Mykhailo Fedorov became Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, on August 29, 2019. He is the youngest minister in the history of Ukrainian politics. Graduated from the Faculty of Sociology and Management of Zaporizhzhia University.
In March 2023, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed Vice Prime Minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science and Technologies –– Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Before working in the government, he ran a business in the digital marketing sphere. In December 2019 he was appointed as Head of the Digital for Volodymyr Zelenskyy Presidential campaign.
Mykhailo Fedorov is an innovator and visioner. With the Ministry of Digital Transformation’s team, the main goal is to build the most user-friendly digital state for citizens and technological businesses. In 2020, Diia project launched – a one-stop shop for public services & e-documents. As of now, over 22,5 million users use the Diia app. Now Diia is an ecosystem with wide range of products: Diia mobile app; Diia web portal; Diia.Digital Education, Diia.Business, Diia.City etc.
With the start of the full-scale invasion of russia, the Ministry of Digital Transformation helped with launching a number of important projects – UNITED24 fundraising platform; Army of Drones project for supplying Ukrainian Army with drones; Brave1 cluster for developing defense tech solutions etc.
Since March 2023, Mykhailo Fedorov has been responsible for the development of innovation, education, science and technology. Jointly with the Minister of Education and Science and the respective ministry, they have developed a strategy for transforming every level of education, from kindergartens to universities. Another track of work is development of educational app – Mriia. This is a product for children, teachers, and parents that will become a gamechanger in the education system.
In July 2025, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
