The Liberal Party of Ukraine (, or LPU) is a modern Ukrainian political party. It was founded on September 12, 1991 in Donetsk. The official date of registration is 10.10.1991, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine certificate number is 132. Main liberal principles are based on world's liberal traditions: precedence of law, political and economic freedoms, government and national idea. Today The Liberal Party of Ukraine has 32 thousands of members, 432 local and district centers in all regions of Ukraine, Crimea, cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol. The aim of the party promote and disseminate ideas and principles of liberalism in Ukraine, implement liberal and democratic reforms. Traditional values of Ukrainian liberalism are labor, truth and freedom. The Liberal Party of Ukraine is the first liberal party of former Soviet countries recognized by Liberal International as one that meets international criteria of political liberalism. LPU is officially accepted into the ranks of LI in the status of observer member on November 23, 1997 at 48th Congress of Liberal International held in Oxford (Great Britain). Party Congress Founding Congress – September 12, 1991 – Donetsk І Congress – June 3, 1993 року - Kyiv ІІ Congress – January 28, 1995 року – Kyiv ІІІ Congress – 1 phase – January 26, 1996 року - Kyiv ІІІ Congress – 2 phase - April 28, 1996 року - Kyiv IV Congress – October 25, 1997 - Kyiv V Congress – December 19, 1998 року - Kyiv VI Congress – May 15, 1999 року – Kyiv VII Congress – December 7, 2001 року – Kyiv VIII Congress – March 19, 2004 року - Kyiv IX Congress – July 4, 2004 року – Kyiv X Congress – June 25, 2005 року – Kyiv XI Congress – November 5, 2005 року – Kyiv XII Congress – І етап - December 17, 2005 року – Kyiv XII Congress – ІІ етап – December 22, 2005 року – Kyiv XIII Congress – August 4, 2007 року – Kyiv XIV Congress – November 1, 2009 року – Kyiv History of the Party Party was formed on Founding Congress of September 12, 1991. I.R. Markulov was selected as the first Head of the LPU. In summer 1993 Liberal Party became all-Ukrainian. The first Congress in Kyiv adopted the program based on values of social liberalism. In January 1995 the second Congress of LPU was held, that choose O.I. Soskin as