Ihor Zhdanov
This article is about the Ukrainian politician. For Latvian chess master, see Igor Zhdanov.
| Ihor Zhdanov Ігор Жданов | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine | |
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Assumed office 2 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
| Preceded by | Dmytro Bulatov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ігор Олександрович Жданов December 29, 1967 Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR |
| Education |
Kiev University (1992) - History Kiev University (1994) - Justice University of West London (1996) |
Ihor Oleksandrovych Zhdanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Олександрович Жданов; December 29, 1967 in Vinnytsia [1]) is a Ukrainian politician who is the current Minister of Youth and Sports in the Yatsenyuk Government. Zhdanov is the president of the Open Politics analytical center.[2]
Biography
He was elected into the Ukrainian Parliament in 2014 as a member of the Fatherland party.[3][1] When Fatherland left the Yatsenyuk Government on 17 February 2016 Zhdanov refused to resign and hence was expelled from Fatherland.[4] He retained his post in the Groysman Government (installed on 14 April 2016).[5]
References
- 1 2 (Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
- ↑ Profile on Golos.ua (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Profile on official website of Ukrainian parliament (Ukrainian)
- ↑ "Fatherland" expelled from the party Zhdanova, Ukrainska Pravda (17 February 2016)(Ukrainian)
- ↑ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dmytro Bulatov |
Minister of Youth and Sports 2014- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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