Yulia Svyrydenko facts for kids
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Yulia Svyrydenko
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Юлія Свириденко
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Svyrydenko in 2023
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| First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Minister of Economic Development and Trade |
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| Assumed office 4 November 2021 |
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| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Oleksiy Lyubchenko |
| Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine | |
| In office 22 December 2020 – 4 November 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Yulia Kovaliv |
| Succeeded by | Rostyslav Shurma |
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| Born | 25 December 1985 Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics |
Yulia Anatoliivna Svyrydenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Анатоліївна Свириденко, IPA: [ˈju.lʲi.jɐ ɐ.nɐˈtɔ.lʲi.jiu̯.nɐ sʋe.reˈdɛn.kɔ]; born 25 December 1985) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and simultaneously Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine since November 4, 2021.
Education
In 2008, she graduated from Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics with a degree in antimonopoly management.
Career
On May 5, 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Svyrydenko as the representative of Ukraine in the subgroup on social and economic issues of the Trilateral Contact Group on resolving the situation in Donbas (Ukraine - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - Russia). On December 22, 2020, Zelensky appointed Svyrydenko as Deputy Head of the Office of the President to replace Yuliya Kovaliv.
On November 4, 2021, the Parliament of Ukraine appointed Svyrydenko as first deputy prime minister, minister of economy of Ukraine. Some 256 MPs voted for her appointment.
In August 2022, the government authorized Yulia to head the Interagency Working Group on the Implementation of the State Sanctions Policy. Svyrydenko negotiated with other countries to strengthen sanctions against Russia, in particular with representatives of the United Kingdom.
Awards
Yulia Svyrydenko was included and published on 13 September 2023 by Time listicle TIME100 Next where she was described as "emblematic of the Ukrainian people’s resilience" (referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine).
See also
In Spanish: Yulia Svyrydenko para niños
