Introduction
Ruslan Riaboshapka (Ukrainian: Руслан Георгійович Рябошапка) (born 14 October 1976) is a Ukrainian jurist who has been Prosecutor General of Ukraine since 2019.
Before being appointed as General Prosecutor, in May – August Riaboshapka was a deputy chief of staff for the recently elected President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky being responsible for its legal department and relationships of the President with courts.
Riaboshapka is better known for his resignation from the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAZK) back in 2017 when several members of the agency resigned during a crisis. While a member of NAZK since 2016, he called for re-launching of the agency and appointing new leadership, due to its poor task performance over checking the electronic asset declarations.
In 2013–2014 Riaboshapka for about six months worked for Transparency International Ukraine and then was a deputy minister of Justice of Ukraine.
Awards and merits
- Merited Jurist of Ukraine (2010) – an official of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine