Since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been 18 prime ministers.
[1] Unlike the president of Ukraine, who is directly elected by popular vote every five years, the prime minister is appointed by the president upon the ratification of the candidate by the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.
Denys Shmyhal is the current prime minister of Ukraine since 4 March 2020.
For a brief period there existed a collective head of state (Directory) which was soon phased away.
(as chairman of the Directorate of Ukraine) (as chairman of the Directorate of Ukraine) Note: Concept of "government coalition" was reverted in 2014 by reestablishment of the 2004 constitutional amendments.