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Petro Poroshenko
Петро Порошенко
Petro Poroshenko; Петро Порошенко
President of Ukraine
	In office; 7 June 2014 – 20 May 2019
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
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
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
President	Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by	Volodymyr Radchenko
Succeeded by	Anatoliy Kinakh
Personal details
Born	Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ; 26 September 1965 (age 54); 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.
Poroshenko attending a U.S. Independence Day celebration at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, 6 July 2005.
Poroshenko at the Russian-Ukrainian international commission meeting in 2009.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the Polish Senate with former Greek prime minister George Papandreou.
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.
2014 presidential election percentage of vote for Poroshenko.
Official portrait of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, 2015.
Poroshenko delivers a speech to the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg, 26 June 2014.
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Petro Poroshenko in Poltava
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Poroshenko, June 2014.
Poroshenko with Angela Merkel and Joe Biden, 7 February 2015.