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Semen Kryvonos

Semen Kryvonos

2000 – began working in the legal and land sectors.
2015-2016 – held management positions in the territorial bodies of the State Geocadastre.
2020 – participated in the competition for the position of director of NABU (was not selected).
2021 – appointed head of DIAM.
6 March 2023 – appointed director of NABU.

Director of NABU since March 2023, selected through an open competition.
A public administrator with experience in anti-corruption and state property.
Former head of the State Architecture and Urban Planning Inspectorate of Ukraine (DIAM).
One of the representatives of the new generation of anti-corruption leaders after the relaunch of the competition procedure with the participation of international experts.

Position: Director of NABU since 6 March 2023.

Official profiles/sources:

Official website of NABU: nabu.gov.ua
Facebook: facebook.com/nabu.gov.ua
Telegram: t.me/nab_ukraine
YouTube: youtube.com/@NABUkraine

Semen Kryvonos was born in 1983. He has a law degree. He has worked in the fields of land relations, local self-government, and public administration.

Over the years, he has held positions in government bodies, including the State Geocadastre. In 2021, he was appointed head of DIAM, a body created as part of urban planning control reforms following the liquidation of DABI.

In March 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Kryvonos as director of NABU following a competition that lasted over a year and was an important condition for Ukraine's cooperation with international partners.

Impact:

The director of NABU heads an independent law enforcement agency that investigates corruption crimes committed by senior state officials.

NABU has the authority to conduct pre-trial investigations of MPs, ministers, heads of state-owned enterprises and other top officials.

Key decisions and actions:

Continuation of investigations against high-ranking officials despite martial law.
Expansion of cooperation with EU and US anti-corruption agencies.
Focus on exposing corruption in the defence and infrastructure sectors.