Yuriy Stets | |
|---|---|
Юрій Стець | |
 Stets in 2015 | |
| Minister of Information Policy | |
| In office 2 December 2014 – 29 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Volodymyr Groysman |
| Preceded by | None (post created) |
| Succeeded by | none, post abolished[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1975 Chortkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Education | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute - Information management |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Yuriy Yaroslavovych Stets (Ukrainian: Юрій Ярославович Стець; born 29 December 1975) is a Ukrainian journalist and politician.[2] He was appointed to the post of Minister of Information Policy at the formation of the Second Yatsenyuk Government on 2 December 2014.[3] He resigned one year later because he felt he had "met all the targets".[4] He withdrew his letter of resignation on 4 February 2016, and continued in the post.[5] On 31 May 2017 Stets wrote a letter of resignation for health reasons and went on sick leave the same day.[6] Eventually Stets stayed on as Minister until on 29 August 2019 the Honcharuk Government was installed.[1] This government abolished the whole Ministry of Information Policy altogether.[1]
Stets is a member of Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
- ^ a b c New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
- ^ "Стець Юрій Ярославович (Yuriy Yaroslavovych Stets)". Dovidka (in Ukrainian). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Journalists, free speech activists demand abolishing of newly-formed 'Ministry of Truth'". Kyiv Post. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Ukraine's minister of information policy resigns, Interfax Ukraine (8 December 2015)
- ^ Agriculture, health, information ministers change their mind about resigning, UNIAN (4 February 2016)
- ^ "Новини | Українська правда".