Petro Poroshenko
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Petro Oleksiiovych Poroshenko (Ukrainian: Петро Олексійович Порошенко, pronounced [peˈtrɔ olekˈs⁽ʲ⁾ijowɪtʃ poroˈʃɛnko]; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian oligarch[8][9] and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010, and as the Minister of Trade and Economic Development in 2012. From 2007 until 2012, he headed the Council of Ukraine's National Bank. He was elected president on 25 May 2014, receiving 54.7% of the votes cast in the first round, thus winning outright and avoiding a run-off. During his presidency, Poroshenko led the country through the first phase of the war in Donbas, pushing the Russian separatist forces into the Donbas Region. He began the process of integration with the European Union by signing the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement.
Petro Poroshenko | |
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Петро Порошенко | |
5th President of Ukraine | |
In office 7 June 2014 – 20 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Viktor Yanukovych |
Succeeded by | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Minister of Trade and Economic Development | |
In office 13 March 2012 – 4 December 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Andriy Klyuyev |
Succeeded by | Ihor Prasolov |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 9 October 2009 – 11 March 2010 | |
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Preceded by | Volodymyr Khandohiy |
Succeeded by | Kostyantyn Gryshchenko |
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council | |
In office 8 February 2005 – 8 September 2005 | |
President | Viktor Yushchenko |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Radchenko |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Kinakh |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
Constituency | European Solidarity, No. 1 |
In office 12 December 2012 – 3 June 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Oleksii Poroshenko |
Constituency | Vinnytsia Oblast, No. 12[1] |
In office 12 May 1998 – 15 June 2007 | |
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Born | (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965 (age 58) Bolhrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | European Solidarity (2019–present) |
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Children | 4, including Oleksii |
Residence(s) | Kozyn, Kyiv Oblast |
Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University |
Salary | ~€11,000, annual[5][6] |
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Rank | Major |
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Poroshenko delivering a joint address to the United States Congress Recorded 14 September 2014 | |
Poroshenko's domestic policy promoted the Ukrainian language, nationalism, inclusive capitalism, decommunization, and administrative decentralization. In 2018, Poroshenko helped create the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, separating Ukrainian churches from the Moscow Patriarchate. His presidency was distilled into a three-word slogan, employed by both supporters and opponents: armiia, mova, vira (English: military, language, faith).[10]
As a candidate for a second term in 2019, Poroshenko obtained 24.5% in the second round, and was defeated by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Poroshenko is a people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and leader of the European Solidarity party. Outside government, Poroshenko has been a prominent Ukrainian oligarch with a lucrative career in acquiring and building assets. His most recognized brands are Roshen, a large-scale confectionery company which has earned him the nickname of "Chocolate King", and his TV news channel 5 kanal, which he was forced to sell to comply with anti-oligarch legislation in November 2021.[11] He is considered an oligarch due to the scale of his business holdings in manufacturing, agriculture and finance, his political influence from several stints in government prior to his presidency, and his ownership of an influential mass-media outlet.[12]