Aivaras Abromavičius
| Aivaras Abromavičius Айварас Абромавічус |
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| 15th Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine | |
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In office 2 December 2014 – 14 April 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Shlapak |
| Succeeded by | Stepan Kubiv |
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21 January 1976 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Political party | unaffiliated |
| Spouse(s) | Jekaterina |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Concordia International University Estonia |
Aivaras Abromavičius (Ukrainian: Айварас Абромавічус, born 21 January 1976) is a Lithuanian-born Ukrainian investment banker and politician. He was Ukraine's Minister of Economy and Trade since December 2014. Abromavičius announced his resignation on 3 February 2016. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed in 14 April 2016.
Abromavičius was educated in Soviet Lithuania, obtaining a BA in international management from the private Concordia International University Estonia. He worked for Hansabank before becoming a partner and fund manager at the East Capital asset management group.
In 2004 Abromavičius married a Ukrainian woman from Donetsk and in 2008 they settled in Kiev where their three children were born.
Abromavičius remained a Lithuanian citizen until being appointed to the Poroshenko government. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko granted citizenship to Abromavičius, Natalie Jaresko and Alexander Kvitashvili on 2 December 2014 to allow them to serve as ministers in the Second Yatsenyuk Government. Ukrainian law does not allow for dual-citizenship.
Abromavičius does not speak Ukrainian but is fluent in Lithuanian, English and Russian.
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