Ukrainian National Council of West Ukrainian People's Republic

Ukrainian National Council of West Ukrainian People's Republic (UNRada, Ukrainian: Українська Національна Рада Західно-Української Народної Республіки, until 13 November 1918 Ukrainian National Council – the representative body of Ukrainian of former Austro-Hungarian empire) – the supreme legislative body of the West Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR).

On 18 October 1918 the Ukrainian National Council was established in Lemberg as the representative body of Ukrainians of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. On 18–19, October 1918 UNC convened a konstytuanta – a representative assembly of around 500 people – for the implementation of the right to self-determination of the Ukrainian territories within Austro-Hungary, which was disintegrating, in Lemberg's People's House (Ukrainian: Народний Дім).

On 19 October 1918 Ukrainian National Council proclaimed the independence of Ukrainian lands in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire as West Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR). Lemberg, now known as Lviv, the largest city in Galicia, was declared the capital of ZUNR.

The first chair of the council was Kost Levytsky.

Ukrainian National Council of ZUNR consisted of all Ukrainian members both chambers of Austrian Imperial Council (House of Deputies and House of Lords), regional Seym of Galicia and Seym of Bukovina, representatives of the episcopate, three representatives of the major Ukrainian party of these lands. In addition, co-opted famous nonparty experts, youth representatives, conducted selection of povits (counties) and cities and given the place of establishment national minorities who have not used this right. Whole Council had 150 members (planned: Total – 226, of them (in proportion to the percentage of the total number of citizens) Ukrainian – 160, Poles – 33, Jews – 27, Germans – 6).

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