Denys Shmyhal
Denys Shmyhal | |
|---|---|
Денис Шмигаль | |
| Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 17 July 2025 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Preceded by | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Succeeded by | Yulia Svyrydenko |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Communities and Territories Development | |
| 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 Zelensky |
| Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Preceded by | Oleh Honcharuk |
| Succeeded by | Vitaliy Fedoriv (Acting)[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal 15 October 1975 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Lviv Polytechnic |
| Occupation | entrepreneur politician |
Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Шмигаль; born 15 October 1975[4]) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician.[5]
On 4 March 2020, he became the Prime Minister of Ukraine. 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 Russian invasion.[6] As of 2025, he is the longest serving prime minister in Ukrainian history.[7] He resigned in July 2025.
Biography
Denys was born on 15 October 1975 in Lviv. In 1997, he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic (engineering and economics).
1997-2005 he works as accountant in private sector. From June 2006 to August 2008, he was Director for the investment company Comfort-Invest.
In 2008-2009, Shmyhal was General Director at Rosaninvest LLC.
Shmyhal worked in multiple leading political roles in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast from 2009 until December 2013.
In 2009-2013 served as the head of the Department of Economics and the head of the Department of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Industryat the Lviv Oblast Administration.
In 2015-2017 he was a Vice President of Lviv company Lvivkholod.
In 2018-2019, Shmyhal was a Director of the Burshtyn TES.
From August 2019 till February 2020 he was the Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
On 4 February 2020, he became the Minister of Regional Development of Ukraine.
In March 2020, Denys Shmyhal became the Prime Minister of Ukraine.[8]
On 14 July 2025, Zelenskyy announced his plan to replace Shmyhal with Yulia Svyrydenko as prime minister as part of a government reshuffle; Zelenskyy suggested that Shmyhal might become defense minister.[9][10] Shmyhal resigned as prime minister the next day, while the Verkhovna Rada accepted his decision on 16 July.[11]
Personal life
Shmyhal is married to Kateryna. The couple has two daughters.
References
- ↑ "Новий Кабмін Шмигаля – став відомим склад уряду - Кабінет Міністрів України - Верховна Рада | РБК-Україна". Rbc.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 38/2020". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Zelensky has appointed a new head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Ukrayinska Pravda (10 February 2020)
- ↑ "Голова обласної державної адміністрації". www.if.gov.ua (30 October 2019 archived page via Wayback Machine) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Шмигаль Денис Анатолійович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Denys Schmygal zum neuen Premierminister ernannt". www.ukrinform.de (in German). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Yulia-prime minister or Shmyhal's holding. Will replace Zelenskyy's longest government in history". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ "Новий прем'єр: Денис Шмигаль, який за півроку пройшов шлях від голови ОДА до керівника уряду". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ↑ Shumilin, Oleksandr (14 July 2025). "PM Shmyhal's experience will be useful as defence minister – Zelenskyy". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Denisova, Kateryna (14 July 2025). "Zelensky hints prime minister Shmyhal may be appointed defense minister amid government reshuffle". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Martin Fornusek (16 July 2025). "Ukraine's parliament dismisses prime minister and his cabinet". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2025.