Kiev mayor

The powers of the Kiev mayor are determined by the law of May 21, 1997 No. 280/97-BP "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine" and the law of January 15, 1999 No. 401-XIV "On the Capital of Ukraine - the Hero City of Kiev".

1. Participation in the preparation of draft laws of Ukraine, as well as acts of the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on issues of Kiev;
2. Participation in resolving issues on city events of national and international character;
3. Participation in meetings of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on issues relating to Kiev;
4. Submission of projects related to Kiev to the President of Ukraine or the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
5. Participation in resolving issues of the location of state bodies in Kiev.

The Kiev mayor is elected by elections in accordance with the law of July 10, 2010 No. 2487-VI "On the election of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, local councils and rural, settlement, city mayors."

According to the Kiev City Election Commission, Leonid Chernovetsky won the election in 2006, gaining 31.83% of the vote, Vitali Klitschko took second place with 23.7%, and Alexander Omelchenko took third place with 21.2%.

According to the results of the next local elections on November 16, 2015, Vitali Klitschko won in the second round of Borislav Bereza, gaining 65.5% of the vote and thus reelected to his post.

Independent Ukraine

• Leonid Kosakovsky (1997-1998)
• Alexander Omelchenko (1998-2006)
• Leonid Chernovetsky (2006-2012)
• Galina Gerega (2012-2014) (acting)
• Vitali Klitschko (2014 - present )

• Mayors of Kiev

• The Law of Ukraine dated May 21, 1997 No. 280/97-BP “On the Self-Determination of Labor in Ukraine” (Ukrainian)
• The Law of Ukraine dated 01.15.1999 No. 401-XIV “On the Capital of Ukraine - the Misto-Hero of Kyiv” (Ukrainian)
• The Law of Ukraine vid 03.02.1994 No. 3917-XII “On the Formation of Government Organizations and Self-Government” (Ukrainian) (expired)
• The Law of Ukraine dated February 24, 1994 No. 3996-XII “On Vibors of Deputies and Goals of Sils, Residential, District, Municipal, District at City, Regional Rad” (Ukrainian) (has lost force)
• The Law of Ukraine vid 14.01.1998 No. 14/98-BP “On Vibors of Deputies of the Municipal Council of Rada and Sіlskih, Settlement, and Moscow Goals” (Ukrainian) (lost force)
• The Law of Ukraine dated April 6, 2004 No. 1667-IV “On Vibors of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the People’s Rad and Sіl’s, Settlement, Small Goals” (Ukrainian) (has lost force)
• The Law of Ukraine dated July 10, 2010 No. 2487-VI “On Vibors of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada for the Sake of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Municipal Council of the Republic of Silesia, the Settlement, the Municipal Goals” (Ukrainian)