Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko is a Ukranian politician born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1960. She was twice elected as Ukranian prime minister in 2005 and 2007. Tymoshenko was one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine when mass protests against rigged election results led to a second election being held. The second election led to the premiership of Victor Yushenko. [1].
She has twice been ranked by Forbes magazine among the most powerful women in the world; during her first term, in 2005, she was ranked third [2]
Affiliations
Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee[3]| Ukrainian Petrol Corporation, General Director [4]| United Energy System of Ukraine, Head of Corporation Director [5]
Notes
- ↑ Yuila Tymoshenko Personal Website Biography, Accessed 25-February-2005
- ↑ Schonberg (2005), The 100 Most Powerful Women,Most Powerful Women, Accessed 25-February-2005
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
- ↑ Eurasian Home, Tymoshenko Profile
- ↑ Eurasian Home, Tymoshenko Profile
