Denys Shmyhal

Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal (; born 15 October 1975) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician.

On 4 March 2020, he became the Prime Minister of Ukraine. As Prime Minister, Shmyhal has been in charge of handling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and conducting the defense of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion. As of 2025, he is the longest serving prime minister in Ukrainian history. He resigned in July 2025.

 Biography 
Denys was born on 15 October 1975 in Lviv. In 1997, he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic (engineering and economics).

1997-2005 he works as accountant in private sector. From June 2006 to August 2008, he was Director for the investment company Comfort-Invest.

In 2008-2009, Shmyhal was General Director at Rosaninvest LLC.

Shmyhal worked in multiple leading political roles in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast from 2009 until December 2013.

In 2009-2013 served as the head of the Department of Economics and the head of the Department of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Industryat the Lviv Oblast Administration.

In 2015-2017 he was a Vice President of Lviv company Lvivkholod.

In 2018-2019, Shmyhal was a Director of the Burshtyn TES.

From August 2019 till February 2020 he was the Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

On 4 February 2020, he became the Minister of Regional Development of Ukraine.

In March 2020, Denys Shmyhal became the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

On 14 July 2025, Zelenskyy announced his plan to replace Shmyhal with Yulia Svyrydenko as prime minister as part of a government reshuffle; Zelenskyy suggested that Shmyhal might become defense minister. Shmyhal resigned as prime minister the next day, while the Verkhovna Rada accepted his decision on 16 July.

 Personal life 
Shmyhal is married to Kateryna. The couple has two daughters.

References

Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:Prime ministers of Ukraine
Category:Ukrainian businesspeople
Category:Politicians from Lviv