Illia Yemets

Illia Mykolayovych Yemets (Ukrainian: Ілля Миколайович Ємець; born 21 February 1956[1]) is a Ukrainian physician and politician and twice appointed Minister of Healthcare.[2][3]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Mykolayovych and the family name is Yemets.

Illia Yemets
Ілля Ємець
Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine
In office
4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byZoriana Skaletska
Succeeded byMaksym Stepanov
In office
21 December 2010 – 17 May 2011
PresidentViktor Yanukovych
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byZynoviy Mytnyk
Succeeded byOleksandr Anishchenko
Personal details
Born (1956-02-21) 21 February 1956
Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Political partyUkraine – Forward!
EducationKyiv Medical Institute
OccupationPhysician
politician

Biography

In 1979, he graduated from the Kyiv Medical Institute with a degree in Pediatrics. Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor.[3]

From 1985 to 2003, Yemets worked as a pediatric heart surgeon and was the head of the department at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[3]

In 2003, he was appointed director of the State Institution "Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare."[4]

From December 2010 to May 2011, Yemets served as Minister of Healthcare.[5]

On 4 March 2020 Yemets was again appointed as Minister of Healthcare.[2][6] Ukraine's Parliament dismissed him on 30 March 2020.[2]

Honored Doctor of Ukraine.[3] Laureate of the State Prize in Science and Technology.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Ємець Ілля Миколайович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis, UNIAN (30 March 2020)
  3. "Ємець Ілля Миколайович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "Емец Илья". file.liga.net (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov". Hromadske International. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. "Health minister wants to introduce state of emergency in Ukraine". Interfax-Ukraine. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 138/2018". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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