Liudmyla Mykolaivna Kuchma (; born 19 June 1940) is a Ukrainian former design engineer, who served as First Lady of UkraineМитрополит Владимир наградил Людмилу Кучму орденом святой великомученицы Варвары from 1994 to 2005 as the wife of President Leonid Kuchma.
Early life and education Liudmyla Kuchma was born in Udmurtia, and studied at a music school located in the house-museum of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. She graduated from mechanical college.
Career For thirty years, she worked as an engineer in the design office of a production association in Dnipropetrovsk.
Personal life In 1967, she married Leonid Kuchma, the president of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005. Her daughter Olena was born in 1970.Папа без кавычек
Honors In 1998, Kuchma was awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.Декрет Президента Литвы от 4 ноября 1998 года No. 222 and Order of Princess Olga First Class (2010). Since 1996, she has been honorary president of the National Fund for Social Protection of Mother and Child.
Since 12 May 2004, she has been special ambassador of UNESCO to help young talents.
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