Olena Zelenska

Olena Zelenska
Олена Зеленська
Official portrait, 2021
First Lady of Ukraine
Assumed role
20 May 2019[1]
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded byMaryna Poroshenko
Personal details
Born
Olena Volodymyrivna Kyiashko

(1978-02-06) 6 February 1978 (age 46)
Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Soviet Union
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2
RelativesOleksandr Zelenskyy (father-in-law)
Alma materKryvyi Rih National University
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
AwardsBBC 100 Women (2022)[2]

Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska[a][b] (née Kyiashko;[c] born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[3] Zelenska was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "'Beautiful Melania': Elena Zelenskaya became the first lady of Ukraine and published the first photos on Instagram. PHOTO, VIDEO". ForumDaily Woman. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Main facts about Ukraine's next first lady Olena Zelenska". KyivPost. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ Jill Biden (13 April 2023). "Olena Zelenska". time.com. Time Person of the Year.


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