Ivan Vasyunyk

Ukrainian politician (born 1959)

2007

Ivan Vasylovych Vasyunik (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Васюник, born 7 July 1959) is a Ukrainian politician, who served in various posts, including vice prime minister.

Early life and education

Vasyunik was born on 7 July 1959.[1] He received a degree in engineering and economics from Frank Lviv State University in 1981.[1]

Career

Vasyunik served as first deputy secretary of Presidential Administration of Ukraine until 2005.[1] He was appointed acting presidential secretary on 6 September 2005.[2] He replaced Oleksandr Zinchenko in the post.[3]

In late 2007, Vasyunik was appointed vice prime minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.[4][5] At that position he was put in charge for the preparation to the Euro 2012.[6] He has been associated with the news website gazeta.ua.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Васюник Іван Васильович". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ "President appoints Ivan Vasyunik acting Secretary of State". Government portal. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Васюник Іван Васильович". chesno.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Yushchenko to submit Timoshenko candidature for PM 2nd time". CEP. Kiev. Itar Tass. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Tymoshenko" (PDF). CEE Biweekly. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. ^ Vice Prime Minister Ivan Vasyunyk Leaves for Working Visit to Lviv. Ukrinform
  7. ^ "gazeta.ua Website". Eurotopics. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

Further reading

  • Aslund, A. (2009). How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy. ISBN 978-0-88132-546-1
  • (2010). The World Factbook.. ISBN 978-0-16-087361-4

External links

Media related to Ivan Vasyunyk at Wikimedia Commons

  • Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Ivan Vasyunyk participated in a session of the Coordinating Council for preparation of measures devoted to the 75th anniversary of Holodomor (Famine) of 1932-1933. Cabinet of Ukraine website
Political offices
Preceded by
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine
acting

6 September 2005 – 7 September 2005
Succeeded by
Oleh Rybachuk
Preceded by
Dmytro Tabachnyk
Vice Prime Minister
(on humanitarian policy and EURO 2012)

18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010
Succeeded by
Volodymyr Semynozhenko
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  • Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine