Vitaliy Kim
Vitaliy Kim | |
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Віталій Кім | |
Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast | |
Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Heorhiy Reshetilov |
Personal details | |
Born | Vitaliy Oleksadrovich Kim 13 March 1981 Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Yuliya Vitalivna Kim |
Children | Yevheniya Vitalivna Kim Oleksandra Vitalivna Kim Ruslan Vitaliyovych Kim |
Vitaliy Oleksadrovich Kim (Ukrainian: Віталій Олександрович Кім; born on 13 March 1981), is a Ukrainian businessman and politician, who is currently the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast since 2020.
Biography[]
Vitaliy Kim was born on 13 March 1981 in Mykolaiv. His father, is an honored basketball coach, and was a player of the Soviet Union youth team.[1]
Kim graduated from the Mykolaiv gymnasium No. 2 and the National University of Shipbuilding named after Admiral Makarov with a degree in enterprise economics.[1][2]
In 1998, he began to engage in entrepreneurial activity. He was the managing partner of the Ushuaja entertainment complex.[2]
In 2003, he worked for the Ukrpromresurs company, which was engaged in public sector auditing. From 2005 to 2011 he managed a number of enterprises in Mykolaiv, was engaged in international investments. From 2015 to 2016, he headed the analytical department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.[2] He is also a founder of a group of development companies, engaged in the construction of residential complexes "Orange", "Concert" and "Uyutny".[3]
Political activity[]
In 2019, he was a volunteer of the Mykolaiv branch of the Servant of the People party in the presidential and parliamentary elections.[3] During the local elections of 2020, he was a candidate for deputies of the Mykoklaiv city council from the "Servant of the people" under No. 2, while remaining non-partisan.[4] Kim was also the head of the party's election headquarters and campaigned for the city and regional councils.[1][2]
On 25 November 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Kim as the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast.[5]
Personal life[]
Family[]
He is married to Yuliya Vitalivna Kim, and is raising three children.[1] Their two daughters are Yevheniya and Oleksandra, and their son is Ruslan.[1]
He speaks English, also partly French and Korean.[1]
Health[]
On 9 December 2020, Kim stated that his wife may have contracted COVID-19 and went into self-isolation.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Акимова Юлия (2020-10-16). ""Вставай и делай что-то полезное...": интервью с руководителем штаба "Слуги народа" в Николаеве Виталием Кимом". news.pn (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ a b c d "Виталий Ким". Слово и Дело (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ a b Середа Катерина (2020-06-01). "Арахамия рассказал, кто возглавит избирательный штаб "Слуги народа" в Николаеве". nikvesti.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Миколаївська міська рада". cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Президент назначил Виталия Кима главой Николаевской ОГА". Официальное интернет-представительство Президента Украины (in Russian). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Після сесії Миколаївської облради голова ОДА заявив, що має симптоми COVID-19 йде на самоізоляцію". mykolaiv-yes.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Governors of Mykolaiv Oblast
- People from Mykolaiv
- Servant of the People (political party) politicians
- Ukrainian politicians of Korean descent