Ihor Rostyslavovych Petrashko (Ukrainian: Ігор Ростиславович Петрашко; born 6 October 1975[2]) is a Ukrainian economist and politician.[3] From 17 March 2020 until 18 May 2021 he was the Minister of Economic Development and Trade.[4]

Ihor Petrashko
Ігор Петрашко
Petrashko in 2020
Minister of Economic Development and Trade
In office
17 March 2020 – 18 May 2021
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byPavlo Kukhta (Acting)
Succeeded byOleksiy Liubchenko[1]
Personal details
Born (1975-10-06) 6 October 1975 (age 48)
Stryi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Political partyIndependent
EducationLviv Polytechnic
Vanderbilt University
University of Lviv
OccupationEconomist
politician

Biography edit

He studied at the Lviv Polytechnic. In 2001, he received an MBA from the Vanderbilt University (United States).[2]

Petrashko worked as a corporate restructuring consultant. He also worked at the Kyiv office of Ernst & Young.[5]

From 2007 to 2013, he held positions at the (Ukrainian subsidiary of the Russian investment company[6]) Troika Dialog Ukraine Investment Company.[5] From 2012 to 2013 Petrashko worked in Russia where he headed a corporate business department of Sberbank (Troika Dialog is one of the investors in Sberbank).[6]

Since April 2013, Petrashko was Deputy General Director of UkrLandFarming.[2]

On 17 March 2020 Petrashko was appointed as the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture.[4] On 17 December 2020 this ministry lost its responsibility for Ukraine's agricultural policy because that day Roman Leshchenko was appointed as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food.[7]

On 14 May 2021 Petrashko offered his resignation as Minister, according to a source of UNIAN he was "stepping down due to inefficient performance."[8] On 18 May 2021 the Ukrainian parliament dismissed him as Minister.[9]

Family edit

Petrashko is married to Svetlana, a citizen of Russia where she co-owns a third of a 109-square-meter flat in Moscow's Donskoy District.[6] She also owns real estate in Ukraine.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rada appoints Liubchenko as First Dpty PM, Minister of Economy – 293 affirmative votes, Interfax-Ukraine (21 May 2021)
  2. ^ a b c "Петрашко Игорь Ростиславович". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Ukrlandfarming Deputy CEO Petrashko explained the company's farmland management". latifundist.com. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Agricultural Executive Takes Over As Ukraine's New Economy Minister". rferl.org. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Петрашко Ігор Ростиславович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d New Ukraine economy minister "lacked time" to declare house outside Kyiv, Moscow flat: Schemes, UNIAN (22 March 2020)
  7. ^ Parliament appoints Leshchenko as agricultural policy minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
  8. ^ Two ministers file resignation letters – Rada chair's spox, UNIAN (14 May 2021)
  9. ^ Lawmakers back Economy Ministry's resignation, UNIAN (18 May 2021)

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Political offices
Preceded by
Pavlo Kukhta (Acting)
Minister of Economic Development and Trade
2020–2021
Succeeded by