Andriy Reva

Andriy Oleksiyovych Reva (; born 7 July 1966) is a Ukrainian politician. He served as Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019 in the cabinet of Volodymyr Groysman as a member of the European Solidarity party. Prior to this, from 2005 to 2016, he was deputy mayor of the ecity of Vinnytsia.

Early life Reva was born on 7 July 1966 in Bohodukhiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. In 1983-1987, he was a cadet at the Yuri Andropov Leningrad Higher Military and Political School of Air Defense. He graduated from the school in 1987, where he qualified to be an officer and political education teacher in social studies and the history of the USSR. In early 2019, during an interview with BBC, he stated that residents of non-government controlled areas of the Donbas who want to receive two pensions should "be patient", and that he felt no sympathy for such people and was only sorry for Ukrainian soldiers and their families. Following this, he received calls for resignation from prominent opposition politicians such as Yulia Tymoshenko, Roman Semenukha, and Yuriy Boyko. Following this, he posteed on Facebook that his words were taken out of context from a longer interview, and said he was referring only to people fighting against Ukraine with weapons, not all residents.

Personal life He is married and has a daughter.

Honours and awards Honored Worker of the Social Sphere of Ukraine (Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 53 of January 20, 2010).