Valentyna Yeshchenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykolaivna and the family name is Yehchenko.

Valentyna Mykolaivna Yeshchenko (Ukrainian: Валентина Миколаївна Єщенко; 10 August 1946 – 3 March 2026) was a Ukrainian political activist who was an Honored Doctor of Ukraine, and chief physician of Novopetrivtsi District Hospital, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast. She was a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 1st convocation.

Early life and education

Yeshchenko was born on 10 August 1946 to an employee family. From 1961 to 1964, she studied at the Nizhyn medical school in Chernihiv Oblast.[1]

Career

In medicine

In 1964–1966, Yeshchenko worked as a nurse at Kulykivka District Hospital, Chernihiv Oblast. From 1966 to 1967, she was a nurse in the surgical department of the Sumy City Hospital. Since 1967, Yeshchenko has been a nurse in the 2nd therapeutic department of Kyiv Clinical Hospital No. 22.[2]

In 1967–1974, Yeshchenko studied at the Bogomolets Kyiv State Medical Institute, graduating as a therapist.[1] From 1974 to 1975, she was an intern at the Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital.

In 1975, Yeshchenko worked as a radiologist at the Dymer district hospital of Kyiv Oblast.[2] From 1975 to 1987, she worked as a radiologist at the Novi Petrivtsi Hospital of Vyshhorod district, Kyiv Oblast.[2] Since 1987, Yeshchenko was the chief physician of Novopetrivtsi District Hospital.[2]

In politics

On 18 March 1990, Yeshchenko was elected a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the first convocation. She was a member of the "Center" political group. Since October 1992, Yeshchenko has been a secretary of the Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for women's affairs, family protection, motherhood, and childhood.[1]

Since 1994, Yeshchenko worked at the Ukrainian embassy in Belarus.[3] She was a member of the Labor Congress of Ukraine and a member of the All-Ukrainian political association "Women for the Future."

In 2002, Yeshechenko was the director of the Vyshhorod interdistrict executive directorate of the Kyiv regional branch of the Social Insurance Fund.

Death

Yeshchenko died on 3 March 2026, at the age of 79.[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c "Довідка: Єщенко Валентина Миколаївна". Dovidka. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України, Єщенко Валентина Миколаївна". Verkhovna Rada. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Єщенко Валентина Миколаївна | Офіційний сайт Петрівської сільської ради". novipetrivtsi-rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Valentyna Yeshchenko, a People's Deputy of the first convocation, has died". UNN. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №1004/2006 Про відзначення державними нагородами України". www.president.gov.ua. 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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