Denys Monastyrsky
Denys Monastyrsky | |
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Денис Монастирський | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 12th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Arsen Avakov |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| 9th convocation | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 16 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Servant of the People |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1980 Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Spouse(s) | Zhanna |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law |
Denys Anatoliiovych Monastyrsky (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Монастирський; born 12 June 1980) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician who has been Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs since 16 July 2021.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Denys Anatoliiovych Monastyrsky was born in Khmelnytskyi, in what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, on 12 June 1980.[3] He is a graduate of Faculty of Law of the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law.[3] Monastyrsky is also a former student at the Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.[3] He has a PhD in law.[3]
In 2007 Monastyrsky started his career as lawyer.[3] He also headed the department of lawmaking and scientific expertise of the research part of the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law, where he worked as an associate professor.[4] Monastyrsky is a co-founder and a member of the board of the Podolia Youth Cultural Association "Into the Future through Culture".[3][4]
Between 2014 and 2019, Monastyrsky was an assistant-consultant to Anton Herashchenko.[4]
In the run up to the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election Monastyrsky was presented as an expert of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky's "Team" on law enforcement reform.[4] Zelensky won the election and was inaugurated as President of Ukraine on 20 May 2019.[5]
Monastyrsky was a candidate for Servant of the People in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[3] He was placed No. 19 on the national election list and elected to the Ukrainian parliament.[3][6] In parliament he became head of the parliamentary Committee on Law Enforcement Affairs.[3] According to an analysis of Civil movement "Chesno" he was one of the people's deputies who submitted the most legislative initiatives.[4]
After on 12 July 2021 Interior Minister Arsen Avakov had submitted his resignation (letter) as Interior Minister,[7] Monastyrsky on 16 July 2021 was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs by 271 MPs.[1][2] Anton Herashchenko became one of his official advisors at the Ministry.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Parliament appoints Monastyrsky as Ukraine's interior minister, Ukrinform (16 July 2021)
- ^ a b "Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the presentation of the Minister of Internal Affairs: Trust and respect for law enforcement agencies is the most important thing for the new minister". www.president.gov.ua.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Consideration of motion on appointment of Monastyrsky as Interior Minister to take place on July 16, Interfax-Ukraine (14 July 2021)
- ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) Electoral history and small biography of Denys Monastyrsky, Civil movement "Chesno"
- ^ "Ukraine's New President Vows To Dissolve Parliament As PM, Other Key Officials Resign". Radio Free Europe. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
(in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019) - ^ Avakov resigns from post of Interior Minister of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (13 July 2021)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Herashchenko continues to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs with Monastyrsky, Ukrayinska Pravda (30 August 2021)
External links[edit]
Quotations related to Denys Monastyrsky at Wikiquote
Media related to Denys Monastyrsky at Wikimedia Commons
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