Hanna Hvozdiar
Hanna Hvozdiar was born in Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
Education
From 2008 to 2013 she studied at Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Management and a teaching qualification in economics.
She is fluent in Ukrainian, English and Polish.
Career
Hanna Hvozdiar began her professional career in the private sector. From October 2012 to August 2021 she was Director of Protege LLC.
From July 2015 to April 2016 she served as Adviser to the Head of the Luhansk Civil-Military Administration.
In May 2021 she joined the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, initially as Deputy Director on a part-time basis. She held the position of Deputy Director from August 2021 to September 2022, and served as Director of the Foundation from September 2022 to September 2023.
From 22 September 2023 to 25 July 2025 she served as Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine.
From 25 July 2025 to 21 January 2026 she served as Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
From January to September 2026 she was Adviser to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
On 7 September 2026 she was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine.