ONE YEAR OF GROYSMAN'S GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE

Volodymyr Groysman, a politician, a local government activist. At 28 he became the mayor of Vinnytsia, a town in central Ukraine. He chaired the city administration for 8 years. During his time in office, Vinnytsia became an example of effective city management, and one of the most progressive and developed cities in Ukraine. Since 2006 to November 2014, he held two positions: as the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Regional Policy and the Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine. In 2014 he was elected into parliament on the party lists of the pro-presidential Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Groysman's next post was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament), starting late November 2014 until being appointed Prime Minister. He has been the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 14 April 2016.