Oleksandr Saienko

Within the Volodymyr Hroisman's Government, he was responsible for the implementation of priority reforms and coordination of work of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

On 26 April 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Oleksandr Saienko as a chairman of the Coordination Council for Public Administration Reform.

Honorary president of the National Sambo Federation of Ukraine (elected on 6 September, 2017th at the extraordinary NFSU conference).

Oleksandr Saienko graduated from the Kyiv Professional and Pedagogical College[1] named after Anton Makarenko,[2] later on – from the National Academy of State Tax Service of Ukraine (2006) with a specialization in "Jurisprudence."

Saienko began his working career in 2003 in the position of lead specialist on Labor and Social Protection Department of the Shevchenko County State Administration in the city of Kyiv.

In June 2004, he moved to the Ministry of Economy and European Integration to work in the position of lead specialist at the Office of Legal Support for the Budget Policy.

"It is about the effective interaction among ministries and the organization of the meetings of the government," – he noted in an interview to the Internet-periodical "Livyi Bereh".

In June 2016, The Government approved the Public Administration Reform Strategy for 2016 – 2020 with a clear action plan for its implementation.

Public Administration Reform includes the following components: • Government capacity building to carry out strategic planning.

In August 2016, the Cabinet of Ministries fully switched to electronic document flow with central executive authorities.

In November 2016, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the concept of introducing the positions of reform specialists.

Reform specialists shall mean government officials who are appointed based on the results of an open competition pursuant to the Law of Ukraine "On State Service."

The State Budget funds spent for the incentive payments will be compensated at the cost of the EU financial support.