Valentyna Yeshchenko

Valentyna Mykolaivna Yeshchenko (; 10 August 1946 – 3 March 2026) was a Ukrainian political activist who was an Honored Doctor of Ukraine, and chief physician of Novopetrivtsi District Hospital, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast. She was a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 1st convocation.

Early life and education Yeshchenko was born on 10 August 1946 to an employee family. From 1961 to 1964, she studied at the Nizhyn medical school in Chernihiv Oblast.

Career

In medicine In 1964–1966, Yeshchenko worked as a nurse at Kulykivka District Hospital, Chernihiv Oblast. From 1966 to 1967, she was a nurse in the surgical department of the Sumy City Hospital. Since 1967, Yeshchenko has been a nurse in the 2nd therapeutic department of Kyiv Clinical Hospital No. 22. From 1975 to 1987, she worked as a radiologist at the Novi Petrivtsi Hospital of Vyshhorod district, Kyiv Oblast. She was a member of the Labor Congress of Ukraine and a member of the All-Ukrainian political association "Women for the Future."

In 2002, Yeshechenko was the director of the Vyshhorod interdistrict executive directorate of the Kyiv regional branch of the Social Insurance Fund.

Death Yeshchenko died on 3 March 2026, at the age of 79.

Awards and honors Honored Doctor of Ukraine Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class (2006)