# Arseniy Yatsenyuk

_Ukrainian lawyer, economist and politician_

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> Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk is a Ukrainian politician, economist and lawyer who served two terms as Prime Minister of Ukraine – from 27 February 2014 to 27 November 2014 and from 27 November 2014 to 14 April 2016. He was the youngest foreign affairs minister in Ukraine's history.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 May 1974 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chernivtsi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Ukraine ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist; politician; diplomat; lawyer; banker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P106))
- **Political party:** Batkivshchyna; Front for Change; People's Front ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P102))
- **Education:** State University of Trade and Economics; Chernivtsi University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P69))
- **Spouse:** Terezia Yatseniuk ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P26))
- **Official website:** yatsenyuk.org.ua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P856))
- **Positions held:** People's Deputy of Ukraine (27 November 2014 – 2 December 2014); Prime Minister of Ukraine (31 July 2014 – 14 April 2016); Prime Minister of Ukraine (27 February 2014 – 25 July 2014); People's Deputy of Ukraine (12 December 2012 – 28 February 2014); Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (4 December 2007 – 12 November 2008); People's Deputy of Ukraine (23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012); Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs (21 March 2007 – 4 December 2007); Minister of Economy of Ukraine (27 September 2005 – 4 August 2006) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise; Medal "For the Glory of Chernivtsi"; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** yatsenyuk_ap ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P2002))
- **Facebook:** yatsenyuk.arseniy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P2013))
- **YouTube:** UCi-JQxSYna-0duoyc-GCItg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730#P2397))

## Questions

**When was Arseniy Yatsenyuk born?**  
Arseniy Yatsenyuk was born on 22 May 1974 in Chernivtsi.

**What positions has Arseniy Yatsenyuk held?**  
Positions held by Arseniy Yatsenyuk include: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2014–2014); Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014–2016); Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014–2014); People's Deputy of Ukraine (2012–2014); Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (2007–2008).

**Where did Arseniy Yatsenyuk study?**  
Arseniy Yatsenyuk was educated at State University of Trade and Economics, Chernivtsi University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Arseniy Yatsenyuk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arseniy_Yatsenyuk) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q471730](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471730) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Арсеній Петрович Яценюк.jpg by Andrew Kravchenko (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%90%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_%D0%AF%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8E%D0%BA.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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