Denys Shmyhal
Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Шмигаль; born 15 October 1975[4]) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician.[5]
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| Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2020 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Preceded by | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Communities and Territories Development | |
| In office 4 February 2020 – 4 March 2020[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Preceded by | Aliona Babak |
| Succeeded by | Oleksiy Chernyshov |
| Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | |
| In office 1 August 2019 – 5 February 2020[2] | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Preceded by | Oleh Honcharuk |
| Succeeded by | Vitaliy Fedoriv (Acting)[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal 15 October 1975 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Lviv Polytechnic |
| Occupation | entrepreneur politician |
On 4 March 2020, he became the Prime Minister of Ukraine.[6]
Biography
Denys was born on 15 October 1975 in Lviv. In 1997, he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic (engineering and economics).
1997-2005 he works as accountant in private sector. From June 2006 to August 2008, he was Director for the investment company Comfort-Invest.
In 2008-2009, Shmyhal was General Director at Rosaninvest LLC.
Shmyhal worked in multiple leading political roles in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast from 2009 until December 2013.
In 2009-2013 served as the head of the Department of Economics and the head of the Department of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Industryat the Lviv Oblast Administration.
In 2015-2017 he was a Vice President of Lviv company Lvivkholod.
In 2018-2019, Shmyhal was a Director of the Burshtyn TES.
From August 2019 till February 2020 he was the Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
On 4 February 2020, he became the Minister of Regional Development of Ukraine.
In March 2020, Denys Shmyhal became the Prime Minister of Ukraine.[7]
Personal life
Shmyhal is married to Kateryna. The couple has two daughters.
Denys Shmyhal Media
Shmyhal meets with President Joe Biden in Washington D.C., on April 21, 2022.
Shmyhal meets with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Kyiv, on February 24, 2023.
References
- ↑ "Новий Кабмін Шмигаля – став відомим склад уряду - Кабінет Міністрів України - Верховна Рада | РБК-Україна". Rbc.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 38/2020". Office of the President of Ukraine (in українська). Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Zelensky has appointed a new head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Ukrayinska Pravda (10 February 2020)
- ↑ "Голова обласної державної адміністрації". www.if.gov.ua (30 October 2019 archived page via Wayback Machine) (in українська). Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Шмигаль Денис Анатолійович". dovidka.com.ua (in українська). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Denys Schmygal zum neuen Premierminister ernannt". www.ukrinform.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Новий прем'єр: Денис Шмигаль, який за півроку пройшов шлях від голови ОДА до керівника уряду". Українська правда (in українська). Retrieved 2020-12-14.