Ukrainian politician and economist
Fedir Alekseevich Yaroshenko
(
Ukrainian
:
Фед?р Олекс?йович Ярошенко
; born 5 December 1949) is a Ukrainian
economist
and
politician
who was Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine from 2004 to 2005, and
Minister of Finance
from 2010 to 2012.
Early life and education
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Yaroshenko was born on 5 December 1949 in the city of
Khartsyzk
,
Ukraine SSR
, and his major at the Voroshilovgrad Agricultural Institute was Economics and Organization of Agriculture, and he earned his
diploma
there in 1976.
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Career
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Prior to Yaroshenko's ministerial role, he had held several early positions such as a
machinist
at the
Zuhres Energy and Mechanical Plant
from 1967 to 1968, a
laboratory assistant
at the
Chemistry Department
of the
Voroshilovgrad Agricultural Institute
from 1970 to 1971 after serving in the army, a
chief accountant
at the Zuhres Plemptycer State Farm from 1976 to 1979, the
director
at the Novoselydivska poultry farm in
Tsukuryne
from 1979 to 1984, the director at the Yenakiivska poultry farm in
Yenakieve
from 1984 to 1994, and the
general director
at the Donetskptakhoprom production association in Yenakieve from 1994 to 1997.
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His work with the government began as the first deputy head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (STAU)
Mykola Azarov
from 1997 to 2002, the first deputy to the Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2004,
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the head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine from 2004 to 2005, and the head of the group of advisers of the VBF Garant in
Kyiv
from 2007 to 2008.
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Minister of Finance
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On 11 March 2010, he has been appointed as the Minister of Finance in Mykola Azarov's government. Later that year, he added in a conversation with the governors, improvements will be made, giving them the chance to fix any bottlenecks in the new budget.
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He would take part in the organizational committee for the preparation and holding of the high-level meeting "Kyiv Summit on Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy" on 22 February 2011.
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On 18 January 2012, he resigned by decree of
President
Viktor Yanukovych
,
[6]
therefore replaced by
Valeriy Khoroshkovski
.
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No reason for his resignation was given and only expressed his wish for his successor to operate efficiently and without many blunders in broadcast remarks.
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Resignation
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According to Yaroshenko, following the meeting with the president, he requested the president's unilateral dismissal from his position as Minister of Finance. The Head of State agreed with his suggestion and he decided to write a statement on his own.
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Under criticism for a $15 billion
IMF
loan that had been rejected, Yaroshenko resigned. The IMF stopped an aid package last spring because Kyiv refused to raise home
gas prices
and reduce
government spending
as a result. This has put pressure on Ukraine's budget. To maintain the
hryvna
, the
central bank
had to use its
reserves
. He urged
Moscow
for cheaper gas as he was hesitant to take the hard step of hiking household gas prices before the parliamentary elections later that year. Moreover, in an effort to divert criticism of his administration ahead of that fall's legislative elections, he has regularly lambasted Prime Minister Mykola Azarov over economic and other issues.
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Personal life
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Yaroshenko is married to Nina Hryhorivna, and had two children together; Oleksiya and Yuriya.
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Honours
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Throughout his career, he has been awarded the following honours;
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References
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Political offices
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Preceded by
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11th
Minister of Finance
11 March 2010 ? 18 January 2012
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Succeeded by
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