Oksana Zholnovych

Ukrainian stateswoman and politician

Оксана Жолнович

Zholnovych in 2022

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 July 2022PresidentVolodymyr ZelenskyyPrime MinisterDenys ShmyhalPreceded byMaryna Lazebna Personal detailsBorn (1979-02-21) 21 February 1979 (age 45)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet UnionEducationUniversity of LvivOccupationstateswoman
politician

Oksana Ivanivna Zholnovych (Ukrainian: Оксана Іванівна Жолнович; born 21 February 1979) is a Ukrainian stateswoman and politician. On 19 July 2022, she was appointed as the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine.^[1]^[2]

Biography

In 2001, she graduated from University of Lviv. Holds the title of PhD in Law.^[3]

From 2019 to 2020, she was an adviser to the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine in the field of protection of persons with disabilities.^[4]

From 2020 to 2022, she was the head of the Department of Social Policy and Health Care of the Office of the President of Ukraine.^[5]

On July 19, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Oksana Zholnovych as Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine. This decision was supported by 282 deputies.

References

^ Свобода, Радіо (19 July 2022). "Парламент призначив Оксану Жолнович міністеркою соцполітики". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Рада призначила нового міністра соцполітики". RBC Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Жолнович Оксана Ивановна". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian).
^ "Рада призначила новою міністеркою соціальної політики Оксану Жолнович". biz.liga.net (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Призначено нового міністра соціальної політики". Slovo i Dilo (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.