Pavlenko resigned on 29 January 2016; but he withdraw his letter of resignation 6 days later.[5][6]
Until 4 February 2016 Pavlenko represented the party Self Reliance; but that day leader of Self Reliance parliamentary faction Oleh Berezyuk stated that Pavlenko no longer represented his party in the second Yatsenyuk Government.[7] He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed in 14 April 2016.[1]