German Galushchenko
German Galushchenko | |
|---|---|
Герман Галущенко | |
Galushchenko in 2024 | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| Assumed office 29 April 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Vitrenko (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1973 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Independent |
German Valeriiovych Galushchenko, also Herman Valeriiovych Halushchenko (Ukrainian: Герман Валерійович Галущенко; born 1 May 1973), is a Ukrainian lawyer currently serving as Minister of Energy of Ukraine since 29 April 2021. He is also a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 13 May 2021.
He has been outspoken regarding Ukraine's energy situation and the IAEA's role in the protection of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.
Until the end of August 2020, he was a member of the governing bodies of the Patriot party, which defines itself as a center-right political force. In the 2019 presidential election, the party nominated economist Andriy Novak as its candidate, who received 0.02% of the vote.