Oleksiy Honcharuk
Oleksiy Honcharuk | |
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| Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Groysman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleksiy Valeryevich Honcharuk 7 July 1984 Horodnia, Chernihiv Oblast, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Alma mater | National Academy for Public Administration, Kyiv Mohyla Business School, Aspen Institute |
Oleksiy Valeryevich Honcharuk (Template:Lang-uk; born 7 July 1984) is since 29 August 2019 the Prime Minister of Ukraine.[1]
Before this appointment Honcharuk was a lawyer and since 28 May 2019 Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Zelensky.[2][3]. In this position he was responsible for the block of economic development and continuation of reforms[4].
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Honcharuk unsuccessfully tried to get a parliamentary seat for the Force of People party.[5] After the election he became an adviser to ecology minister Ihor Shevchenko and First Vice Premier Stepan Kubiv.[6]
Honcharuk last position as a lawyer (before joining the presidential administration) was being a lead partner at a company that specializes in real estate development.[1]
According to Ukrayinska Pravda in the spring of 2019, Monobank co-founder Dmytro Dubilet introduced Honcharuk to Andriy Bohdan "who brought him to Bankova" ("Bankova" is the nickname for Ukraine's presidential administration).[7] That Bohdan was responsible for the appointment of Honcharuk in the presidential administration has been confirmed by first aide to President Zelensky Sergey Shefir.[8]
On August 27 (international) media reported that Zelensky would propose that Parliament appoint Honcharuk to the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine.[9] On 29 August he was officially nominated for the post of Prime Minister and the same day the parliament easily approved Honcharuk with 290 deputies voting in favor of his appointment.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Political Novice Honcharuk As Prime Minister, Radio Free Europe (29 August 2019)
- ^ Про призначення О.Гончарука Заступником Глави Адміністрації Президента України
- ^ Про призначення О.Гончарука Заступником Керівника Офісу Президента України
- ^ Новопризначений заступник глави АП Гончарук відповідатиме за економічний розвиток і реформи
- ^ https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/zelensky-to-offer-parliament-to-appoint-honcharuk-as-new-prime-minister-42994.html
- ^ https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/zelensky-to-offer-parliament-to-appoint-honcharuk-as-new-prime-minister-42994.html
- ^ https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2019/07/31/7222432/
- ^ https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/2742890-sefir-govorit-cto-bogdan-ne-prodavlival-svoih-ludej-v-sbu.html
- ^ https://www.rferl.org/a/in-ukraine-top-zelenskiy-aide-is-likely-favorite-to-be-next-prime-minister/30132706.html
External links
- Олексій Гончарук on Facebook
- Blog on Ukrayinska Pravda website (in Ukrainian)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Horodnia
- People from Chernihiv
- Interregional Academy of Personnel Management alumni
- National Academy of State Administration alumni
- National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni
- Ukrainian activists
- Ukrainian civil servants
- 21st-century Ukrainian lawyers
- 21st-century Ukrainian politicians