Valery Pyatnitsky

Background

Valery Pyatnitsky was born April 19, 1962 in Chervona Motovylivka (Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic).

Education

In 1985 graduated from faculty of cybernetics in Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv (specialty «Economic Cybernetics», qualification «economist-mathematician»). During 1987–1990 - Doctor of Philosophy student of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv.

Career

Government"s Commissioner for European Integration (since 2011). Early years. Education. Scientific activity

in 1999–2002 - doctorant in Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.

Candidate of Economics Sciences.

Docent. 1985–1986: engineer in Scientific and Research part of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv

1987 - engineer in Laboratory of economic cybernetics (Scientific and Research part of Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv)

1990–1996: assistant, docent (Chair of economic cybernetics, Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv)

1996–1999: deputy chairman of department - chairman of section, deputy chairman of Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Ukraine)

1999–2003: docent of chair (Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics)

2003 - state secretary for European Integration (Ministry of Economy and European Integration of Ukraine)

2003–2005: 1st deputy minister of Economy and European Integration of Ukraine, deputy chairman of the Joint Parliamentary-Government Committee of Ukraine"s integration into the World Trade Organization

2005 - adviser of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, a leading expert of the «Trade policy in Ukraine» project

2005–2011: deputy minister of Economy of Ukraine

Since July 13, 2011 - Government"s Commissioner for European Integration

Pyatnitsky was appointed by the Yatsenyuk Government to lead the (newly created) Institution of Trade Representative in Ukraine on 20 August 2014. Then Minister of Economical Development and Trade Pavlo Sheremeta disagreed with this appointment and resigned over it (he felt that he as Minister himself should have nominated candidates for his deputies) on 21 August 2014.

Achievements

• Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (5th class, 2008).

Connections

teacher:

Economic Cybernetics, Taras