Andriy Shevchenko (politician)

Andriy Vitaliyovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Віталійович Шевченко; born 10 June 1976) was the Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada since September 2015 till August 2021. He is also a prominent Ukrainian journalist and civil activist and a former member of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament.

This article is about the journalist and politician. For the footballer and politician, see Andriy Shevchenko. For the Russian politician, see Andrey Anatolyevich Shevchenko.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitaliyovych and the family name is Shevchenko.

Andriy Shevchenko
Андрій Шевченко
Ukraine Ambassador to Canada
In office
24 September 2015 – 25 August 2021
PresidentPetro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelensky
Preceded byVadym Prystaiko
Succeeded byYuliya Kovaliv
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
25 May 2006 – 27 November 2014
Personal details
Born (1976-06-10) 10 June 1976
Hvizdets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Hvizdets, Ukraine)
Political partyYulia Tymoshenko Bloc
SpouseHanna Homonai
Children1
Residence(s)Kyiv, Ukraine
Alma materKyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist
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