Denys Shmyhal
Born in 1975 in the city of Lviv.
Higher education – in 1997 graduated from Lviv Polytechnic State University with a degree in Management in the Manufacturing Sector (Mechanical Engineering), qualification: engineer-economist. Holds a Candidate of Economic Sciences degree (PhD equivalent), awarded in 2003.
1995–2009 – held managerial positions at enterprises in Lviv.
2009–2013 – worked at the Lviv Regional State Administration.
In 2014 – appointed Deputy Head of the Main Department of the Ministry of Revenues in Lviv Oblast.
2015–2017 – served as Adviser, Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Supervisory Board of TVK “Lvivkholod” LLC.
2017–2019 – Deputy General Director for Social Affairs of PJSC “DTEK Zakhidenergo”; Director of DTEK Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant; Acting Deputy General Director for Social Affairs of PJSC “DTEK Zakhidenergo” (Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).
From August 2019 to February 2020 – Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration.
4 February – 4 March 2020 – Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
4 March 2020 – 16 July 2025 – Prime Minister of Ukraine.
17 July 2025 – 13 January 2026 – Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
14 January 2026 – appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
