Ihor Zhdanov

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This article is about the Ukrainian politician. For Latvian chess master, see Igor Zhdanov.
Ihor Zhdanov
Ігор Жданов
3rd Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
In office
2 December 2014 – 29 August 2019
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byDmytro Bulatov
Succeeded byVolodymyr Borodiansky
Personal details
Born
Ігор Олександрович Жданов

(1967-12-29) 29 December 1967 (age 56)
Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR
EducationKyiv University (1992) – History
Kyiv University (1994) – Justice
University of West London (1996)

Ihor Oleksandrovych Zhdanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Олександрович Жданов; 29 December 1967 in Vinnytsia[1]) is a Ukrainian politician who was the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Yatsenyuk Government and in the Groysman Government. Zhdanov is the president of the Open Politics analytical center.[2]

Biography

He was elected into the Ukrainian Parliament in 2014 as a member of the Fatherland party.[3][1] When Fatherland left the Yatsenyuk Government on 17 February 2016 Zhdanov refused to resign and hence was expelled from Fatherland.[4] He retained his post in the Groysman Government (installed on 14 April 2016).[5] He stayed on has minister until on 29 August 2019 the Honcharuk government was installed.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
  2. ^ Profile Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine on Golos.ua (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Profile on official website of Ukrainian parliament (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ "Fatherland" expelled from the party Zhdanova, Ukrainska Pravda (17 February 2016)(in Ukrainian)
  5. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
  6. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Youth and Sports
2014–2019 		Succeeded by


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