Valery Teziyovych Pyatnitsky () is a Ukrainian

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. Government's Commissioner for

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(since 2011).

Biography

Early years. Education. Scientific activity

Valery Pyatnitsky was born April 19, 1962, in Chervona Motovylivka (

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). In 1985 graduated from faculty of

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in Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv (specialty «Economic Cybernetics», qualification «economist-mathematician»). During 1987–1990 – PhD student of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv. in 1999–2002 – doctorant in

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. Candidate of Economics Sciences.

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Career

*1985–1986: engineer in Scientific and Research part of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv *1986–1987: trainee-teacher, Department of Economic Cybernetics, Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv *1987 – engineer in Laboratory of economic cybernetics (Scientific and Research part of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv) *1990–1996: assistant,

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(Chair of economic cybernetics, Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv) *1996–1999: deputy chairman of department – chairman of section, deputy chairman of Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation ( Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Ukraine) *1999–2003:

of chair (

) *2003 – state secretary for European Integration ( Ministry of Economy and European Integration of Ukraine) *2003–2005: 1st deputy minister of Economy and European Integration of Ukraine, deputy chairman of the ''Joint Parliamentary-Government Committee of Ukraine's integration into the

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'' *2005 – adviser of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, a leading expert of the «Trade policy in Ukraine» project *2005–2011: deputy minister of Economy of Ukraine *Since July 13, 2011 – Government's Commissioner for

Pyatnitsky was appointed by the Yatsenyuk Government to lead the (newly created) Institution of Trade Representative in Ukraine on 20 August 2014.Sheremeta confirms his decision to resign as economy minister

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(21 August 2014)Sheremeta explains his resignation as being due to uncoordinated appointment of trade representative

(21 August 2014) Then Minister of Economical Development and Trade Pavlo Sheremeta disagreed with this appointment and resigned over it (he felt that he as Minister himself should have nominated candidates for his deputies) on 21 August 2014.

Awards

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise () is a Ukrainian award. It is awarded for distinguished services to the state and people of the Ukrainian nation in the field of state building, strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, develop ...

(5th class, 2008).

References

External links

Biography
on website of Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine)
Pyatnitsky Valery Teziyovych
1962 births Living people Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics people {{Ukraine-politician-stub