Ukrainian parliament dismisses Svitlana Hrynchuk as energy minister

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian parliament) approved the dismissal of Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk on 19 November.

Source: Verkhovna Rada session

Details: A total of 315 MPs voted in favour of Hrynchuk's dismissal.

Background:

• On 12 November, it was reported that the Verkhovna Rada planned to consider the dismissal of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk at its session on 18 November.
• On 14 November, the Parliamentary Committee on Energy supported the prime minister's submission to dismiss Svitlana Hrynchuk from the post of energy minister due to a conflict of interest. Twenty-one members of the committee voted in favour.
• On 12 November, Hrynchuk submitted a letter of resignation.
• The same day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Halushchenko and Hrynchuk were being removed from their posts.

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