| Olha Stefanishyna | |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration |
| Office1: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start1: | 5 September 2024 |
| President: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Primeminister: | Denys Shmyhal |
| President1: | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Primeminister1: | Denys Shmyhal |
| Term Start: | 4 June 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Vadym Prystaiko |
| Predecessor1: | Denys Maliuska |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Education: | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Odesa National Economics University |
| Children: | 2 |
| Party: | Servant of the People |
| Otherparty: | Ukrainian Strategy |
Olha Vitaliivna Stefanishyna (uk|Ольга Віталіївна Стефанішина, pronounced as /uk/; born 29 October 1985)[1] is a Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant. She became the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration from on 4 June 2020.[2] [3] [4] On 5 September 2024 Stefanishyna also became minister of justice; and has since then thus two ministries under her command.
After a short career as legal adviser, Stefanishyna joined the Ministry of Justice at the end of 2007.
In 2008, she graduated from the Institute of International Relations of the University of Kyiv, gaining diplomas in international law and English translation. In 2016, she received a specialist degree in Finance and Credit from Odesa National Economics University.[5] [6]
She worked as the director of the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Cabinet of Ministers Secretariat from March to December 2017.[5] She was then appointed director general of the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Secretariat.
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Stefanishyna stood for election as number 25 on the party list of Ukrainian Strategy. The party failed to win any parliamentary seats, gaining 2.41% of the total votes while the election had a 5% election threshold.[7] The party also failed to win a constituency seat.[8] Following the election, Stefanishyna worked for the law firm Ilyashev & Partners for a short period.
On 4 June 2020 she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration in the Shmyhal Government.
In March 2021 she became a council member of the political party Servant of the People.
On 3 September 2024, Stefanishyna tended her resignation as the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration; parliament accepted her resignation the following day. On 5 September 2024, she was appointed minister of justice, a role which would be combined with her previous one.[9]
Stefanishyna was ranked 45th in Focus magazine's "100 most influential Ukrainians" list in 2021,[10] and 14th place on their "100 most influential women of Ukraine in 2021" list.[11] She has also been awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers. According to legal newspaper Yurydychna Gazeta in 2021, she is ranked one of the top ten lawyers/politicians in Ukraine.[12]