The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Oleksii Chernyshov, Chairman of the Board of the Naftogaz of Ukraine National Joint-Stock Company, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Unity of Ukraine.
Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a Member of Parliament from the Holos faction, announced this on his Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
A total of 237 parliamentarians voted for the adoption of draft resolution No. 12279 as a whole, with a minimum of 226 votes required.
On March 4, 2020, Chernyshov was appointed Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
On November 3, 2022, the Rada dismissed Chernyshov from the post of Minister.
Since November 4, 2022, Chernyshov has held the position of the Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while presenting the Resilience Plan for Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, announced the creation of the Ministry of National Unity of Ukraine to strengthen policy towards Ukrainians abroad.
Recall that on November 29, MP Oleksii Honcharenko wrote that the new ministry was allegedly to be headed by former MP Aliona Shkrum, who resigned the previous day.
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