Center for a New American Security

Affiliation: Secretary of National Security and Defense, Ukraine

Raisa V. Bogatyreva was born January 6, 1953, in Bakal Chelyabinsk oblast of the Russian Federation.  In 1977, she graduated from Kharkov Medical Institute with a specialty in Medicine. In 1996, she graduated from Kyiv National University with a law degree. From 1977 to 1979, she was a doctor-intern in the hospital N2, Gorlovka, and practiced for more than 10 years as a obstetrician-gynecologist, becoming chairman of the trade union committee, and the deputy chief doctor Kramatorskom of the city hospital.  In 1994 she was appointed First Deputy Minister of Health, and in 2000 Secretary Bogatyreva became the scientific adviser of President of Ukraine.  Since 2000, she has been the People's Deputy of Ukraine. From 2002 to 2006 she was head of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada.  Since 2006, Bogatyreva has been the Chairman of the parliamentary faction of Party of Regions, coordinator of anti-coalition, and the Coalition of National Unity parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada.  Additionally, from 1997 to 2003 Bogatyreva was Secretary of the Supervisory Board of the National Fund for Social Protection of Mothers and Children; and from 2006 to July 2007 she was the Honorary President of Tender Chamber of Ukraine.  Bogatyreva is a State Prizewinner of Ukraine in Science and Technology.