Svitlana Fomenko

Svitlana Fomenko
Світлана Фоменко
Acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy
In office
10 March 2020 – 4 June 2020
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byVolodymyr Borodiansky
Succeeded byOleksandr Tkachenko
Personal details
Born (1976-11-19) 19 November 1976 (age 49)
PartyIndependent
EducationUniversity of Kyiv
National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
Occupationcivil servant
politician

Svitlana Valeriyivna Fomenko (Ukrainian: Світлана Валеріївна Фоменко; born 19 November 1976[1]) is a Ukrainian civil servant and politician. From 10 March 2020 to 4 June 2020 she was Ukraine's acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy.[2][3]

Biography

In 1999, she received a master's degree from the University of Kyiv. In 2011, Fomenko graduated from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.[1]

She worked in the Kyiv City Council and the Kyiv City State Administration.[4]

Since 2013, she headed the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Culture.[1]

Fomenko is a former assistant to a People's Deputy of Ukraine.[1]

In April 2016 Fomenko became Deputy Minister of Culture for European Integration.[3][5] From 2 January 2020 to 28 March 2020, she served as deputy minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Ukraine for European Integration.[3]

On 10 March 2020 Fomenko was appointed acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy.[2][3] On 29 March 2020 she was appointed Deputy Minister of culture and Information Policy of Ukraine for European Integration.[3]

On 4 June 2021 Fomenko was dismissed as acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy.[3] That day Oleksandr Tkachenko was appointed Minister of Culture and Information Policy.[6]

On 17 September 2021 the Shmyhal Government dismissed Fomenko from the post of Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy for European Integration.[3]

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