Oleksiy Kuleba

Oleksiy Kuleba was born on 8 August 1983 in Kyiv in the family of journalist and writer Volodymyr Kuleba.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, he graduated from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in International Economics and a master's degree in International Economics. He is a candidate of Sciences in Public Administration as of 2005.^[10] He is also a candidate for Master of Sports in Basketball.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Kuleba was a manager of the municipal enterprise of Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv-Media", in Kyiv.^{[citation needed]}

From 2005 to 2008, he studied at the graduate school of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. At the same time, he was an assistant to a People's Deputy of Ukraine.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]}

From 2007 to 2010, he was the General Director of Khonin and Partners LLC.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, he was a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Self-Government PJSC "Higher Educational Institution" Interregional Academy of Personnel Management".^{[citation needed]}

From 2010 to 2015, he was a councilmember (deputy) of the Rzhyshchiv City Council of Kyiv Oblast.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, he served as an assistant to a councilmember (deputy) of Kyiv City Council on a voluntary basis.^{[8][clarification needed]}

From 2016 to 2017, he was an advisor to the General Director of the "Pleso" Municipal Enterprise for the Protection, Maintenance and Operation of Lands of the Water Fund of Kyiv of the executive body of Kyiv City Council on a voluntary basis.^{[citation needed]}

From 2018 to 2019, he served as general director of Asper LLC, in Kyiv.^[11]

From 2019 to 2021, he was serving as the director of the Department of Improvement of the Kyiv City Council.^{[citation needed]}

From 2021 to 2022, he was the First Deputy Chairman of Kyiv City State Administration for the implementation of self-governing powers.^[8]

On 8 February 2022, Kuleba became the Governor of Kyiv Oblast.^[12]

On 15 March 2022, to further strengthen the defense of the capital and Kyiv Oblast, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleksandr Pavlyuk, a commander of the Joint Forces Operation, as the governor of Kyiv Oblast.^[13] Kuleba thus became the deputy governor again.^[8]

On 21 May 2022, he became Governor of Kyiv Oblast again.^[2] On 24 January 2023, he was once again removed from this position and subsequently appointed Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine on the same day.^[14]

In 2001, he founded the "Basketball School" civic organization (Ukrainian: «Школа баскетболу», lit. 'Shkola basketbolu'). From 2001 to 2019, he was the head of the subsequent NGO "Basketball School".^[15][16]

He is married to Halyna Dmytrychenko-Kuleba and has two daughters.^[17]