Poroshenko appoints former education minister Kvit as his advisor

09:50, 04.05.2016 1 min read

Former Minister of Education and Science Serhiy Kvit has been appointed a non-staff advisor to the president of Ukraine.

Poroshenko signed relevant decree on April 29, his press office reported.

As reported, Kvit headed the Education and Science Ministry in the government of Arseniy Yatseniuk. On April 14, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada backed the resignation of Prime Minister Yatseniuk, and all the government was dismissed automatically. In the new government led by Volodymyr Hroysman, the post of the education and science minister went to the head of the relevant parliamentary committee, Lilia Hrynevych.