Raisa Bohatyriova
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Raisa Vasylivna Bohatyriova (Ukrainian: Раїса Василівна Богатирьова; Russian: Раиса Васильевна Богатырёва; born January 6, 1953) is a Ukrainian politician and former Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Health[1] and former Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. In the past, Bohatyriova served as a People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Communist, Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine and, more recently, the Party of Regions.
Raisa Bohatyriova | |
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Раїса Богатирьова | |
Minister of Healthcare | |
In office February 14, 2012 – February 24, 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Oleksandr Anischenko[1] |
Succeeded by | Oleh Musiy |
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office February 14, 2012 – February 23, 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Andriy Klyuyev[1] |
11th Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council | |
In office December 24, 2007 – February 14, 2012 | |
President | Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych |
Preceded by | Ivan Pliusch |
Succeeded by | Andriy Klyuyev |
6th Minister of Healthcare (Ukraine) | |
In office January 1999 – January 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Valeriy Pustovoitenko Viktor Yushchenko |
Preceded by | Andriy Serdyuk |
Succeeded by | Vitaliy Moskalenko |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office May 15, 1990 – May 12, 1994 July 6, 2000 – May 23, 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Raisa Vasylivna Bohatyriova (1953-01-06) January 6, 1953 (age 71) Bakal, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR (now Russia) |
Political party | Communist Party of Soviet Union (1977–1991) Socialist Party of Ukraine (1991–2000) Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine (2000) Non-partisan (2000–2001) Party of Regions (2001–2008) |
Spouse | Ihor Bohatyryov |
Children | Ihor and Oleksandr (twins) |
Alma mater | Luhansk Medical Institute (1975), Kharkiv Medical Institute (1977), Kyiv University (1996) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Jurisprudence, law, medicine, professor |
Website | http://www.bogatyrova.org.ua |
In October 2014, Bohatyriova was put on its wanted list by Ukrainian authorities as a suspect of large-scale embezzlement of state budget funds.[2] According to the Ukrainian government, she has since repaid government funds that had allegedly been misappropriated.[3] At the time her whereabouts were unknown.[4] On August 27, 2019, Bohatyriova returned to Ukraine.[5]
According to the Ukrainian magazine Focus, Bohatyriova has placed among the top 10 most influential women in Ukraine from 2005 to 2010 (five years).[6][7][8] She was recognized as the second most influential woman in 2006–2008 after Yulia Tymoshenko.