Andriy Yermak

Andriy Yermak
Андрій Єрмак
Yermak in 2023
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Assumed office
11 February 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded byAndriy Bohdan[1]
Personal details
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 53)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political partyIndependent
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University[2]
OccupationPolitician

Andriy Borysovych Yermak (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Єрмак; born 21 November 1971)[2] is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who was appointed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to serve as the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 11 February 2020.[1] Yermak is also a member of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the highest command and control body for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He has been described as Zelensky’s right-hand man and a "real power broker" in Ukraine.[3] In 2024, Time named Yermak to their annual list of 100 most influential people in the world.[4]

  1. ^ a b Zelensky dismisses head of president's office Bohdan, appoints Yermak instead, Interfax-Ukraine (11 February 2020)
  2. ^ a b Yermak replaces Bohdan as head of President's Office, 112 Ukraine (11 February 2020)
  3. ^ Ukraine's real power broker. Is Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's right-hand man, handing war-torn Ukraine over to the oligarchs? by Paul Starobin, Business Insider, December 18, 2023
  4. ^ "Andriy Yermak: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024". TIME. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.