Kostyantyn Zhevago Костянтин Валентинович Жеваго |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
Assumed office March 1998 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Iul'tin, Russian SFSR |
January 7, 1974
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations |
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (2006-2012) |
Spouse(s) | Alina |
Children | son Ivan and daughter Sofiya |
Residence | Kiev, Ukraine |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua |
Kostyantyn Valentynovych Zhevago (Ukrainian: Костянтин Валентинович Жеваго, Russian: Константин Валентинович Жеваго, born January 7, 1974) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, the youngest self-made billionaire in Europe. He was the first Eastern European to present one of his companies — Ferrexpo to the . Zhevago controls the "Finances and Credit" group — one of largestconglomerates of Ukraine; holds a post of FC Vorskla honorary president. He has been a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) since 1998.
Kostyantin Zhevago was born on January 7, 1974 in Iul'tin village (Magadan Oblast, Russia) in the family of a mining engineer.
In 1991 Kostyantin Zhevago entered the Kyiv National Economic University, taking «Accounting and analysis of external economic activity» specialization. In 1996, he graduated with a master's degree in economics.
In 2003 Kostyantin Zhevago defended a candidate's dissertation «International investments and effective economic development» in the Kyiv National Economic University.
While studying Kostyantin Zhevago began a career in the position of "Finances and Credit" chief financial officer (Ukrainian: ЗАТ "Фінанси та Кредит", Russian: ЗАО "Финансы и Кредит"), holding this post from 1993 to 1996. From 1996 to 1998 he holds posts of "Finances and Credit" president, public corporation "Poltava ore-dressing and processing enterprise" (Ukrainian: ВАТ «Полтавський ГЗК», Russian: ОАО «Полтавский ГОК») council deputy and is member of public corporation "Ukrnafta" (Ukrainian: Dfn «Укрна́фта», Russian: ОАО «Укрна́фта») supervisory board.