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][4]

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

Zahorodniuk studied law at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He also graduated from Warwick University and Oxford University.[5]

Zahorodniuk is the CEO of Discovery Drilling Equipment.[6]

From 2015 to 2017, Zahorodniuk headed the Reform Project Office at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[5] In 2018 he was a member of the Reform Project Office under the Ministry of Defense.[7]

Zahorodniuk became an advisor to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky after Zelensky was elected President in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[8]

On 9 July 2019, President Zelensky appointed Zahorodniuk to serve as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Ukroboronprom.[6]

On 29 August 2019 Zahorodniuk was appointed Minister of Defence in the Honcharuk Government.[4] On 4 March 2020 he was succeeded (in this post) by Andriy Taran.[4]

In July 2020 Zahorodniuk's wife Alina Sviderska became People's Deputy of Ukraine for Voice, after Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's mandate was prematurely terminated.[9]

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. Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Political Novice Honcharuk As Prime Minister, Radio Free Europe (29 August 2019)
    Ukrainian lawmakers appoint Andriy Taran as new defense minister, UNIAN (4 March 2020)
  5. Ponomarenko, Illia (August 29, 2019). "Meet Ukraine's new defense minister". Kyiv Post. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. "Andrii Zahorodniuk of Discovery DE has appointed Minister of Defense". ExPro Consulting. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. "Meet the Ministers: What We Know About Ukraine's New Cabinet". Hromadske International. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. The CEC recognized the new People's Deputy of the Voice instead of Vakarchuk, Ukrayinska Pravda (8 July 2020) (in Ukrainian)
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