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 | |
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15th Minister of Defence of Ukraine | |
In office 29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
Preceded by | Stepan Poltorak |
Succeeded by | Andriy Taran |
Personal details | |
Born | Andriy Pavlovmych Zahorodniuk 5 December 1976 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Education | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv University of Warwick Saïd Business School |
Occupation | entrepreneur 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
- "Загороднюк Андрій Павлович". Government of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Zelensky introduces new Defense Minister Zahorodniuk". UNIAN. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Lebed, Natalia (August 30, 2019). "New faces of Ukrainian Cabinet: Who is who in government under PM Honcharuk?". 112.International. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Ponomarenko, Illia (August 29, 2019). "Meet Ukraine's new defense minister". Kyiv Post. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Andrii Zahorodniuk of Discovery DE has appointed Minister of Defense". ExPro Consulting. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Meet the Ministers: What We Know About Ukraine's New Cabinet". Hromadske International. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "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.