Svitlana Hrynchuk appointed as Ukraine's Environment Minister

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — 5 September 2024, 15:40

Newly appointed Environment Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk. Photo: Facebook

At a parliamentary session on 5 September, Svitlana Hrynchuk was appointed as Ukraine’s new minister of environmental protection and natural resources.

Source: Yaroslav Zhelezniak, MP from the Holos ("Voice") faction, on Telegram

Details: 246 out of 401 MPs voted in favour.

Background: On 4 September, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) dismissed Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets, who had held the post since April 2022.

For reference: Svitlana Hrynchuk was most recently a deputy energy minister. In 2022, she was a deputy environment minister. Among other things, she was responsible for Ukraine’s ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

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