| Vitaliy Masol Віталій Масол |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office June 16, 1994 – March 6, 1995 |
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| President | Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Kuchma |
| Preceded by | Leonid Kuchma |
| Succeeded by | Yevhen Marchuk |
| Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR | |
| In office July 10, 1987 – October 23, 1990 |
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| President | Valentyna Shevchenko Volodymyr Ivashko (acting) Leonid Kravchuk (acting) |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Liashko |
| Succeeded by | Vitold Fokin |
| Head of Derzhplan UkrSSR | |
| In office January 1979 – July 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Oleksandr Liashko |
| Preceded by | Petro Rozenko |
| Succeeded by | Vitold Fokin |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office May 1990 – May 1994 |
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| In office May 1994 – May 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1928 Olyshivka, Chernihiv Oblast |
| Political party | KPU |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Masol |
| Children | Ihor |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
Vitaliy Andriiovych Masol (Ukrainian: Віталій Андрійович Масол; born November 14, 1928) was confirmed as Prime Minister of Ukraine on June 16, 1994.
President Kravchuk's appointment of an advocate of state-controlled economy as prime minister was seen as a pre-election concession to the communist-dominated parliament.[1] Force into resignation 1990 by the Ukrainian student movement Masol was once again reinstated by Kuchma. Masol resigned on March 1, 1995 continuing to attend meetings of the Verkhovna Rada.
During his public service Vitaliy Masol received numerous civil and state awards and recognitions, including the Order of Lenin (in 1966 and 1986), the Order of the October Revolution (in 1971), the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1978), the Order of the Badge of Honour (in 1960), the Order of Merit, 3rd class (in 1997) and 1st Class (in 2008), the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th Class (in 1998) and 4th Class (in 2003).[2]
| Preceded by Oleksandr Liashko |
Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by Vitold Fokin |
| Preceded by Yukhym Zvyahilsky |
Prime Minister of Ukraine 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Yevhen Marchuk |