Denys Shmyhal

Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2020

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January 2024 Accused by Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention of exposing a whistleblower's identity, potentially facing fines and restrictions on holding government positions.
September 2023 Received an appeal regarding the head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, which he claims was handled according to protocol.
2022 Led Ukraine's governmental defense efforts during the Russian invasion, coordinating national response and resilience.
2021 Ranked 7th in Focus magazine's list of 100 most influential Ukrainians.
2020 Appointed as the 18th Prime Minister of Ukraine, becoming responsible for national governance.
2020 Took charge of Ukraine's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, managing national health crisis strategies.
March 2020 Replaced Oleksiy Honcharuk as Prime Minister of Ukraine.
February 4 2020 Appointed Minister of Regional Development.
2019 Kateryna Shmyhal sold her shares in the Lviv 'Kamyanetsky Bakery' and local nextbike bike rental outlet.
August 1 2019 Began serving as Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, continuing until his prime ministerial appointment.
2018 Appointed Director of Burshtyn TES, the largest electricity producer in Ivano-Frankivsk, serving until 2019.
2015 Ran as a candidate for the Lviv Oblast Council, though he was not elected despite his party winning five seats.
2015 Began serving as Vice President of Lviv-based frozen goods distributor TVK Lvivkholod, continuing until 2017.
2014 Ran as an independent candidate in the Ukrainian parliamentary election in the 121st electoral district, receiving 188 votes.
May 2014 Began working as Deputy Head of the Lviv Oblast regional office of the Ministry of Revenues and Duties, serving until December 2014.
January 2014 Worked as a consultant to a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the UDAR party for the first four months of the year.
2013 Appointed Head of the Department of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Industry.
2012 Served as Head of the Department of Economics and Industrial Policy for the entire year.

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