Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed on July 14 that Economy Minister Ioulia Svyrydenko take the premiership to “renew government work in depth.”
• Her candidacy now awaits approval from a legislature that has largely supported Zelensky since Russia’s full-scale invasion and is expected to confirm her.
• As economy minister and vice prime minister, Svyrydenko led negotiations on a minerals agreement with the United States that parliament ratified in May.
• Svyrydenko, 39, has held senior government roles since shortly before the February 2022 invasion and previously worked in the private sector and local administration in the Chernihiv region.
• Zelensky said he expects the incoming government to present its action plan soon, underscoring a push for expert-driven policy in Ukraine’s ongoing conflict.