Halyna Yanchenko
Halyna Ihorivna Yanchenko (Ukrainian: Галина Ігорівна Янченко; born 29 April 1988[2]) is a Ukrainian anti-corruption activist and politician.[3] Yanchenko is a member of the Servant of the People political party.[4] She was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.[5]
Halyna Yanchenko Галина Янченко | |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 29 August 2019[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Halyna Ihorivna Yanchenko 29 April 1988 Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Democratic Alliance Servant of the People |
Education | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
Occupation | anti-corruption activist politician |
Biography
Yanchenko studied Sociology at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.[6]
In 2008 Yanchenko became head of the local Kiev branch of the party Democratic Alliance.[7]
Yanchenko is the Chairwoman of the NABU Public Oversight Council.[8]
From 2014 to 2015, she was a member of the Kyiv City Council for Democratic Alliance.[9][7]
After his election as President of Ukraine in 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky introduced Yanchenko as a member of "his team" responsible for "anti-corruption policy and digital decisions".[7]
Yanchenko was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019 as number 9 of the election list of Servant of the People political party.[5][7] Deputy Head of the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy at the Verkhovna Rada.[10]
See also
- List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2019–24
References
- The first session of the Verkhovna Rada of the IXth convocation, August 29, 2019, UNIAN Photobank (29 August 2019)
- "Янченко Галина Ігорівна". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "President Zelenskyy Announces His Party Members". Hromadske International. June 9, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Zelensky introduces his team". Ukrinform. April 18, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Список депутатів від партії «Cлуга Народу»". sluga-narodu.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Small biography of Halyna Ihorivna Yanchenko". Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Yanchenko Halyna". Yalta European Strategy. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "5 Ukraine's public anti-corruption initiatives that can inspire you". UkraineWorld. July 22, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Prep group frames Rada committees' front office". Verkhovna Rada. August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.