Directorates, and Departments.
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Overview
After Ukraine declared independence in 1991, President Leonid Kravchuk established the Administration of the President on 13 December as an advisory body to the President (the Ukrainian SSR formally ceased to exist on 26 December 1991). The Administration is headquartered on 11 Bankova in Kyiv.
President Leonid Kuchma kept the name Administration for the period of his two terms in office.
Under President Yushchenko, the administration was reorganized into the Secretariat on 24 January 2005 in accordance with Clause 28 of Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine.
President Viktor Yanukovych restored the name Administration of the President of Ukraine on 25 February 2010. On 20 June 2019 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree that transformed the Presidential Administration of Ukraine into the Office of the President of Ukraine.
The Office consists of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Deputies of the Head, Chief of Staff, First Assistant to the President, Advisors, Authorized Advisors, Press Secretary, Representatives of the President, Cabinet of the President, Cabinet of the Head of the Office, Services, Directorates, and Departments.
On 2 January 2026, Kyrylo Budanov was appointed to replace Andriy Yermak as the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Heads of the Administration / Secretariat / Office
Structure
Cabinet of the President of Ukraine
Cabinet of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
State Protocol and Ceremonials Service
Directorate for Legal Policy
Directorate for Foreign Policy and Strategic Partnership
Directorate for Justice and Law Enforcement
Directorate for Regional Policy
Directorate for Economic Policy
Directorate for National and Humanitarian Policy
Directorate for Information and Media Policy
Social Policy and Health Care Directorate
European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department
National Security and Defense Department
Document Control Department
Department for Citizenship, Pardon and State Awards
Department for Public Queries
HR Department
Information Technologies Department
Department for Interaction with the Parliament and Government
Center for Coordination with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine