Poroshenko celebrates his 49th birthday today

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 12:14 (EEST) Section: Latest news

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko marks his 49th birthday today.
As Ukrinform reports, starting with 1998, Poroshenko was people’s deputy of Ukraine of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th convocations. In 2005, he was the NSDC Secretary in the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. In 2007-2012, he was Chairman of the National Bank Council, in 2009-2010 – Foreign Minister, and in 2012 – Economic Development and Trade Minister, and since June 7, 2014, following the Revolution, he became the Fifth President of Ukraine.
Poroshenko is a prize winner of a great number of state awards: Cavalier of the Ukrainian Order “For Merit” II and III degrees, Knight of the Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit. He also received the State Prize of Ukraine in science and technology, has a title of the Candidate of Law and Merited Economist of Ukraine.
It is unknown how the President will hold his 49th birthday, since currently there is no information about today’s events in his schedule at the official website of the head of Ukrainian state.