Yevhen Nyshchuk
Yevhen Nyshchuk | |
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Євген Нищук | |
 Nyshchuk in 2017 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 14 April 2016[1] – 29 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman |
| Preceded by | Vyacheslav Kyrylenko[2] |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Borodiansky |
| In office 27 February 2014[3] – 2 December 2014[2] | |
| Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
| Preceded by | Leonid Novokhatko |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Kyrylenko[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1972 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Vitalii Nyshchuk |
| Alma mater | National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv |
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Yevhen Mykolayovych Nyshchuk (Ukrainian: Євген Миколайович Нищук; born 29 December 1972) is Ukrainian theater and cinema actor, Merited Artist of Ukraine and a former Minister of Culture of Ukraine. He held the post from February to December 2014, and again from April 2016 to August 2019.[1][4]
Biography
[edit]Born 29 December 1972 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
In 1995, he graduated from National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv (Workshop of National Artist of Ukraine Valentina Zymnya).
He attended the Actor Kyiv academic workshop of theater art "Constellation".
Nyshchuk was Minister of Culture of Ukraine in the 2014 Yatsenyuk Government from 27 February 2014 till 2 December 2014.[3] In the 2 December 2014 appointed second Yatsenyuk Government, he did not return.[2] Nyshchuk also did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[5] From 14 April 2016 until 29 August 2019 he was again Minister of Culture.[1][4]
Nyshchuk took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Ukrainian Strategy.[6] But this party did not win, any seats in the election.[7]
Public and political active
[edit]In addition to success in theater and cinema, Yevhen is a constant leading artistic events held at the Kyiv Academic Workshop of Theater Art "Constellation" and initiator-leading many festivals, concerts, state events with the participation of the first persons of the state.
Yevhen Nischuk, together with the first persons of the state, represented Ukraine in the days of culture of Ukraine in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Germany, Poland and others.
The actor contributed to the international recognition by the countries of the Holodomor in Ukraine as a crime in front of mankind, traveling with the artistic project "Panahid by the Holodomor" by Europe - Israel, Holland, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, France, for which was awarded thanks to the President and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.
On April 14, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Groysman's government), with Yevhen Nyshchuk as the Minister of Culture of Ukraine.[8]
Maidan 2004 and 2013–2014
[edit]During the Orange Revolution, he was known as the "voice of Maidan." He became a moderator on the stage of EuroMaidan 2013–2014, invited by Yuriy Lutsenko. He had not participated in any rallies in the previous nine years, despite previous invitations.[9]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nyshchuk served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the area around Kyiv.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
- ^ a b c d Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup, Interfax-Ukraine (2 December 2014)
Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners, Kyiv Post (2 December 2014)
(in Ukrainian) Rada voted the new Cabinet, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 December 2014) - ^ a b Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014) - ^ a b New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
- ^ "Ukrainian Strategy Party decides to run in parliamentary elections, confirms candidates, program".
- ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
(in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019) - ^ "Рада затвердила новий Кабмін Гройсмана (повний список, фото)". ukranews.com. Українські новини. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Ведущий евромайдана: "В этот раз Ющенко никто не приглашал" 25.11.2013". ВЕСТИ (in Russian). 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Detrow, Scott (9 April 2022). "This is what a Ukraine town looks like after Russian troops withdraw". opb.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022.
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| International | |
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| National | |
- 1972 births
- Actors from Ivano-Frankivsk
- Living people
- Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University alumni
- Ukrainian male stage actors
- Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine
- People of the Orange Revolution
- People of the Euromaidan
- Culture ministers of Ukraine
- Ukrainian male film actors