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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitaliiivna and the family name is Stefanishyna.

Olha Stefanishyna
Ольга Стефанішина
Stefanishyna in 2024
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byVadym Prystaiko
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 September 2024
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byDenys Maliuska
Personal details
Born (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 39)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Political partyServant of the People
Other political
affiliations		Ukrainian Strategy
Children2
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Odesa National Economics University

Olha Vitaliivna Stefanishyna (Ukrainian: Ольга Віталіївна Стефанішина, IPA: [ˈɔl.ɦɐ ʋiˈta.lʲi.jiu̯.nɐ steˈfa.nʲi.ʃe.nɐ]; born 29 October 1985)[2] is a Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant. She became the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration from on 4 June 2020.[3][4][5][6] On 5 September 2024 Stefanishyna also became minister of justice;[7] and has since then thus two ministries under her command.[7]

Career

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After a short career as legal adviser, Stefanishyna joined the Ministry of Justice at the end of 2007.[1]

In 2008, she graduated from the Institute of International Relations of the University of Kyiv, gaining diplomas in international law and English translation.[1] In 2016, she received a specialist degree in Finance and Credit from Odesa National Economics University.[5][1]

She worked as the director of the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Cabinet of Ministers Secretariat from March to December 2017.[5] She was then appointed director general of the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Secretariat.[5]

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Stefanishyna stood for election as number 25 on the party list[further explanation needed] of Ukrainian Strategy.[2] The party failed to win any parliamentary seats, gaining 2.41% of the total votes while the election had a 5% election threshold.[8] The party also failed to win a constituency seat.[9] Following the election, Stefanishyna worked for the law firm Ilyashev & Partners for a short period.[1]

On 4 June 2020 she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration in the Shmyhal Government.[3][6][nb 1]

In March 2021 she became a council member of the political party Servant of the People.[20]

On 3 September 2024, Stefanishyna tended her resignation as the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration; parliament accepted her resignation the following day.[5] On 5 September 2024, she was appointed minister of justice, a role which would be combined with her previous one.[7]

Accolades

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Stefanishyna was ranked 45th in Focus magazine's "100 most influential Ukrainians" list in 2021,[23] and 14th place on their "100 most influential women of Ukraine in 2021" list.[24] She has also been awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers.[5] According to legal newspaper Yurydychna Gazeta in 2021, she is ranked one of the top ten lawyers/politicians in Ukraine.[25]

Notes

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  1. ^ As deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, Stefanishyna was heading a number of coordination mechanisms in the government, in particular:
    • A Chair of the Commission for Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine[10]
    • A Chair of the Commission for Equal Rights for Women and Men[11]
    • A Chair of the working group for approach agreement to the application of the carbon border adjustment mechanism to Ukraine in consultation with the European Commission[12]
    • A Chair of the Ukrainian delegation for participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow [13]
    • A Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Integrated Border Management [14]
    • Co-chair of the High-Level Dialogue Working Group on the European Green Deal and Ukraine's Green Transition[15]
    The dialogue was launched in February 2021 by the prime minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and the vice-president of the European Commission on the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans.[citation needed]
    • Deputy Head of the Commission for Coordination of the Implementation of the Association Agreement [16]
    • Deputy Head of the Interministerial Working Group on Coordination of Climate Change in the framework of the European Commission's initiative “European Green Deal”. Develops the Ukraine-EU dialogue on Ukraine's involvement in the processes of forming the European Green Deal and further synchronization of national climate change policy with European regulation[17]
    • Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine[18]
    • Member of the National Reform Council[19]
    • Member of the council of political party “Servant of the people”[20]
    The list of Commissions chaired from Ukrainian side by the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine:
    • Ukrainian-Slovak Joint Commission on economic, industrial and scientific-technical cooperation[21]
    • Ukrainian-German High Level Group on economic cooperation[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) New people in government. Dossier on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Glavcom (4 June 2020)
  2. ^ a b "Стефанішина Ольга Віталіївна". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Rada with 255 votes backs appointment of Stefanishyna as deputy PM for European Integration". Interfax-Ukraine. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian Parliament dismisses Deputy PM for European Integration Olha Stefanishyna". Ukrayinska Pravda. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Стефанішина Ольга Віталіївна". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Стефанішина Ольга Віталіївна". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Ukrainian Parliament appoints Olha Stefanishyna as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of Ukraine". European Pravda. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  8. ^ Servant of the People Party wins 124 mandates on party ticket in Rada elections, Interfax-Ukraine (5 August 2019)
  9. ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
    (in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019)
  10. ^ "Питання складу Комісії з питань координації євроатлантичної інтеграції України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - Ольга Стефанішина очолила нову Комісію щодо забезпечення рівних прав для жінок та чоловіків". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про утворення робочої групи для узгодження підходу щодо застосування до України механізму коригування вуглецю на кордоні для проведення консультацій з Європейською Комісією". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  13. ^ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №569/2021-рп". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Про утворення міжвідомчої робочої групи з питань координації інтегрованого управління кордонами". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  15. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - Відбулося друге засідання робочої групи Діалогу високого рівня щодо Європейського зеленого курсу і зеленого переходу України". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - В Уряді створили Комісію для координації виконання Угоди про асоціацію". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Про утворення міжвідомчої робочої групи з питань координації подолання наслідків зміни клімату в рамках ініціативи Європейської Комісії "Європейський зелений курс"". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Рада національної безпеки і оборони України". Рада національної безпеки і оборони України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Про склад Національної ради реформ". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. ^ a b "До політради партії "Слуга народу" ввійшли п'ятеро міністрів". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  21. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - ПЕРЕЛІК спільних міжурядових комісій з питань співробітництва, головою Української частини яких є Цушко Василь Петрович - Міністр економіки". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ Kitsoft. "Кабінет Міністрів України - Поглиблення українсько-німецьких відносин є ключовим для євроінтеграції України, - Ольга Стефанішина". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Зеленский vs Ахметов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус". ФОКУС (in Russian). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  24. ^ "100 самых влиятельных женщин Украины по версии журнала "Фокус" 2021". ФОКУС (in Russian). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  25. ^ "ТОП-10 успішних юристів-політиків/держслужбовців/суддів - Юридична Газета". yur-gazeta.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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