Anna Gvozdiar
Anna Gvozdiar was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine on 7 September 2026 pursuant to Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 890-r of 7 September 2026. Prior to her appointment, she served as Adviser to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
Areas of responsibility
- developing Ukraine’s defence industry, including scaling up production and implementing state support mechanisms for enterprises;
- developing international defence-industrial cooperation and exports of Ukrainian defence products.
Personal information
- Anna Gvozdiar was born in 1990 in Bar, Vinnytsia region.
Education
- 2013 — Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Bachelor’s degree in Management and a teaching qualification in Economics.
Professional background
- 2012–2021 — Director of Protege LLC: managed the company’s operations in the private sector.
- 2015–2016 — Adviser to the Head of the Luhansk Civil-Military Administration.
- 2021–2022 — Deputy Director of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation: initially joined the Foundation on a part-time basis and later worked there full-time.
- 2022–2023 — Director of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation: coordinated the Foundation’s efforts to meet the needs of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.
- September 2023–July 2025 — Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine: worked on developing the defence industry and supporting Ukrainian manufacturers.
- July 2025–January 2026 — Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine: responsible for developing the defence industry and support mechanisms for enterprises.
- January–September 2026 — Adviser to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine: worked on scaling up production, financing for the defence industry, international cooperation, and exports.
- Since 7 September 2026 — Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine: responsible for developing the defence industry and exports of defence products.