Yulia Sirko

Yulia Sirko (Ukrainian: Юлія Сірко; born 5 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician, Member of Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) since 2019, vice-chair of the parliamentary Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Deputy head of Golos party faction, Secretary of the Ukrainian-Indian friendship group and co-chair of the parliamentary maritime group. Sirko was the Head of the Golos party and the head of the Party's general election campaign in 2018-2019 that took the party to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) gaining over 20 seats in 400 local council members across Ukraine. Sirko is a pro-European, pro-NATO, pro-business, pro-democracy and pro-reform politician fighting corruption, abuse of power, suppression of freedom of speech and information on all the levels of the state power. She mainly focuses on economic security and development, transport and the infrastructure sector as well as maritime security and economy. Sirko is a member of the Economic Committee of Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, member of the groups for inter-parliamentary relations with Canada, United Kingdom, India, Romania and Germany. Coming to Ukrainian politics after her tenure in the Government of Ukraine as Vice Deputy Minister-State Secretary of Economic Development and Trade (2015–2016) where Sirko was responsible for the small and medium business development, economic deregulation, implementation of the public administration reform in the Ministry, subordinated agencies and state owned enterprises reform. Acting as the State Secretary Sirko established the deregulation office that reviewed over 10 thousand business-critical regulatory acts and removed over 100 legislative and regulatory barriers for business. During Yulia Sirko's tenure the BRDO was able to attract a large pool of young professional talent, many of whom continued to grow in their political careers including one prime minister of Ukraine, 5 ministers and 10 vice ministers of Ukrainian governments during 2019–2024. Sirko...