Vasyl Shevchuk | |
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Василь Шевчук | |
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| Minister of Natural Environment Protection and Nuclear Security | |
| In office August 23, 1998 – January 31, 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Valeriy Pustovoitenko |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Kostenko |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Zayets |
| Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources | |
| In office November 30, 2002 – June 6, 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Kurykin |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Polyakov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1954 Andriyevychi, Yemilchyne Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National Economic University |
Vasyl Yakovych Shevchuk (born January 19, 1954) was Ukraine's environment minister in 1998-2000 and 2002-2003 and a deputy minister of economy for sustainable development in 1993-1998. Under his leadership, Kyiv hosted the UN “Environment for Europe” Fifth Ministerial Conference in 2003.[1][2] Shevchuk also held scientific and advisory positions at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and at the Parliament of Ukraine (at the Speaker's Secretariat and the Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine).
Shevchuk has been the President of Ukraine Nature Conservation Society (UkrTOP) since 2002 and previously volunteered and served on its Board.
- ^ See UNECE's website for Environment for Europe.
- ^ See OECD Report for The Environment for Europe Fifth Ministerial Conference in Kyiv on May 21–23, 2003.