Andrii Zahorodniuk

Andrii Zahorodniuk
Андрій Загороднюк
15th Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byStepan Poltorak
Succeeded byAndriy Taran
Personal details
Born (1976-12-05) 5 December 1976 (age 47)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
University of Warwick
Saïd Business School
University of Oxford
OccupationPolitician

Andrii Pavlovych Zahorodniuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Павлович Загороднюк; born 5 December 1976[1]) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician.[2] From 2015 to 2017, Zahorodniuk headed the Reform Project Office at the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. He was the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 29 August 2019 to 4 March 2020.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Загороднюк Андрій Павлович". Government of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Zelensky introduces new Defense Minister Zahorodniuk". UNIAN. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ Lebed, Natalia (30 August 2019). "New faces of Ukrainian Cabinet: Who is who in government under PM Honcharuk?". 112.International. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Political Novice Honcharuk As Prime Minister, Radio Free Europe (29 August 2019)
    Ukrainian lawmakers appoint Andriy Taran as new defense minister, UNIAN (4 March 2020)