Vitaliy 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.

Vitaliy Kim
Віталій Кім
Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast
Assumed office
25 November 2020
Preceded byHeorhiy Reshetilov
Personal details
Born
Vitaliy Oleksadrovich Kim

(1981-03-13) 13 March 1981
Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Yuliya Vitalivna Kim
ChildrenYevheniya Vitalivna Kim
Oleksandra Vitalivna Kim
Ruslan Vitaliyovych Kim

Biography

Vitaliy Kim was born on 13 March 1981 in Mykolaiv. His father, Oleskandr 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
  1. 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.
  2. "Виталий Ким". Слово и Дело (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. Середа Катерина (2020-06-01). "Арахамия рассказал, кто возглавит избирательный штаб "Слуги народа" в Николаеве". nikvesti.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. "Миколаївська міська рада". cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  5. "Президент назначил Виталия Кима главой Николаевской ОГА". Официальное интернет-представительство Президента Украины (in Russian). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. "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.
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