Anton Korynevych
Anton Korynevych Антон Олександрович Кориневич | |
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Anton Korynevych in November, 2019 | |
| Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea | |
| In office 25 June 2019 – 25 April 2022 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Izet Hdanov |
| Succeeded by | Tamila Tasheva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1986 |
| Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
Anton Olexandrovych Korynevych (Ukrainian: Антон Олександрович Кориневич; born 13 February 1986) is a Ukrainian politician.[1] He is a specialist in international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international energy law.
Biography
He was born on 13 February 1986 in Kyiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[2]
He graduated from the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2009, receiving the degree of international law and translator to English.[2] In 2011, he became an associate professor at the Institute of International Relations under the Department of International Law. He also defended his dissertation on 23 May that same year to receive a Candidate of Legal Sciences in international law.[2]
In 2012, he was promoted as the academic secretary of the Special Academic Council of the University of Kyiv. He worked as a deputy director of scientific and pedagogical work, and as an associate professor of the Institute of International Relations.[3]
On June 25, 2019, he was appointed presidential representative of Ukraine in Crimea.[4][5][6] During his time in that position, he stated in an interview that Ukraine was not currently ready for the return of Crimea, even if Russia were to withdraw suddenly, as significant work needed to be prepared for reintegration prior.[7] He was also simultaneously appointed to be a member of the Working Group on Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of the Commission on Legal Reform.[2] He was replaced by Tamila Tasheva on April 25, 2022.
Since leaving that position, he has served as Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8] In this role, he stated he is preparing to create a special tribunal for the crime of Russia's aggression following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
Awards
- Order of Merit, 3rd class (2025).[9]
References
- ^ "Treaty with Russia on Azov: How Should Ukraine Act?". Центр "Нова Європа". 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ a b c d "КЕРІВНИЦТВО – Представництво Президента України в Автономній Республіці Крим". old.ppu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ ENCYCLOPEDIA Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University
- ^ DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 454/2019 Про призначення А.Кориневича Постійним Представником Президента України в Автономній Республіці Крим
- ^ "President appoints Anton Korynevych as his representative in Crimea". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Zelensky appoints his permanent representative in Crimea | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Україна не готова до повернення Криму, - представник Зеленського". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ a b Славінська, Ірина (4 August 2023). "Антон Кориневич: «Я завжди вболівав за джедаїв і повстанців»". The Ukrainians (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 616/2025". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
External links
- Management Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Office of the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.