Yuriy Boyko
Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Юрій Анатолійович Бойко, Russian: Ю́рий Анато́льевич Бо́йко; born 9 October 1958) is a Ukrainian politician who served as one of the Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine between 2012 and 2014, as well as the Minister of Energy from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2012. Other than during stint as Vice Prime Minister, he has continuously served as a Member of the Verkhovna Rada since 2007. Boyko ran for President in the March 2019 election, winning many districts in the southeast of the country but narrowly missing qualification for the second round by 4.28% of the votes.
Yuriy Boyko | |
|---|---|
| Юрій Бойко Юрий Бойко | |
Boyko in 2018 | |
| Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 24 December 2012 – 27 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Borys Kolesnikov |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Kistion |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 12 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Prodan |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Stavytsky |
| In office 4 August 2006 – 18 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Ivan Plachkov |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Stavytsky |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2014 | |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012 | |
| Deputy Minister of Energy | |
| In office July 2003 – March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko 9 October 1958 Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Platform for Life and Peace (since 2022) Opposition Platform — For Life (2018–2022) Opposition Bloc (2010–2018) Party of Regions (2006–2010) Republican Party of Ukraine (2005–2006) |
| Spouse | Vera |
| Children | 3 sons 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | East Ukraine University Russian University of Mendeleev |
| Occupation | Politician |
Designated a Hero of Ukraine in 2004, Boyko was considered to be one of the primary proponents of closer relations with Russia in Ukrainian politics. Boyko was a leading figure of the now-banned Opposition Platform — For Life, which he led to second place in the July 2019 parliamentary election, and currently heads its successor, the Platform for Life and Peace. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he opposed, he reversed some of his pro-Russian stances, now supporting Ukraine's proposed accession to the European Union. Prior to his political career, he was an expert on oil and gas policy.