Andriy Zahorodniuk

Andriy Pavlovych Zahorodniuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Павлович Загороднюк; born 5 December 1976[1]) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician.[2] He was the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 29 August 2019 to 4 March 2020.[3]

Andriy Zahorodniuk
Андрій Загороднюк
15th Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byStepan Poltorak
Succeeded byAndriy Taran
Personal details
Born
Andriy Pavlovmych Zahorodniuk

(1976-12-05) 5 December 1976
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
University of Warwick
Saïd Business School
Occupationentrepreneur
politician

Biography

He studied law at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He also graduated from Warwick University and Oxford University.[4]

Zahorodniuk is the CEO of Discovery Drilling Equipment.[5]

From 2015 to 2017, he headed the Reform Project Office at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[4]

Since 2018, he is a member of the Reform Project Office under the Ministry of Defense.[6]

Advisor to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.[7]

On 9 July 2019, President Zelensky appointed Zahorodniuk to serve as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Ukroboronprom.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Загороднюк Андрій Павлович". Government of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. "Zelensky introduces new Defense Minister Zahorodniuk". UNIAN. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. Lebed, Natalia (August 30, 2019). "New faces of Ukrainian Cabinet: Who is who in government under PM Honcharuk?". 112.International. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. Ponomarenko, Illia (August 29, 2019). "Meet Ukraine's new defense minister". Kyiv Post. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. "Andrii Zahorodniuk of Discovery DE has appointed Minister of Defense". ExPro Consulting. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. "Meet the Ministers: What We Know About Ukraine's New Cabinet". Hromadske International. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. "Candidacy of Andriy Zahorodniuk proposed to post of defense minister of Ukraine – MP from Servant of the People Yaremenko". Interfax-Ukraine. August 29, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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