Petro Poroshenko
Fifth President of Ukraine
Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko is the fifth President of Ukraine (June 7, 2014 - May 20, 2019), a member of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation. An entrepreneur, regularly taking places in the ratings of the wealthiest Ukrainians. The owner of the Roshen confectionery corporation, he also owns the Fifth Channel and Pryamiy (Direct) TV channels, and a number of other business structures in various fields.
He was born in 1965 in Bolhrad, Odesa region. He graduated from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. He was a co-founder of the Party of Regions. In 2004, he was the head of the election headquarters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. He held ministerial positions in the governments of Yulia Tymoshenko and Mykola Azarov. In 2019, he was defeated in the elections, losing to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is the head of the European Solidarity party. In 2025, the National Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions against him, signed by President Zelenskyy.
1998
Founded a charitable foundation
2000
Created his own faction "Solidarity."
2002
Headed the election headquarters of Yushchenko's bloc "Our Ukraine," which received over 25% of the vote
2007
Headed the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine
2008
Provided a large family with a house worth $120,000
2009
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2012
Appointed Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
2014
Elected President of Ukraine, receiving 54.7% of the vote in the first round
2017
Introduction of a visa-free regime with the EU
2019
The course towards joining NATO and the EU was enshrined in the Constitution
