Eugenia Tymoshenko Євгенія Тимошенко |
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Eugenia Tymoshenko in 2013
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Personal details | |
Born |
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
20 February 1980
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Spouse(s) |
Sean Carr (m. 2005–2013) Arthur Chechetkin (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Mother | Yulia Tymoshenko |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist |
Awards | Crans Montana Forum's Gold Medal |
Eugenia Oleksandrivna Tymoshenko (Ukrainian: Євге́нія Олекса́ндрівна Тимоше́нко, born 20 February 1980) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, president Association of international and national public organizations “Social protection”, philanthropist and activist, most known as the daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Eugenia Tymoshenko was born on 20 February 1980 to Oleksandr Tymoshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. In 1994 she started studying in the United Kingdom. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics in the field of politics and philosophy; obtained bachelor's degree, Bsc "Government", master's degree, Msc "Russian and post-Soviet political studies".
According to her, she owns a restaurant and "also business in Dnipropetrovsk". She has repeatedly stated she is not going to become a politician.
Tymoshenko was married to Englishman Sean Carr (10 August 1968 – 8 January 2018), a rock musician (leader of the British band "Death Valley Screamers"), and owner of several stores in the UK. The couple married on 1 October 2005. In December 2011, she changed her surname back from Carr to Tymoshenko. In February 2013, the couple's divorce was legally finalized. Tymoshenko in September 2012 claimed "I got divorced last year".
Since 27 December 2014, Tymoshenko is married to Ukrainian businessman Arthur Chechetkin. The couple have a daughter born in June 2016.
Tymoshenko is the president of the charitable organization Association "Social Protection" (Ukrainian: Асоціація "Соціальний захист") and co-founder of the charity children's art festival Follow Your Dream (Ukrainian: Назустріч Мрії), working with orphans and underprivileged children and promoting human rights and development of children’s talents and creativity. She is also the founder of The Voice of Peace (Ukrainian: Голос Миру), a charitable marathon in Ukraine that unites media, business, artists and public figures to volunteer to help former battalions and refugees.