Oksana Zholnovych | |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Office: | Minister of Social Policy |
President: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Primeminister: | Denys Shmyhal |
Term Start: | 19 July 2022 |
Predecessor: | Maryna Lazebna |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1979 |
Birth Place: | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Education: | University of Lviv |
Occupation: | stateswoman politician |
Oksana Ivanivna Zholnovych (Ukrainian: Оксана Іванівна Жолнович; born 21 February 1979) is a Ukrainian stateswoman and politician. On 19 July 2022, she was appointed as the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine.[1] [2]
In 2001, she graduated from University of Lviv. Holds the title of PhD in Law.[3]
From 2019 to 2020, she was an adviser to the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine in the field of protection of persons with disabilities.[4]
From 2020 to 2022, she was the head of the Department of Social Policy and Health Care of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[5]
On July 19, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Oksana Zholnovych as Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine. This decision was supported by 282 deputies.