Denys Leontiyovych Maliuska (Ukrainian: Денис Леонтійович Малюська; born 19 November 1981[1]) is a Ukrainian lawyer, businessman and politician.[2] From 29 August 2019 to 4 September 2024, he was Minister of Justice of Ukraine.[3]

Denys Maliuska
Денис Малюська
Maliuska in 2019
Minister of Justice
In office
29 August 2019 – 4 September 2024
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Denys Shmyhal
Preceded byPavlo Petrenko
Succeeded byOlha Stefanishyna
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 29 August 2019
Personal details
Born (1981-11-19) 19 November 1981 (age 43)
Dunaivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Political partyServant of the People
EducationTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
University of London
OccupationLawyer
businessman
politician

Biography

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Maliuska studied law at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2004). He also graduated from the University of London (2016). Master of Laws.[4]

From 2000 to 2010, Maliuska worked as a lawyer at the law firm Business Law. From 2010 to 2019, he served as a private sector consultant for the World Bank Group.[5]

Deputy Chairman of the Board of BRDO/World Bank Group.[6]

He was on a party list of the Servant of the People political party during the 2019 parliamentary elections,[7] yet himself is not a registered member of the party (non-partisan, according to the Central Election Commission).[8] Maliuska was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.[9] He surrendered his deputy mandate upon his ministerial appointment on 29 August 2019.

On 29 August 2019, Maliuska was appointed as the Minister of Justice of Ukraine in the Honcharuk Government.[3] In the 4 March 2020, appointed Shmyhal Government he kept this post.[10] In September 2021, Minister of Justice Malyuska appointed Ivan Lishchyna as his advisor.[11]

Iryna Mudra is one of his deputies.

On September 3, 2024, he submitted his resignation to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament).[12] In addition to Malyuska, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets and the Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin submitted their resignations.[13]

On September 4, 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the dismissal of Malyuska from the post of Minister of Justice of Ukraine.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Малюська Денис Леонтійович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "New Old Reform: What economic changes are coming to Ukraine". UNIAN. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
  4. ^ "Малюська Денис Леонтійович". Government of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet the Ministers: What We Know About Ukraine's New Cabinet". Hromadske International. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Denis Malyuska". Better Regulation Delivery Office. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Zelensky presented his 100 candidates for Verkhovna Rada". Apostrophe. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Народний депутат України". Верховна Рада України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ^ A New Government for Ukraine: One Female Minister and "Indispensable" Arsen Avakov, Hromadske.TV (4 March 2020)
    (in Ukrainian) One at a time. New resignations in Zelensky's Cabinet and Office, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 September 2021)
  11. ^ "Малюська призначив Ліщину своїм радником після служби в ЄСПЛ | РБК-Україна". 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Три міністри та голова Фонду держмайна написали заяви про відставку, - Стефанчук". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Троє міністрів та голова Фонду держмайна подали у відставку — Delo.ua". delo.ua (in Ukrainian). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  14. ^ Рада відправила у відставку міністра юстиції Малюську. 04.11.2024, 13:57
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