Yulia Laputina

Yulia Anatoliyivna Laputina (, ; born 1967) is a Ukrainian politician who has served as Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in the Shmyhal Government since December 2020.

Career In 1988, Laputina graduated from the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport with a teacher and trainer diploma. In 1996, she graduated in law from the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv. She obtained the degree of candidate of sciences in the field of psychology.

In March 2020, Laputina was promoted to the rank of major general of the SBU. In the same year, she retired from service, and later served as the director general in the communication and information policy directorate of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories. In December 2020, she was Minister for Veterans Affairs in the government of Denys Shmyhal.