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Yury PavlenkoMinister of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports
Date of Birth: 20.03.1975
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Political Career
- - 1994-96: Correspondent, Information Department, URP
- - 1998-1999: Director, Euro Vision Plus LLC
- - 2002-2005: People's Deputy of Ukraine, 4th Convocation
- Key Policies and Reforms
- Childcare:
- Youth Development:
- - Established the Verkhovna Rada Prize for Youth Contributions
- - Reformed physical education in schools and universities
- Personal Life
Early Life and Education
Yuriy Pavlenko was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, to parents from Житомир and Chernihiv oblasts. He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1997 with a degree in history, followed by a master's degree in public administration from the Ukrainian Academy of State Administration under the President of Ukraine in 1999. He obtained a law degree with honors from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in 2014 and earned a PhD in philosophy in 2010.
Political Career
- 1991-92: Chairperson, Youth Association "GMP"- 1993-94: Deputy Chairperson, Kyiv City Organization of the Ukrainian Republican Party (URP)
- 1994-96: Correspondent, Information Department, URP
- 1994: Deputy, Kharkiv District Council of People's Deputies, Kyiv- 1997: Head of Public Relations, Teren Art Center
- 1997-1998: Head of Projects Department, AI Pi Kyiv
- 1998: Candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine, Electoral District No. 144, Poltava Oblast (27th place out of 27 candidates)
- 1998: Candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine (25th place on the list)
- 1998-1999: Director, Euro Vision Plus LLC
- 2000-2001: Public Relations Specialist, Slavyutych CJSC- 2005: Minister of Ukraine for Family, Children, and Youth
- 2005-2006: Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth, and Sports
- 2006-2007: Advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko
- 2006-2007: Chairman, Zhytomyr Regional State Administration
- 2007: People's Deputy of Ukraine, 6th Convocation
- 2007-2010: Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth, and Sports
- 2010-2011: Chairman of the Council of Experts on Local Self-Government Development, Institute for Socio-Economic Development
- 2011-2014: Commissioner for Children's Rights of the President of Ukraine
- 2002-2005: People's Deputy of Ukraine, 4th Convocation
- 2006-2007: People's Deputy of Ukraine, 5th Convocation- 2007-2014: Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Key Policies and Reforms
During his tenure as Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports, Pavlenko initiated and implemented a number of key reforms in the areas of childcare, youth development, and sports.
Childcare:
- Initiated reform of orphanages and foster care- Developed a European model for child protection
- Increased adoption rates by Ukrainian citizens
- Enlarged the number of children placed in foster care and family-type children's homes
Youth Development:
- Increased international recognition for Ukrainian youth organizations
- Adopted the "National Program for Ensuring Youth Housing for 2003-2012"
- Established the Verkhovna Rada Prize for Youth Contributions
Sports:- Developed a system for attracting citizens to physical education and sports
- Reformed physical education in schools and universities
- Reformed the system of children's and youth sports schools- Secured Ukraine's hosting of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship
Personal Life
Pavlenko is married to Yuliya Viktorovna Yevseyeva, with whom he has three sons. He is the younger cousin of Ukrainian singer Mariya Burmaka.
