Yulia Tymoshenko said...

"No mixture of political blood is possible. "

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20 comments to date. The most recent comments:

Stephen from Brisbane , Australia (August 31, 2010)
I wish our Prime Minister Julia Gillard was as hot as her , wow her husband is a lucky man . If she was in Australia you would be not just Prime Minister , but Governor General . The Governor General is the the Queen of England's representive in Australia and can dismiss the government in power .

Dave from Virginia, USA (March 16, 2010)
Yes, Yulia is indeed very beautiful. But the qualities that would make her a decent (some might disagree on the "decent" part or make jokes of "decent") politician. However, what really soil these comments are when there are a few people making sexual remarks; and one assuming that Mohamad is Muslim (maybe, don't really know) and potentially insulting his beliefs that he should try pork. She is conservative, and even her beauty is conservative when you think about it. The most important is that she has the qualities that makes her an effective politician regardless whether we agree with her politically or not.

Walt from Pennsylvania, USA (February 19, 2010)
The States are held hostage by Obongo, "Yulia, we need you, please come to our rescue"!!!!!!!!!

Kelly from Louisiana, USA (February 14, 2010)
I wish that I were married to Yulia. She is very smart, strong, fearless, seemingly conservative, and of course, BEAUTIFUL. If she would ever run for the presidentcy of the U.S., I would vote for her! Yes, she was born in Ukraine (YKPAIHA), but, remember that, that communist bastard barrak obama was born in Africa. I hate obama!

Ania from Dontesk, Ukraine (January 31, 2010)
What the hell does her sex or appearance have to do with her idiotic backward ass policies?! wtf people you are a shame for Ukraine! I and thank god many like me choose the lesser of two evils - GO YANUKOVICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yulia Tymoshenko is the Prime Minister of Ukraine and a possible candidate for the 2010 Ukraine presidential election.

Tymoshenko became the first female Prime Minister in January 2005. Subsequent to her election, she was a key leader of Ukraine's Orange Revolution. The Orange revolution erupted in response to allegations of corruption and electoral fraud of the 2004 Ukraine presidential election. After nation-wide protest and proof of tampering, Ukraine's Supreme Court annulled votes from November 2004. The revote on December 26, 2004 had entirely different results than the earlier election.

In 1979 Tymoshenko began her studies in cybernetic engineering at Dnepropetrovsk State University. Cybernetics is an interdisciplinary study of living and inanimate systems to increase efficiency of operation through communication and control. She graduated with honors in 1984.

In 1988 Tymoshenko and her husband opened a video rental store. It prospered and within a year they owned a chain of video stores.

In 1991 she was managing director of the Ukranian Oil Corporation (UOC). In 1995 the company was renamed United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) and Tymoshenko was made president. While serving as president of UESU, Ukraine's multi-billion debt to Russia, for natural gas, became fully liquidated.

Despite the success and strength of UESU's business structure and operations, the company was under continued scrutiny and control by the Ukrainian government. After UESU was fined $300 million for currency legislation infringement, Tymoshenko decided to become a politician. She became inspired to fight for changes in government policy. She is a proponent of fair privitization and the independence of business from government control.

Her political career started in 1996 with a 92.3% win of votes for the parliamentary election. She went on to work as a deputy of the Parliament. While there, she implemented new and revised economic strategies and social programs that served to the benefit of Ukraine's general population. One such program, the "100 weeks to the proper life" program, instructed Ukraine citizens on how to budget their finances.

In 1999 Tymoshenko became the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivschina" or "Fatherland" party. Also in 1999, she finished her graduate thesis and received her PhD in economics.

From December 1999 until January 2001 she served as vice-premier minister in charge of Ukraine's fuel and energy resources. Tymoshenko has had to fight corruption and government harrassment. Her husband was unlawfully arrested in 2000 and she was arrested in 2001 on charges later ruled as unsubstantiated.

On September 8, 2005, President Viktor Yushchenko dismissed Tymoshenko's government during a live TV address to the nation. She was succeeded by Yuriy Yehanurov. Later, the President criticized her performance as prime minister.

On December 18, 2007, Tymoshenko was again elected Prime Minister, leading a coalition government consisting of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc, which is associated with President Yushchenko.

In July 2005 Forbes magazine named Tymoshenko the third Most Powerful Woman in the World, behind Condoleeza Rice and Wu Yi.

Tymoshenko married Oleksandr Tymoshenko in 1979. The couple has one child, Eugenia (1980).