Oleksii Sobolev
Oleksii Sobolev | |
|---|---|
Олексій Соболєв | |
| Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2025 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Yulia Svyrydenko |
| Preceded by | Yulia Svyrydenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
Oleksii Dmytrovych Sobolev (Ukrainian: Олексій Дмитрович Соболєв; born 1983) is a Ukrainian politician serving as minister of economy, environment and agriculture since 2025.[1][2] From 2022 to 2025, he served as first deputy minister of economy.[3]
Early life and education
Oleksii Dmytrovych Sobolev was born in 1983. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Kyiv National Economic University. He has also earned a financial analyst certificate from the CFA Institute (USA).[3]
Early career
Before entering government service, Sobolev worked in the financial and investment sector, including as an asset manager at Dragon Asset Management. During 2015–2016, he served as an adviser to the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, where he coordinated projects aimed at increasing transparency, implementing open data initiatives, and improving corporate governance of state-owned enterprises.[4] From 2016 to 2018, he led the Prozorro.Sale project at Transparency International Ukraine, coordinating the development of IT solutions for transparent sale of state assets. In 2018, he became the head of the state enterprise “Prozorro.Sale.”[5] In addition to his professional roles, Sobolev has been President of the CFA Society Ukraine, a community of financial analysts, and has served as Chair of the Advisory and Supervisory Group of CoST Ukraine, the Ukrainian chapter of the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative.
Government service
In January 2023, Sobolev was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation. He subsequently became First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine in July 2024, where he was responsible for coordinating economic policy and digitalisation efforts. On 17 July 2025, he was appointed Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, succeeding the previous officeholder in a government reshuffle under Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[3]
Personal
Married, a father of two daughters.[6].
References
- ^ Богданьок, Олена (17 July 2025). "Олексій Соболєв став міністром економіки, довкілля та сільського господарства" [Oleksii Sobolev became Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Народним депутатам України – членам Комітету ... представлено пріоритети нового об'єднаного Міністерства ..." Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України (in Ukrainian). The Rada of Ukraine: News. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine — Oleksii Sobolev". Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Interview with Oleksii Sobolev — Your Business in Ukraine". KPMG Ukraine. 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Мінекономіки створило держпідприємство "Прозорро Продажі"" (in Ukrainian). LB.ua. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ ""Потрійний" міністр: що відомо про нового очільника Мінекономіки Олексія Соболєва" [A triple minister: what is known about the new head of the economics ministry Oleksii Sobolev]. Channel 24 (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.