| German Galushchenko | |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Minister of Energy |
| President: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Primeminister: | Denys Shmyhal |
| Term Start: | 29 April 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Yuriy Vitrenko (acting) |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Party: | Independent |
German Valeriiovych Galushchenko, also Herman Valeriiovych Halushchenko (Ukrainian: Герман Валерійович Галущенко; born 1 May 1973), is a Ukrainian lawyer currently serving as Minister of Energy of Ukraine since 29 April 2021. He is also a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 13 May 2021.[1]
He has been outspoken regarding Ukraine's energy situation[2] and the IAEA's role in the protection of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.[3] [4]
On April 29, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to appoint Herman Halushchenko as the Minister of Energy of Ukraine. This decision was supported by 305 MPs - the Servant of the People faction, OPFL, Batkivshchyna, and the For the Future and Dovira groups.[5]
On May 13, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Herman Halushchenko to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine by a decree.[6]
Since 2012, he has been teaching private international law at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Associate Professor of Private International Law at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[7]