Stepanov becomes health minister

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has appointed Maksym Stepanov to the post of health minister.

A total of 246 MPs voted in favor of a relevant decision at an extraordinary parliamentary meeting on March 30, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

Stepanov from 2017 to 2019 served as chairman of Odesa Regional State Administration. Prior to that, he worked for five years as director of the state enterprise Polygraph Combine "Ukraine" for Securities’ Production.

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine dismissed Ilya Yemets from the post of health minister.

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