Yuriy Polyukhovych

Yuriy Yuriyovych Polyukhovych (Юрій Юрійович Полюхович; born 1 November 1980 ) is a Ukrainian diplomat, historian and civil servant.

Biography
He received a Master's degree in History from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Polyukhovych is a Candidate of Historical Sciences.

Since 2000, he represents Ukraine at the European Association of Mayanists.

From 2014 to 2016, he was an adviser to the Minister of Education and Science.

Since 2017, he is the head of the Ukrainian Science Research Foundation.

In September 2019, Polyukhovych was appointed First Deputy Minister of Education and Science.

On 10 March 2020, he was appointed as the Acting Minister of Education and Science.

On 23 December 2022 he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Peru.

On 20 June 2023, he was appointed by the President of Ukraine as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Colombia.

On 5 July 2023, he was appointed by the President of Ukraine as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Ecuador.