Yulia Svyrydenko

Yulia Anatoliivna Svyrydenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Анатоліївна Свириденко, IPA: [ˈju.lʲi.jɐ ɐ.nɐˈtɔ.lʲi.jiu̯.nɐ sʋe.reˈdɛn.kɔ]; born 25 December 1985) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and simultaneously Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine since November 4, 2021.

[1] In 2008, she graduated from Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics with a degree in antimonopoly management.

On December 22, 2020, Zelensky appointed Svyrydenko as Deputy Head of the Office of the President to replace Yuliya Kovaliv.

[3] In August 2022, the government authorized Yulia to head the Interagency Working Group on the Implementation of the State Sanctions Policy.

[5] Yulia Svyrydenko was included and published on 13 September 2023 by Time listicle TIME100 Next where she was described as "emblematic of the Ukrainian people’s resilience" (referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine).