| Illia Yemets | |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine |
| President: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Primeminister: | Denys Shmyhal |
| Term Start: | 4 March 2020 |
| Term End: | 30 March 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Zoriana Skaletska |
| Successor: | Maksym Stepanov |
| Term Start1: | 21 December 2010 |
| Term End1: | 17 May 2011 |
| President1: | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Primeminister1: | Mykola Azarov |
| Predecessor1: | Zynoviy Mytnyk |
| Successor1: | Oleksandr Anishchenko |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Education: | Kyiv Medical Institute |
| Occupation: | Physician politician |
| Party: | Ukraine – Forward! |
Illia Mykolayovych Yemets (Ukrainian: Ілля Миколайович Ємець; born 21 February 1956[1]) is a Ukrainian physician and politician and twice appointed Minister of Healthcare.[2]
In 1979, he graduated from the Kyiv Medical Institute with a degree in Pediatrics. Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor.[2]
From 1985 to 2003, Yemets worked as a pediatric heart surgeon and was the head of the department at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[2]
In 2003, he was appointed director of the State Institution "Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare."[3]
From December 2010 to May 2011, Yemets served as Minister of Healthcare.[4]
On 4 March 2020 Yemets was again appointed as Minister of Healthcare.[5] Ukraine's Parliament dismissed him on 30 March 2020.[6]
Honored Doctor of Ukraine.[2] Laureate of the State Prize in Science and Technology.[7]