Volodymyr Matvienko

Volodymyr Matvienko
Володи́мир Матвіє́нко
Matvienko in 2011
1st Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
In office August 1991 – March 1992
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vadym Hetman
Personal details
Born	(1938-01-05) 5 January 1938 (age 86) Bilka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Spouse	Halyna Pylypivna
Children	2; including Pavlo
Alma mater	Kyiv National Economic University
Occupation	Economist banker entrepreneur author politician
Awards	Hero of Ukraine
Website	v-matvienko.com.ua

Volodymyr Pavlovych Matvienko (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Па́влович Матвіє́нко; born 5 January 1938) is a Ukrainian poet-songwriter, economist and politician who is a recipient of both the Hero of Ukraine and Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. Additionally, he was the first chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) from 1991 to 1992.^[1]