Lyudmyla Yanukovych
First Lady of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
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Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna Yanukovych[a] (née Nastenko;[b] born 9 October 1949) is a Ukrainian former engineer who served as First Lady of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014, as the wife of President Viktor Yanukovych.
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Lyudmyla Yanukovych | |
|---|---|
| Людмила Янукович | |
Yanukovych in 2013 | |
| First Lady of Ukraine | |
| In role 25 February 2010 – 22 February 2014 | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Kateryna Yushchenko |
| Succeeded by | Hanna Turchynova (Acting) |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In role 4 August 2006 – 18 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Olena Yekhanurova |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Tymoshenko |
| In role 21 November 2002 – 5 January 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Maryna Volodymyrivna |
| Succeeded by | Lyudmyla Azarova (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna Nastenko 9 October 1949 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture | |
Early life and education
Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna Nastenko was born on 9 October 1949 in Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine SSR. She graduated from the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture.[1]
Career
Engineering career
Yanukovych worked at the Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works in the design and appraisal bureau and was a specialist at the Enakievmetalurgbud Trust.
First Lady of Ukraine (2010–2014)
Yanukovych served as First Lady of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014 during the presidency of her then-husband, Viktor Yanukovych. According to Ukrainska Pravda, during this period she lived separately in Donetsk. Following the outbreak of the war in Donbas, she reportedly relocated to Crimea.[2]
Personal life
In 1971, Lyudmyla Nastenko married Viktor Yanukovych. In February 2017, Viktor Yanukovych stated that they had divorced after 45 years of marriage.[3] They had two sons, Oleksandr and Viktor; the younger Viktor served as a member of the Parliament of Ukraine from 2006 to 2014 and died in 2015.[citation needed]
