Anatolii Korzun
Anatolii Korzun is the Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine since November 15, 2024
(By Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated November 15, 2024, No. 1147-р)
Anatolii Korzun is a mining electrical engineer. He was born in Donetsk region. He obtained higher education at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, majoring in Electrification and Automation of Mining Operations. He also graduated from the Institute of Public Administration under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, earning a Master’s degree in Public Administration.
In 1983–1984, he worked in his field as an underground electrician, deputy section chief, and senior mechanic at the L.I. Lutugin Mine of the Torezantratsyt Production Association.
Starting in 1985, for several years he worked as a lead inspector at the State Mining and Technical Supervision of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine).
In 1993, he was invited to join the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, where he worked on issues related to the fuel and energy sector, and later coordinated matters concerning the coal industry and mining supervision.
In 1999, he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Coal Industry of Ukraine, and in 2000, he worked at the Administration of the President of Ukraine.
Since 2000, Anatolii Korzun has been repeatedly appointed as Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, a position he held during the periods 2000–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2010, and 2016–2019.
In addition, in 2005 he briefly served as First Vice President of JSC “National Joint Stock Company ‘Coal of Ukraine’”, and in 2013–2014 he worked at NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine” as Director of the State Enterprise “Ukrvuhlesintezgas”.
He has been awarded the Miner's Glory and Miner's Valor badges of all three degrees.
He is a laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology.
