Serhiy Tihipko

Serhiy Tihipko
Сергій Тiгiпко
Tihipko in 2012
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
12 December 2012 – 27 November 2014
Vice Prime MinisterMinister of social policy
In office
11 March 2010 – 24 December 2012
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byVasyl Nadraha
Succeeded byNatalia Korolevska
Minister of Economics
In office
31 December 1999 – 5 July 2000
Prime MinisterViktor Yushchenko
Preceded byVasyl Rohovyi
Succeeded byVasyl Rohovyi
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
In office
17 December 2002 – 16 December 2004
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byVolodymyr Stelmakh
Succeeded byVolodymyr Stelmakh
Personal details
Born (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960
PartyStrong Ukraine (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Party of Regions (2012–2014)
Strong Ukraine (2009–2012)
Labour Ukraine (2000–2004), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1984–1991)
Spouses
Natalya Tigipko
(m. 1981; div. 2004)
(m. 2005)
ChildrenAnna (born 1984) and three other children from second marriage
Occupationpolitician
Websitewww.tigipko.com
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/serviceSoviet Army
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Serhiy Leonidovych Tihipko (Ukrainian: Сергій Леонідович Тiгiпко; born 13 February 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who was Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. After founding the TAS Group conglomerate in 1998, Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2002 to 2004. He ran unsuccessfully for President of Ukraine in the 2010 presidential election and participated in the 2014 presidential election, in which he placed fifth with 5.23 percent of the vote. Tihipko is also a former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy.