Oleksiy Honcharuk
Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2019 to 2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oleksiy Valeriyovych Honcharuk (Ukrainian: Олексі́й Вале́рійович Гончару́к, pronounced [olekˈs⁽ʲ⁾ij wɐˈlɛr⁽ʲ⁾ijowɪtʃ ɦontʃɐˈruk]; born 7 July 1984) is a Ukrainian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 29 August 2019 to 4 March 2020[1] following a landslide parliamentary election win. Honcharuk was replaced by Denys Shmyhal during the formation of the Shmyhal Government.[2]
Oleksiy Honcharuk | |
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Олексій Гончарук | |
17th Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Groysman |
Succeeded by | Denys Shmyhal |
Personal details | |
Born | (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 39) Zhmerynka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Political party | Independent |
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Alma mater | National Academy for Public Administration Kyiv Mohyla Business School Aspen Institute |
Profession | lawyer |
Before this appointment, Honcharuk was a lawyer and the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[3][4] He was also a member of the Servant of the People. Being 35 years old at the time of appointment, he is the youngest Prime Minister in Ukrainian history.