Valeria Hontareva

Valeriia Gontareva
Валерія Гонтарева
Valeriia Gontareva in 2015
10th Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
In office
19 June 2014 – 11 May 2017[a][1]
Preceded byStepan Kubiv
Succeeded byYakiv Smoliy (acting)[1]
Personal details
Born (1964-10-20) 20 October 1964 (age 60)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine,
Children2 sons
Alma materKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Kyiv National Economic University
OccupationBanker

Valeriia Oleksiivna Gontareva, also spelled as Valeria Hontareva and Valeria Gontareva, (Ukrainian: Вале́рія Олексі́ївна Го́нтарева) (born 20 October 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a prominent Ukrainian investment banker and millionaire. She served as Governor or Chairwoman of the National Bank of Ukraine from 19th of June 2014 until she submitted her resignation and left the bank on 11 May 2017.[2][1] In 2016, Focus magazine named Valeria the most influential woman in Ukraine.[3] In 2019, Financial Times included Valeriia Gontareva in the list of most influential women in the world.[4]


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  1. ^ a b c Williams, Matthias (10 May 2017). "Ukraine central bank post in political limbo as Gontareva leaves". Reuters. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ Williams, Matthias; Polityuk, Pavel; Rao, Sujata (10 April 2017). "After praise and death threats, Ukraine's central bank governor quits". Reuters. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Yakutenko, Anna (23 October 2016). "Gontareva tops list of most influential women in Ukraine - Oct. 23, 2016". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ Banning-Lover, Rachel (5 December 2019). "FT reader's women of 2019". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.