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Olha Stefanishyna
Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olha Vitaliivna Stefanishyna (Ukrainian: Ольга Віталіївна Стефанішина, pronounced [ˈɔlʲɦɐ wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ijiu̯nɐ steˈfɑn⁽ʲ⁾iʃɪnɐ]; born 29 October 1985)[2] is a Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant. She became the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration on 4 June 2020.[3][4][5][6] On 5 September 2024 Stefanishyna also became minister of justice;[7] and has since then two ministries under her command.[7]
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After a short career as legal adviser, Stefanishyna joined the Ministry of Justice at the end of 2007.[1]
In 2008, she graduated from the Institute of International Relations of the University of Kyiv, gaining diplomas in international law and English translation.[1] In 2016, she received a specialist degree in Finance and Credit from Odesa National Economics University.[5][1]
She worked as the director of the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Cabinet of Ministers Secretariat from March to December 2017.[5] She was then appointed director general of the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Secretariat.[5]
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Stefanishyna stood for election as number 25 on the party list[further explanation needed] of Ukrainian Strategy.[2] The party failed to win any parliamentary seats, gaining 2.41% of the total votes while the election had a 5% election threshold.[8] The party also failed to win a constituency seat.[9] Following the election, Stefanishyna worked for the law firm Ilyashev & Partners for a short period.[1]
On 4 June 2020 she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration in the Shmyhal Government.[3][6][nb 1]
In March 2021 she became a council member of the political party Servant of the People.[20]
On 3 September 2024, Stefanishyna tended her resignation as the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration; the Verkhovna Rada accepted her resignation the following day.[5] On 5 September 2024, she was appointed minister of justice, a role which would be combined with her previous one.[7]
On 17 July 2025, Stefanishyna was appointed as Ukrainian special envoy to the United States.[23]
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Accolades
Stefanishyna was ranked 45th in Focus magazine's "100 most influential Ukrainians" list in 2021,[24] and 14th place on their "100 most influential women of Ukraine in 2021" list.[25] She has also been awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers.[5] According to legal newspaper Yurydychna Gazeta in 2021, she is ranked one of the top ten lawyers/politicians in Ukraine.[26]
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- As deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, Stefanishyna was heading a number of coordination mechanisms in the government, in particular:
- A Chair of the Commission for Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine[10]
- A Chair of the Commission for Equal Rights for Women and Men[11]
- A Chair of the working group for approach agreement to the application of the carbon border adjustment mechanism to Ukraine in consultation with the European Commission[12]
- A Chair of the Ukrainian delegation for participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow [13]
- A Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Integrated Border Management [14]
- Co-chair of the High-Level Dialogue Working Group on the European Green Deal and Ukraine's Green Transition[15]
- Deputy Head of the Commission for Coordination of the Implementation of the Association Agreement [16]
- Deputy Head of the Interministerial Working Group on Coordination of Climate Change in the framework of the European Commission's initiative “European Green Deal”. Develops the Ukraine-EU dialogue on Ukraine's involvement in the processes of forming the European Green Deal and further synchronization of national climate change policy with European regulation[17]
- Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine[18]
- Member of the National Reform Council[19]
- Member of the council of political party “Servant of the people”[20]
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