The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appoints new deputy ministers of environment: who they are

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appoints new deputy ministers of environment: who they are
Olena Yatseno

Personnel rotations took place in the Ministry of Environment

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed three Deputy Ministers of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strelets at once.

The government decided on personnel issues in the Ministry of Environment at its regular meeting on Friday, May 13.

Mykhailo Khorev, Roman Shakhmatenko and Iryna Stavchuk were dismissed, and Oleksandr Krasnolutsky, Olena Kramarenko and Yevhen Fedorenko were appointed in their place.

What is known about each of them

Krasnolutsky Olexander Vasylyovych graduated from the National Agrarian University with a degree in Land Management and Cadastre, qualification of land surveyor. From 2001 to 2006 he held various positions in the Khmelnytsky Regional Department of Land Resources.

In 2006-2007 he worked in the State Committee of Ukraine for Land Resources. From 2008 to 2011 he held senior positions in the State Committee of Ukraine for Land Resources.

In 2012-2014 he held senior positions in the State Agency of Land Resources of Ukraine. In 2014 he started working in the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and in 2019 he became Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre.

He was Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources during his tenure as Minister Roman Abramovsky.

Kramarenko Olena Volodymyrivna She previously worked as Deputy Director of the Department of Environmental Safety and Permitting and Licensing Activities - Head of the Department for Environmental Impact Assessment and Permitting and Licensing Activities of the Ministry of Environment during the term of Ostap Semerak.

Fedorenko Yevhen Olexandrovych At one time he was the director of the Department of Environmental Safety and Waste Management of the Ministry of Environment.

As reported EcoPolitics the day before, the government held a number of personnel changes in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources.

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