The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Serhiy Koretsky, chairman of the board of NAK “Naftogaz of Ukraine,” as Prime Minister of Ukraine.
His nomination, put forward by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was approved by 289 members of parliament during a session on Thursday.
As prime minister, Koretskyi replaced the former head of the Ukrainian government, Yulia Svyrydenko, who had held the position for exactly one year, beginning on July 17, 2025.
Koretsky was born on March 14, 1978, in Lutsk. He received his higher education at Lutsk Technical University, majoring in “Mechanical Engineering” and “Business Economics,” as well as at the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, where he majored in “Oil and Gas Production.”
He rose through the ranks from junior analyst at the Continuum Group of Companies (since 1999) to CEO of Continuum (since 2007).
From 2013 through the end of 2018, he developed the WOG gas station chain as CEO.
He then began working on his own projects. He was a co-founder and chairman of the board of the energy trader Centurion Group SA (Switzerland).
From November 9, 2022, he served as director of PJSC “Ukrnafta” and PJSC “Ukrtatnafta.” Since May 14, 2025, he has been chairman of the board of NJSC “Naftogaz of Ukraine.”
According to the “Chesno” movement, from 2002 to 2006 and from 2012 to 2014, he served as a volunteer assistant to Ihor Yeremeyev, a member of the Verkhovna Rada of the 4th and 7th convocations.
In 2006, he ran for the Volyn Regional Council of the 5th convocation as a candidate for the Lytvyn People’s Bloc, and also for the Verkhovna Rada of the 5th convocation as a candidate for the same bloc.
From 2007 to 2012, he served as a volunteer assistant to Kateryna Vashchuk, a member of the Verkhovna Rada of the 6th convocation elected from the Lytvyn Bloc.
Koretsky declared 32.3 million hryvnias in income for 2025, land plots with a total area of 261,600 square meters in the Donetsk Oblast, and six watches from the brands Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breguet, OPUS, and Ulysse Nardin, among others.
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