German Galushchenko Explained

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]

Career

Ministerial role

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]

Teaching activity

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]

Notes and References

  1. The Rada appointed Galushchenko Minister of Energy, Ekononominska Pravda (29 April 2021)
  2. Web site: Sackur . Stephen . Stephen Sackur . German Galushchenko - Minister of Energy, Ukraine . . . 19 October 2022.
  3. News: Balmforth . Tom . 2022-08-31 . Ukraine's energy minister: IAEA mission a step towards 'de-occupying' nuclear plant . en . Reuters . 2022-10-06.
  4. Web site: Ukraine says diplomatic talks with Russia on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at ‘dead end’ . www.aa.com.tr . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204727/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/ukraine-says-diplomatic-talks-with-russia-on-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-at-dead-end-/2838113 . 7 March 2023 . 5 March 2023 . live.
  5. Web site: Про призначення Галущенка Г.В. Міністром енергетики України. Верховна Рада України. uk. 2021-07-01. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181443/https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1425-20#Text.
  6. Web site: Зеленський змінив склад РНБО . Українська правда . 2021-05-13 . 2021-05-13 . uk . 2021-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513184334/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/05/13/7293435/ .
  7. Web site: Біографія міністра енергетики Германа Галущенка. Міністерство енергетики України. uk. 2021-05-01. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182122/http://mpe.kmu.gov.ua/minugol/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=245536217.