Rada appointed Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister
Kyiv • UNN
The Verkhovna Rada appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister of Ukraine after the resignation of Denys Shmyhal. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a draft resolution on her appointment.
The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, UNN reports.
262 people's deputies voted for Svyrydenko's appointment.
Voting results by factions:
• Servant of the People – "For" 201;
• European Solidarity – "For" 0;
• Batkivshchyna – "For" 0;
• Holos – "For" 1;
• Restoration of Ukraine – "For" 10;
• For the Future – "For" 12;
• Trust – "For" 15.
Addition
On July 16, the Verkhovna Rada supported the resignation of Denys Shmyhal from the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Shmyhal's resignation means the automatic resignation of the entire Cabinet of Ministers.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a draft resolution to the Verkhovna Rada on the appointment of Yulia Svyrydenko as Prime Minister of Ukraine.
People's Deputy from "Servant of the People", Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Yevheniya Kravchuk informed UNN that the entire functionality of the Ministry of Unity is being transferred to the Ministry of Social Policy.
What is known about Svyrydenko
Yulia Svyrydenko was born in Chernihiv on December 25, 1985. In 2008, she graduated with honors from Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.
In the same year, she began working as an economist for financial work at the Ukrainian-Andorran joint venture JSC "AMP", which was engaged in real estate. In 2011, Svyrydenko left the company due to her appointment as the head of the Permanent Representation of the city of Chernihiv in the city of Wuxi (China).
While holding this position, Svyrydenko was responsible for attracting Chinese investments to Ukraine.
Civil service
Svyrydenko's career as a civil servant began in 2015. Then she became an advisor to the head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration. In August of the same year, she became the head of the Department of Economic Development, and from 2017 she became the first deputy head of the Regional State Administration.
In 2019, Svyrydenko joined the Ministry of Economy as Deputy Minister, and from 2020 she became the First Deputy. In this position, Svyrydenko was responsible for policy in the field of labor, employment, industry and pricing.
In December 2020, she moved to the Office of the President, where she held the position of Deputy Head, and dealt with economic issues and interaction with investors. At the same time, Svyrydenko headed the Business Promotion Council created by President Zelenskyy.
On November 4, 2021, she was appointed First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
Personal life
Yulia Svyrydenko is married. Her husband Serhiy Derlemenko also ran for the Chernihiv City Council in 2015. The couple has a daughter. Svyrydenko's father was the head of the Chernihiv territorial branch of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, and her mother worked in the apparatus of the regional council.
Among other things, Yulia Svyrydenko speaks Chinese.