Inna Sovsun
Inna Romanivna Sovsun (Ukrainian: Інна Романівна Совсун, born 21 September 1984) is a Ukrainian professor and politician. She served as Ukraine's deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016. On August 23, 2016, Sovsun resigned from her post following a controversy involving an order that would have reduced staffing levels of the Ministry of Education and Science by up to 10%. She served as vice-president of the Kyiv School of Economics from 2016 to 2018. She has also been a full professor of the department of political science National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", as well as co-founder and former director of the think tank CEDOS.
Inna Sovsun | |
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| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office August 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1984 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Political party | Holos |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Lund University, UC Berkeley |
She is currently a Ukrainian MP, member of the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services of the Verkhovna Rada, since May 2020. Before that – member of the Education, Science and Innovation Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, and Chair of the Lifelong Learning and Extracurricular Education Subcommittee.