Andriy Mykhailovych Herus (born March 18, 1982, in the city of Novovolynsk, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian civil servant and politician. He was the representative of President Zelensky in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from May 22 to November[2] 11, 2019.[3]

Andriy Herus
Андрій Герус
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 44)[1]
OccupationsUkrainian civil servant and politician
Political party
Servant of the People

He is a People's Deputy of Ukraine[4] of the 9th convocation.

Biography

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He was born in a mining family. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Lviv University (majoring in Economic Cybernetics), and received an MBA from the Grenoble School of Business (London).[1]

From 2003 to 2007, he was an investment analyst, director of trade and investment activities at Galnaftogaz.[1] From 2007 to 2014 he worked as the Director of Investment Activities for Concorde Capital.[1] In 2015, he became the Executive Director of Concorde Capital.[5]

From 2014 to 2015, he was a member of the National Regulatory Commission for Energy and Utilities (NCRECP).[6]

Political activity

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In the 2015 Kyiv local elections, Herus was a candidate for the Kyiv City Council from the Samopomich party.[1] In 2017, he became the chairman of the NGO "Association of Energy Consumers and Utilities".[1] He was one of the main critics of the fuel pricing formula "Rotterdam Plus".[6]

Herus was a member of the team of the 2019 presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky, and a candidate for People's Deputies from the Servant of People Party in the 2019 parliamentary elections, No. 17 on the list. He was elected to parliament.[1] Herus lives in Kyiv.[7]

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