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Petro Poroshenko
Петро Порошенко |
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President of Ukraine | |
In office 7 June 2014 – 20 May 2019 |
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Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk Volodymyr Groysman |
Preceded by | Oleksandr Turchynov (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Volodymyr Zelensky |
2nd Minister of Trade and Economic Development | |
In office 23 March 2012 – 24 December 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Andriy Klyuyev |
Succeeded by | Ihor Prasolov |
9th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 9 October 2009 – 11 March 2010 |
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Prime Minister | Yulia Tymoshenko Oleksandr Turchynov (Acting) |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Khandohiy |
Succeeded by | Kostyantyn Gryshchenko |
4th Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council | |
In office 8 February 2005 – 8 September 2005 |
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President | Viktor Yushchenko |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Radchenko |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Kinakh |
Personal details | |
Born |
Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko
26 September 1965 Bolhrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations |
Solidarity (2001–present) Social Democratic Party (Before 2001) Our Ukraine-People's Self-defence Bloc (2002–2012) |
Spouse(s) | Maryna Poroshenko |
Children | Olexiy Yevheniya Oleksandra Mykhaylo |
Alma mater | National University of Kyiv |
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Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko (born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019.
He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010, and as the Minister of Trade and Economic Development in 2012. From 2007 until 2012, Poroshenko headed the Council of Ukraine's National Bank.
Outside government, Poroshenko has been a prominent Ukrainian oligarch with a lucrative career in acquiring and building assets. His most recognized brands are Roshen, the large-scale confectionery company which has earned him the nickname of "Chocolate King", and the TV channel 5 kanal, an all-news national TV broadcaster. Due to the scale of his business holdings in the manufacturing, agriculture and financial sectors, his political influence that included several stints at government prior to his presidency, and ownership of an influential mass-media outlet, Poroshenko has long been considered one of the prominent Ukrainian oligarchs even though not the most influential among them.
He was elected president on 25 May 2014, capturing 54.7% of the vote in the first round, thereby winning outright and avoiding a run-off. As a candidate for a second term in 2019, he obtained only 24.5% in the second round, being defeated by Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Poroshenko and Viktor Yushchenko during the meeting before Mukacheve mayoral election on 16 April 2004.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the Polish Senate with former Greek prime minister George Papandreou.
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Ukrainian opposition leaders Vitali Klitschko, Poroshenko (second left) and Arseniy Yatsenyuk (right) with United States Secretary of State John Kerry (second right) at the Munich Security Conference, 2014.
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Official portrait of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, 2015.
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Poroshenko delivers a speech to the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg, 26 June 2014.
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U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Poroshenko, June 2014.
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Poroshenko with Angela Merkel and Joe Biden, 7 February 2015.