Vadym Filashkin Explained

Vadym Filashkin
Native Name Lang:uk
Office1:Governor of Donetsk Oblast
Term Start1:27 December 2023
Predecessor1:Ihor Moroz (acting)
Office2:Deputy Head of the Donetsk Oblast State Administration
Term Start2:February 2019
Term End2:27 December 2023
Birth Name:Vadym Serhiyovych Filaskhin
Birth Date:14 June 1975
Birth Place:Arbuzynka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Vadym Serhiyovych Filaskhin (Ukrainian: Вадим Сергійович Філашкін; born on 14 June 1975), is a Ukrainian statesman, who is currently the Governor of Donetsk Oblast since 27 December 2023.

Biography

Vadym Filashkin was born on 14 June 1975.

He received his higher education at the Mykolaiv State Pedagogical University, majoring in "pedagogy and methods of secondary education, and physical culture and pre-conscription training". Then, in 2008, he graduated as a lawyer at the Kyiv National University of Internal Affairs.

From November 2015 to August 2016, he was the deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Donetsk Oblast.

In February 2019, he was the deputy head of the Donetsk regional state administration.

On 27 December 2023, Filaskhin was appointed Governor of Donetsk Oblast.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Про призначення В. Філашкіна головою Донецької обласної державної адміністрації . 2024-02-13 . Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України . uk.
  2. Web site: Zelensky appoints new governors of Donetsk, Rivne oblasts. 28 December 2023. 13 February 2024. The Kyiv Independent.