Stepan Kubiv
Stepan Kubiv | |
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| Born | March 19, 1962 Ukraine |
| Occupation(s) | Statesman, Economist, Politician |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Known for | First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Acting head of the National Bank of Ukraine |
Stepan Ivanovych Kubiv (; born 19 March 1962) is a Ukrainian statesman who held the roles of First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economic Development and Trade between April 2016 and August 2019. Additionally, he served as the acting head of the National Bank of Ukraine during 2014.
Education
1984 – Completed studies at Lviv State University named after Ivan Franko, specializing in mathematics 2002 – Graduated from National University "Lviv Polytechnic" with a focus on Finance 2006 – Awarded a Ph.D. in Economics 2007 – Appointed Associate Professor in the Marketing and Logistics Department at National University "Lviv Polytechnic"
Before parliamentary service
1983–1988 Researcher at Ivan Franko University in Lviv 1988–1991 Youth affairs official and director within Lviv city administration 1991–1994 Director of the Lviv Student Union 1994–2000 Chairman of Western Ukrainian Commercial Bank starting in 1997 2000–2008 Chairman of JSC Kredobank Since 2008 Associate Professor specializing in Marketing and Logistics at Lviv Polytechnic 2010–2012 Served on the Supervisory Board of a banking institution
After entering parliament
Elected to the VII Ukrainian Parliament on 12 December 2012
2013–2014 Led the Kyiv House of Trade Unions amid widespread anti-government demonstrations
Appointed Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine on 24 February 2014 Joined the National Security Council as a member on 28 February 2014 Resigned from parliamentary duties on 4 March 2014
On 19 June 2014, Valeriia Hontareva succeeded him as Chairman of the National Bank; he was also considered for leadership of the Lviv Regional State Administration
Successfully re-elected in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election representing the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, positioned 59th on their party list
Held office as First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade from April 2016 until August 2019
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, secured a seat as an MP for the European Solidarity Party (ranked 12th on their list). Participates in the Verkhovna Rada Committee focused on Economic Development and engages in the interparliamentary assembly with Georgia and Moldova
Awards
Honored with the Order "For Merits" III class
Income
Declared earnings for 2019 amounted to ₴646,216 alongside ownership of a 2012 model Audi Q5