젤렌스키 우크라이나 대통령 당선자
Name Volodymyr Zelensky
Birth 25 Jan. 1978, born and raised in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region, Ukraine
Education
o 2000, received Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of the Kiev National Economic University
Career
o 1997-2003, created and headed the “Kvartal 95” entertainment team in the humor TV show “KVN”
o 2008-2018, involved in film and TV-series production for TV-channels
“1+1” and “Inter”
o 2014, supported the Euromaidan movement
o 2015, acted as a President of Ukraine in comedy TV-series “Servant of the People”
o Dec. 2017, joined the newly registered political party “Servant of the People”
o Apr. 2019, elected as a presidential candidate by the “Servant of the People” party.
Marital
status o Spouse (Olena Zelenska), 2 children (daughter Oleksandra and son Kyril)
Other facts
o Language skills: Ukrainian (fluent), Russian (fluent), English (good).
o Hobbies: sports, cinematography, entertainment.
o Father: Oleksandr Zelensky(born 23 Dec. 1947) is an engineer, professor of computer science at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute.
o Mother: Rimma Zelenska(born 16Sept.1950) was an engineer for 40 years o Lived in Mongolia with his parents for 4 years until 7 years old.
o Supported and donated to the Ukrainian army around 37,000 USD in the Civil war in Donbas from 2014.
o Acquired big support of the people after his announcement of presidential election candidacy on 31 Dec. 2018.
o Gained big popularity after acting as a President of Ukraine in the very popular comedy TV-series “Servant of the People” in 2015. This TV role ironically helped him to persuade Ukrainians of his ability to become an honest President, who will fight corruption and change the country not only on TV, but in real life.
