A Kharkiv woman appointed as Deputy Minister of Health
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the appointment of Alla Kotvitska, former rector of the National Pharmaceutical University, as the first Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine. This information was released by Taras Melnychuk, the Cabinet's permanent representative in the Verkhovna Rada.
November 4, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the appointment of Alla Kotvitska as the first Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine. This was reported by Taras Melnychuk, the permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Alla Kotvitska was born in the city of Zmiiv. She graduated from the National Pharmaceutical University and the Kharkiv National University named after V. N. Karazin. Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, professor. Since 2017, she has held the position of rector of the National Pharmaceutical University. At the time of her appointment, she was 54 years old.
In September 2025, Alla Kotvitska announced that she would not participate in the election of the rector of the NFAU. Professor Oleksandr Kuchtenko was elected as the winner of the election.
Previously, Alla Kotvitska had not held political positions. Her former husband, Igor Kotvitsky, a People's Deputy of the VIII convocation from the "People's Front" faction, and a business partner of Arsen Avakov, had previously held a political position.