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Illia Yemets
Ukrainian physician and politician
Illia Mykolayovych Yemets (Ukrainian: Ілля Миколайович Ємець; born 21 February 1956[1]) is a Ukrainian physician and politician and twice appointed Minister of Healthcare.[2][3]
Illia Yemets | |
|---|---|
Ілля Ємець | |
| Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Zoriana Skaletska |
| Succeeded by | Maksym Stepanov |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 17 May 2011 | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Zynoviy Mytnyk |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Anishchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-02-21) 21 February 1956 (age 68) Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Ukraine – Forward! |
| Education | Kyiv Medical Institute |
| Occupation | Physician politician |
In 1979, he graduated from the Kyiv Medical Institute with a degree in Pediatrics. Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor.[3]
From 1985 to 2003, Yemets worked as a pediatric heart surgeon and was the head of the department at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[3]
In 2003, he was appointed director of the State Institution "Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare."[4]
From December 2010 to May 2011, Yemets served as Minister of Healthcare.[5]
On 4 March 2020 Yemets was again appointed as Minister of Healthcare.[2][6] Ukraine's Parliament dismissed him on 30 March 2020.[2]
Honored Doctor of Ukraine.[3] Laureate of the State Prize in Science and Technology.[7]
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- "A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov". Hromadske International. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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- "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 138/2018". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.