Serhiy Tihipko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovych and the family name is Tihipko.
Serhiy Tihipko
Сергій Тiгiпко
Tihipko in 2012
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
12 December 2012 – 27 November 2014[1]
Vice Prime Minister–Minister of social policy
In office
11 March 2010 – 24 December 2012[2]
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byVasyl Nadraha
Succeeded byNatalia Korolevska[2]
Minister of Economics
In office
31 December 1999 – 5 July 2000
Prime MinisterViktor Yushchenko
Preceded byVasyl Rohovyi
Succeeded byVasyl Rohovyi
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
In office
17 December 2002 – 16 December 2004
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byVolodymyr Stelmakh
Succeeded byVolodymyr Stelmakh
Personal details
Born (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960 (age 64)
Drăgănești, Sîngerei District, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyStrong Ukraine (2014–present)[3][4]
Other political
affiliations		Party of Regions (2012–2014)[5][6]
Strong Ukraine (2009–2012)[6][7][8]
Labour Ukraine (2000–2004), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1984–1991)
Spouses
Natalya Tigipko
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(m. 1981; div. 2004)​
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(m. 2005)​
ChildrenAnna (born 1984) and three other children from second marriage
Occupationpolitician
Websitewww.tigipko.com
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/serviceSoviet Army

Serhiy Leonidovych Tihipko (Ukrainian: Сергій Леонідович Тiгiпко; born 13 February 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who was Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. After founding the TAS Group conglomerate in 1998,[10] Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2002 to 2004. He ran unsuccessfully for President of Ukraine in the 2010 presidential election and participated in the 2014 presidential election, in which he placed fifth with 5.23 percent of the vote. Tihipko is also former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy.

  1. ^ "CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.
    "Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27". Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. 26 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (24 December 2012)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Strong Ukraine revived was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Elections: Tihipko revived "Strong Ukraine", TVi (23 April 2014)
    (in Ukrainian) Tihipko going to revive "Strong Ukraine", Den (23 April 2014)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 7414expfPoR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference finmergePORSU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ (in Ukrainian) Партії "Сильна Україна" та "Інформаційна Україна" створили блок Сергія Тігіпка "Сильна Україна", Interfax Ukraine (February 22, 2009)
  8. ^ Tihipko says he did not give consent to head Party of Regions, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (March 16, 2010)
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference latOS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "TAS Group to invest $30-40 mln in development of own production and land bank – Tihipko". Ukraine Open for Business. 28 September 2023.