Petro Hermanchuk

Petro Kuzmovich Hermanchuk (; 14 March 1952 – 29 June 2012) was a Ukrainian economist and politician who was formerly the Minister of Finance from 1994 to 1996.

Biography

Early life and education Hermanchuk was born on 14 March 1952 in the village of Andriivka, Ukraine SSR, and educated from the Kyiv Institute of National Economy, Faculty of Finance and Economics from 1972 to 1977.

Additionally, Hermanchuk later went on to become the head of the consolidated department of finance and money circulation of the Ministry of Finance of the Ukrainian SSR in February 1990; head of the money circulation and securities department in July 1991; the Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine, in February 1992; the 1st Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine in July 1993. Finally, he was named Minister of Finance of Ukraine, representative of Ukraine in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 6 July 1994 to 18 June 1996. From November 1997 to July 2001, Petro was appointed as the 1st Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine; Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine from June 1996 to January 1997;

Other appointments Other appointments or memberships included being a member of the National Security Council under the President of Ukraine; member of the Council on Economic Reforms under the President of Ukraine since December 1994; member of the Labor Council under the President of Ukraine from July 1995 to February 1997; member of the Currency and Credit Council of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine since September 1995; member of the Information Security Commission from February 1998 to July 2000; member of the supervisory boards of Open Joint Stock Company (JSC) Ukrainian Polymetals since October 2000, JSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine since October 2000, JSC Ukrnafta since April 1999.

Merited Economist of Ukraine (August 1999)

Foreign International Order of Saint Stanislaus