Illia Mykolayovych Yemets (Ukrainian: Ілля Миколайович Ємець; born 21 February 1956[1]) is a Ukrainian physician and politician and twice appointed Minister of Healthcare.[2][3]

Illia Yemets
Ілля Ємець
Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine
In office
4 March 2020 – 30 March 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byZoriana Skaletska
Succeeded byMaksym Stepanov
In office
21 December 2010 – 17 May 2011
PresidentViktor Yanukovych
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byZynoviy Mytnyk
Succeeded byOleksandr Anishchenko
Personal details
Born (1956-02-21) 21 February 1956 (age 68)
Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Political partyUkraine – Forward!
EducationKyiv Medical Institute
OccupationPhysician
politician

Biography

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In 1979, he graduated from the Kyiv Medical Institute with a degree in Pediatrics. Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor.[3]

From 1985 to 2003, Yemets worked as a pediatric heart surgeon and was the head of the department at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[3]

In 2003, he was appointed director of the State Institution "Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare."[4]

From December 2010 to May 2011, Yemets served as Minister of Healthcare.[5]

On 4 March 2020 Yemets was again appointed as Minister of Healthcare.[2][6] Ukraine's Parliament dismissed him on 30 March 2020.[2]

Honored Doctor of Ukraine.[3] Laureate of the State Prize in Science and Technology.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ємець Ілля Миколайович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis, UNIAN (30 March 2020)
  3. ^ a b c d "Ємець Ілля Миколайович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Емец Илья". file.liga.net (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov". Hromadske International. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Health minister wants to introduce state of emergency in Ukraine". Interfax-Ukraine. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 138/2018". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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