Zoriana Skaletska

Zoriana Stepanivna Skaletska (Ukrainian: Зоряна Степанівна Скалецька, née Chernenko (Черненко); born 9 August 1980[1]) is a Ukrainian lawyer, activist and politician and former Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine.

Zoriana Skaletska
Зоряна Скалецька
20th Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byUlana Suprun (Acting)
Succeeded byIllia Yemets
Personal details
Born
Zoriana Stepanivna Skaletska

(1980-08-09) 9 August 1980
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Occupationlawyer
activist
politician

Biography

Skaletska graduated from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2002). She studied at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (2002–2006). Doctor of Law.[1]

Skaletska taught law at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.[2]

Skaletska is an expert in the Reanimation Reform Package organization.[3] She was also an expert at the Center for Support of Reforms under the Cabinet of Ministers.[4] Skaletska is the director of the public organization "Health Forum"[1] and a member of the World Association of Medical Law.[1]

On 29 August 2019, Skaletska was appointed as the Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine in the Honcharuk Government.[5] According to Ukrayinska Pravda, President Volodymyr Zelensky continued to hold interviews with candidates for Minister of Healthcare on 29 August 2019, the same day the Honcharuk Government was appointed with Skaletska being appointed Minister of Healthcare.[6] On 31 August 2019, Servant of the People faction leader Davyd Arakhamia stated on ZIK channel that most likely (Healthcare Minister) Skaletska, would be replaced by Mykhailo Radutskyi (who according to Arakhamia needed "about three months to prepare" for the post).[7]

On 4 March 2020 the Honcharuk Government was replaced by the Shmyhal Government in which Illia Yemets replaced Skaletska as Minister of Healthcare.[8]

Skaletska is a candidate (number 10 on the election list) for the Kyiv City Council of the party Servant of the People in the 2020 Kyiv local election set for 25 October 2020.[9][10]

Skaletska is the former wife of Oleksandr Chernenko, a former MP for the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.[10]

References
  1. "Скалецька Зоряна Степанівна". Government of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. "Zoryana Chernenko Ph D." (PDF). ukma.edu.ua. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. Lebed, Natalia (August 30, 2019). "New faces of Ukrainian Cabinet: Who is who in government under PM Honcharuk?". 112.International. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. "Meet the Ministers: What We Know About Ukraine's New Cabinet". Hromadske International. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. "Health minister Skaletska: first we need to work out emergency medical service, transplant surgery". Interfax-Ukraine. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  6. (in Ukrainian) Zelensky is still looking for a candidate for the head of the Ministry of Health, Ukrayinska Pravda (January 29, 2019)
  7. (in Ukrainian) Later, the new head of the Ministry of Health will be replaced by Radutskyi - Arachamia. Ukrayinska Pravda. 31 August 2019
  8. "A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov". Hromadske International. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. Rada appoints next elections to local self-govt bodies for Oct 25, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2020)
  10. (in Ukrainian) Ermak's advisers, Tishchenko's acquaintances, assistants of people's deputies: whom the "Servant of the People" leads to the Kyiv City Council, Civil movement "Chesno" (21 September 2020)
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