Serhiy Ostapenko

Serhiy Ostapenko
Сергій Остапенко
Ostapenko in 1918
4th Chairman of People's Ministers
In office
13 February 1919  9 April 1919
PresidentDirectorate
Preceded byVolodymyr Chekhivsky
Succeeded byBorys Martos
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
26 December 1918  13 February 1919
Prime MinisterVolodymyr Chekhivsky
Preceded bySergei Mering
Succeeded byOffice disestablished
Minister of Agitation and Propaganda
In office
6 February 1919  9 April 1919
Prime MinisterVolodymyr Chekhivsky
Preceded byO. Nazaruk
Succeeded byT. Cherkasky
Personal details
Born(1881-11-18)18 November 1881
Troianiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died1937 (aged 55–56)
Political partyUPSR (1905-1919)
Alma materKyiv Commercial Institute (1913)

Serhiy Stepanovych Ostapenko (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Степа́нович Оста́пенко; 18 November [O.S. 6 November] 1881 – 1937) was a Ukrainian economist, statesman, and political activist. In early 1919 he served as Chairman of the Council of People's Ministers of Ukrainian People's Republic, a position equivalent to the present-day office of Prime Minister of Ukraine.