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Vadim GetmanUkrainian economist and financier, political figure
Date of Birth: 12.07.1935
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Rise in the Financial World
- Leadership of the National Bank of Ukraine
- Political Career
- Controversial Role and Assassination
- Posthumous Recognition
Early Life and Education
Vadim Hetman was born on July 12, 1935, in the village of Snityn, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. In 1956, he graduated from the Kyiv Finance and Economics Institute and began his career in finance and planning in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Rise in the Financial World
In 1975, Hetman was appointed first deputy chairman of the State Committee for Prices of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1987, he became chairman of the board of the Agro-Industrial Bank of the Ukrainian SSR, later known as Bank "Ukraine." Hetman held this position until March 1992.
Leadership of the National Bank of Ukraine
In March 1992, Hetman was elected chairman of the board of the National Bank of Ukraine. He oversaw the establishment of the Ukrainian Interbank Currency Exchange (UMVB) and became its chairman in 1993. However, he resigned from his post at the National Bank in January 1993 and was succeeded by Viktor Yushchenko.
Political Career
Hetman entered politics in the early 1990s. In 1990, he was elected as a member of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) from the Uman single-mandate constituency. He was reelected as an independent candidate from the Talne single-mandate constituency in 1994.
Controversial Role and Assassination
In 1998, Hetman ran for reelection from the same constituency but lost. This election was marred by allegations of irregularities, including the interruption of television broadcasts in his constituency. On April 22, 1998, Hetman was assassinated in the elevator of his apartment building in Kyiv.
Posthumous Recognition
Hetman was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine in 2005. A memorial plaque was installed in his honor in 2005. In the same year, the Kyiv National Economic University, where he had studied, was renamed after him. In 2006, Industrial Street in Kyiv was renamed in his honor. The Vadim Hetman Cup is awarded annually to the winner of a sailing regatta.
