Dmytro Razumkov

Dmytro Razumkov is a Ukrainian statesman, politician, people's deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and head of the Servant of the People party.

Born on October 8, 1983, in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr region. He is the head of the Servant of the People party, but in September 2019 he submitted a statement saying he wanted to resign from that post, as he considers it improper for the speaker of parliament to lead a political party at the same time.

Member of the National Security and Defense Council since September 6, 2019. Adviser to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the election campaign he acted as Zelenskyy's spokesman.

A political strategist, one of those who on principle do not speak Ukrainian in public in order to show aggressor Russia that "the rights of Russian speakers are not infringed in Ukraine and they do not need to be protected".

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