Denys Shmyhal
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatoliyovych and the family name is Shmyhal.
Denys Anatoliiovych Shmyhal (Ukrainian: Дени́с Анато́лійович Шмига́ль, IPA: [deˈnɪs ɐ.nɐˈtɔ.lʲi.jɔʋɪt͡ʃ ʃmeˈɦalʲ]; born 15 October 1975)[4] is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur who is the current Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2020.[5] Before his appointment as prime minister, Shmyhal was the governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and an acting vice prime minister in the Honcharuk Government.[6][7]
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Quick Facts 18th Prime Minister of Ukraine, President ...
Denys Shmyhal | |
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Денис Шмигаль | |
18th Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 4 March 2020 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Deputy | Oleksiy Lyubchenko Yulia Svyrydenko |
Preceded by | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing | |
In office 4 February 2020 – 4 March 2020[1] | |
Prime Minister | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
Preceded by | Aliona Babak |
Succeeded by | Oleksiy Chernyshov |
Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | |
In office 1 August 2019 – 5 February 2020[2] | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk |
Preceded by | Oleh Honcharuk |
Succeeded by | Vitaliy Fedoriv (Acting)[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-10-15) 15 October 1975 (age 48) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Lviv, Ukraine) |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | People's Movement "People's Control" [uk] (2015) |
Spouse | Kateryna Shmyhal |
Children | 2 |
Education | Lviv Polytechnic |
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As Prime Minister, Shmyhal has been in charge of handling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and conducting the defense of Ukraine during the 2022 invasion.[8] Denys Shmyhal is the longest serving Prime Minister in Ukrainian history.