Yuriy Yuriyovych Polyukhovych (; born 1 November 1980) is a Ukrainian historian and civil servant. On 10 March 2020, he was appointed as the Acting Minister of Education and Science. On 23 dec. 2022 he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Peru. 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. See also Shmyhal Government References External links 1980 births Living people People from Kostopil 21st-century Ukrainian historians National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni Mayanists Ukrainian civil servants Education and science ministers of Ukraine Independent politicians in Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian politicians