Oleksiy Volodymyroyvch Kuleba (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кулеба; b. 8 August 1983) is a Ukrainian politician. He has served as Governor of

Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...

since 21 May 2022. He was the deputy Governor of Kyiv Oblast from 16 March 2022 till 21 May 2022. Kuleba is a participant in hostilities to repel Russian aggression against Ukraine. Kuleba had served as the governor of Kyiv Oblast from 8 February 2022 till 15 March 2022, and had already served as Deputy Governor from 1 January 2021 to 7 February 2022. He was the director of the Improvement Department of

Kyiv City Council Kyiv City Council ( uk, Київська міська рада, translit=Kyivska miska rada), also known as Kyivrada ( uk, Київрада), is the city council of Kyiv municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The me ...

from 2019 to 2021, and was the deputy of the Rzhyshchiv City Council of Kyiv Oblast from 2010 to 2015.

Early life

Oleksiy Kuleba was born on 8 August 1983 in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

in the family of journalist and writer Volodymyr Kuleba. In 2005, he graduated from

Kyiv National Economic University The Kyiv National Economic University ( uk, Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана, lit=Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University) is a self-govern ...

with a degree in International Economics and a master's degree in International Economics. He is a candidate of Sciences in Public Administration. He is a candidate of Sciences in Public Administration as of 2005. He is also a candidate for Master of Sports in Basketball.

Career

He is a manager of the municipal enterprise of Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv-Media", in Kyiv. From 2005 to 2008, he studied at the graduate school of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. At the same time, he was an assistant to the People's Deputy of Ukraine. From 2007 to 2010, he was the General Director of Khonin and Partners LLC. In 2010, he was a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Self-Government PJSC "Higher Educational Institution" Interregional Academy of Personnel Management". From 2010 to 2015, he was a Deputy of the

Rzhyshchiv Rzhyshchiv (, ; russian: Ржищев; yi, אירזיסטשוב, Irzistshub, also known by several alternative names; pl, Rzyszczów) is a city in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Rzhyshchiv urban ...

City Council of Kyiv Oblast. In 2014, he was an assistant to the deputy of Kyiv City Council on a voluntary basis. From 2016 to 2017, he was an advisor to the General Director of the municipal enterprise for protection, maintenance and operation of lands of the water fund of Kyiv "Pleso" of the executive body of Kyiv City Council, and within Kyiv City State Administration on a voluntary basis. From 2018 to 2019, he serve as general director of Asper LLC, in Kyiv. From 2019 to 2021, he was director of the department of improvement of Kyiv City Council. From 2021 to 2022, he was first deputy chairman of Kyiv City state administration for the implementation of self-governing powers. On 8 February 2022, Kuleba became the Governor of Kyiv Oblast. On 15 March 2022, to further strengthen the defense of the capital and Kyiv Oblast, President of Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

appointed

Oleksandr Pavlyuk Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Pavlyuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Павлюк; born 20 August 1970) is a Ukrainian General. He was a participant of the war in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 14 February 20 ...

, a commander of the Joint Forces Operation, as the governor of Kyiv Oblast.https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3292021-39541 Kuleba thus became the deputy governor again. On 21 May 2022, he became Governor of Kyiv Oblast again.

Social activity

In 2001, he founded the Basketball School Public Organization. From 2001 to 2019, he was the head of the NGO "School of Basketball".

Family

He married Halyna Dmytrychenko-Kuleba and has two daughters.

References

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