Olha Stefanishyna
Olha Vitaliivna Stefanishyna is a Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant. She became the deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration on 4 June 2020 to 16 July 2025. On 5 September 2024 Stefanishyna also became minister of justice; and had since then two ministries under her command. From August 2025, she is the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.
Career
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.
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. 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. The party also failed to win a constituency seat. 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; the Verkhovna Rada 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.
On 17 July 2025, Stefanishyna was appointed as Ukrainian special envoy to the United States. She was officially appointed as ambassador to Washington on 27 August 2025.