Andrey Sagorodnyuk
Date of Birth: 05.12.1976
Andrey Pavlovich Sagorodnyuk - Minister of Defense of Ukraine (2019-2020). General Director of Discovery Consulting Engineers, public activist, volunteer.
Place of Birth. Education. He was born on December 5, 1976, in Kyiv. In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a focus on 'Law'. In 2013-2014, he studied at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, and earned a degree in 'Financial Strategy'.
Career. From 1998 to 2003, he was the General Director of LLC Financial Agency 'Helvex'.
All relevant materials
- The decree of Zelensky on the conscription of reservists: Who it concerns, deadlines and place of service
- 'Abandoning legalized slavery'. Why and how Zelensky wants to repeal the conscription into the VSU
- 'This is desperation'. Putin threatens and demands Ukraine not be admitted to NATO. Why he will lose
From 2003 to 2004, he was head of the financial, administrative, and economic department of the deputy chairman of the board of CJSC 'Beraktion Nadra'.
From 2004 to 2006, he was chief advisor of the financial department of CJSC 'Concert Nadra'.
From 2006 to 2007, he was the director of new projects at CJSC 'Concert Nadra'.
From 2007 to 2013, he was the director of LLC 'IDM', which was renamed to LLC 'Discovery - Drilling Equipment of Ukraine' in 2009.
From 2013 to 2016, he was an advisor to LLC 'Discovery - Drilling Equipment of Ukraine'.
From 2016 to 2019, he was an efficiency advisor for LLC 'Discovery - Drilling Equipment of Ukraine'.
From 2018 to 2019, he was General Director of Discovery Consulting Engineers.
Public Activities. Since 2014, he has been a public activist and volunteer.
Political Career. From 2015 to 2017, Andrey Sagorodnyuk was the head of the project office for the reforms of the Ministry of Defense under then-Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak.
On July 5, 2019, he was appointed extraordinary advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Since July 2019, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the State Enterprise Ukroboronprom.
On August 29, 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed Andrey Sagorodnyuk's candidacy for the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine to the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation. The candidacy proposed by the President Volodymyr Zelensky was supported by 314 deputies.
On March 4, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada voted for the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk as Prime Minister, resulting in the resignation of the entire government.
Family. His father, Pavel Sagorodnyuk, is the owner of the company Nadra Group, which manufactures drilling equipment and wins tenders from companies such as Ukrhazdobycha and Ukrtransgaz.
11.16.2023