Yuliia Svyrydenko
Prime Minister of Ukraine
Yuliia Anatoliivna Svyrydenko was born on December 25, 1985, in Chernihiv. While still a student, she was a permanent representative of Chernihiv in the city of Wuxi (China), where she was involved in attracting international investments. In 2008, she graduated with honors from the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics with a degree in "antimonopoly activity management." She began her career as an economist in financial work at a Ukrainian-Andorran joint venture, later worked as an appraiser at the Chernihiv Intercity Bureau of Technical Inventory, and in the administration of the then-head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Valerii Kulich.
In 2018, she temporarily headed the Chernihiv Regional State Administration. She was a deputy, and later first deputy, minister of economy. At the end of 2020, she became deputy head of the Office of the President. In 2021, the Verkhovna Rada made a decision to appoint Svyrydenko to the position of Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economy. In 2025, she became the head of the Government.
2020
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine for Economic Affairs
2021
Appointed First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine. 2022: Headed the Interagency Working Group on the Implementation of State Sanctions Policy
2023
Included in the Time 100 Next list of "emerging leaders shaping the world."
2025
Signed the agreement on subsoil resources between Ukraine and the United States
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Ministry of Economy to establish Supervisory Boards in Vocational Training Centers by the end of the year - Svyrydenko
Yulia Svyrydenko announced the creation of Supervisory Boards in the vocational education centers of the Employment Service by the end of the year. The boards will be composed of business representatives to better align training programs with the needs of the labor market.
Industrial parks will receive state support through state-owned banks: the first agreement has already been signed
Ukreximbank signed an agreement to provide state support to industrial parks. The program provides for infrastructure financing and compensation for grid connection costs, with a budget of UAH 1 billion for 2024.