Iryna Venediktova

Iryna Venediktova
Ірина Венедіктова
Venediktova in 2020
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Swiss Confederation and Principality of Liechtenstein
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
In office
17 March 2020 – 17 July 2022
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded byRuslan Riaboshapka
Succeeded byOleksiy Symonenko (acting)
Acting Director of the State Bureau of Investigations
In office
27 December 2019 – 17 March 2020
Preceded byRoman Truba
Succeeded byOleksandr Sokolov (acting)
Personal details
Born
Iryna Valentynivna Venediktova

(1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 46)
Kharkiv, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People
EducationKharkiv National University of Internal Affairs [uk]
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Occupationlawyer
judicial expert

Iryna Valentynivna Venediktova (born 21 September 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, lawyer, Doctor of the Science of Law, professor. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The first female Prosecutor General in the history of Ukraine. In office – from March 17, 2020, to July 17, 2022. Director of the State Bureau of Investigation ad interim (from December 27, 2019, to March 17, 2020). Member of Parliament of Ukraine from the Servant of the People party of the 9th convocation (from August 29, 2019, to January 14, 2020). Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy (from August 29, 2019, to December 27, 2019).