Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine

Elected the President of Ukraine on February 7, 2010.

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych, Ukrainian, was born July 9, 1950 to a working class family in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk region.

A graduate of Donetsk Polytechnical Institute (now Donetsk State Technical University) and a mechanical engineer by training, he has an MA in international law from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade.He first worked in 1969 as a gas-fitter in the Yenakiyevo metallurgical works, and then became mechanic at a motor enterprise. He worked as a top executive for 20 years – the General Director of the Production Association – “Donbastransremont,” “Ukrvuglepromtrans” and Donetsk Regional Territorial Association of Motor Transport.

In 1996 Viktor Yanukovych was named deputy chairman then vice-chairman of Donetsk Regional State Administration. From 1997 to 2002 he was Chairman of Donetsk Regional State Administration, a deputy of Donetsk Regional Rada and Chairman of Donetsk Regional Rada.

On November 21, 2002 Viktor Yanukovych was appointed the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

On July 4, 2004 he was a presidential candidate nominated by the Party of Regions.

On August 4, 2006 Verkhovna Rada has approved Viktor Yanukovych as the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Viktor Fedorovych is a Doctor of Economics, professor, Full Member of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine, Member of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

He is a holder of orders ‘For Merits’ of three degrees, Honoured Transport Worker of Ukraine, and other state awards.

He is married to Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna, they have two sons: Oleksandr and Viktor.

He plays tennis, likes hunting, pigeon-breeding.

Viktor Yushchenko, Former President of Ukraine

Born

On February 23, 1954 in the village of Khoruzhivka, Sumy oblast, into a family of teachers. Father – Andriy Andriyovych Yushchenko (1919-1992), took part in the Second World War; after the war taught English at a local school. Mother – Varvara Tymofiyovna Yushchenko (1918-2005), a Physics and Math teacher.
Marital Status

Married, with five children and two grandchildren; sons Andriy and Taras, daughters Vitalina, Sofia and Christina, grandchildren Yarynka and Victor. Wife – Kateryna Mykhailivna Yushchenko.
Education

Higher. In 1975 graduated from the Ternopil Finance and Economics Institute. Candidate of Economic Sciences. The topic of the candidate thesis – “Development of Money Demand and Supply in Ukraine”. A member of the National Academy of Economic Sciences and the Academy of Economic Cybernetics.

Work Experience and Socio-Political Life
1975

Chief accountant assistant, collective farm “40th Anniversary of the October Revolution.”
1975–1976

Service in the Soviet Army (frontier troops, the Soviet-Turkish border near Leninakan).
1976–1985

Acting economist, chief of the Ulyanovsk department of the State Bank.
1985–1987

Deputy Director of the Administration at the Ukrainian Republican Office of the USSR State Bank.
1988–1990

Department head, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Ukrainian Agro-Industrial Bank.
1990–1993

Deputy, First Deputy Chairman of the Board at the Republican Bank “Ukraina.”
1993–1999

Chairman and Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
1999–2001

Prime Minister of Ukraine.
2001–2002

Director of the Borys Yeltsin Ukrainian-Russian Institute of Management and Business.

2002 –
January 2005

People’s deputy of Ukraine, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Human Rights, National Minorities and Inter-national Relations. Leader of the “Our Ukraine” parliamentary faction.
2003 –
January 2005

Chairman, All-Ukrainian “Our Ukraine” civil organization.
Head of the Supervisory Council of the “Ukraine 3000” International Foundation (Victor Yushchenko Foundation).
December 2004 Elected President of Ukraine.

Awards
# Order “For Merit,” 3rd degree.
# The title of “The Honored Economist of Ukraine”.
# Honorary Decoration of the President of Ukraine.

Internet
President Victor Yushchenko’s personal website

http://www.yuschenko.com.ua/