Iryna Mykhailivna Akimova (; born 26 April 1960) is a Ukrainian politician and former First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Банкова обирає між Хорошковським і Акімовою?, Ukrayinska Pravda (14 February 2012) She held this post from February 2010 till February 2014.
Biography Akimova was born in Kharkiv on 26 April 1960. In 1982, she graduated from the Economics Faculty of the Kharkiv State University. She was the holder of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Volkswagen Stiftung, DAAD, and ACCEL fellowships.Акимова Ирина Михайловна- фото, биография// Акимова Ирина Михайловна на ЛІГА.Досье. File.liga.net. Retrieved on 2013-06-18.
After April 2014, she moved away from politics and has been engaged in painting in Kyiv. In January 2022, she opened an exhibition showing her paintings.Афиша Киева на 19-25 января 2022 года
Work and scientific activities In the middle of the 1980s, Akimova passed her Ph.D. defense.
Positions and places of work
Senior advisor to Victor Yanukovych Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting in Kyiv Senior research fellow at the Center for Economic Research at Warsaw University Research assistant at the Economics department of the University of Magdeburg Director of the analytical center "Blakitna strichka" Ltd. (Blue Ribbon)Ірина Акімова – Досьє – Вибори Президента України 2010, новини політики, усі кандидати на пост Президента України . President2010.info. Retrieved on 2013-06-18. Assistant Professor of Management Department at Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute Director General of the analytical center "Bureau of Economic and Social Technologies" (Kyiv)Irina Akimova MP, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee of Economic Policy. debaty.org
Political career From October 2007, Akimova was a member of the Party of Regions.Ирина Акимова" KievSMI: Новости Киева. KievSMI (2010-02-26). Retrieved on 2013-06-18. In November 2007 she was elected the Member of Parliament – No. 63 on the list.Ирина Акимова. Досье и компромат. Politrada.com (2011-12-29). Retrieved on 2013-06-18. Akimova then worked as Deputy Head of the Committee in Verkhovna Rada on economic policy issues and took the position of Economy Minister in the opposition government of Viktor Yanukovych. Akimova remained a frequent guest at political talk shows and is the public figure in the Party of Regions.
On February 25, 2010, Akimova was appointed the First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration.УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАИНЫ № 267/2010 – Официальное представительство Президента Украины . President.gov.ua (2010-03-02). Retrieved on 2013-06-18. On March 16, 2010, she was appointed the Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
After Andriy Klyuyev had left the post in mid-February 2012 Akimova was tipped as the new First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. But Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi was appointed instead.Khoroshkovsky dismissed as finance minister, appointed first deputy prime minister, Interfax Ukraine (22 February 2012)
In October 2012 Akimova was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament on the party list of the Party of Regions, but she turned down this mandate.Tigipko and Poroshenko registered as parliamentaries, Kyiv Post (4 December 2012) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
In late January 2014, by decrees of President Yanukovych, Akimova was dismissed from the post of first deputy head of the Presidential Administration and appointed advisor to the President. In February 2014 Yanukovych was ousted from power. In an April 2014 interview, she stated that she was no longer a member of the Party of Regions.
See also List of Ukrainian Parliament Members 2007 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election
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