1. Serhiy Hennadiyovych Arbuzov is a Ukrainian former banker and politician who briefly served as acting prime minister of Ukraine from 28 January to 22 February 2014, following the resignation of Mykola Azarov amidst the escalating Euromaidan movement.
Serhiy Arbuzov previously served as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 December 2012 to 28 January 2014.
On 27 February 2014, in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, Arbuzov was dismissed, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk was elected as the new prime minister.
Serhiy Arbuzov is the former chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine and was the youngest chairman of the National Bank in Europe at the time of his appointment as First Vice Prime Minister.
Serhiy Arbuzov graduated from the Donetsk State University, having specialized in finance and credit and qualified as an economist.
At the start of his professional career, Serhiy Arbuzov worked as an administration chairman of Privatbank in Donetsk and a director of Privatbank in Kostyantynivka.
In 2005, Serhiy Arbuzov became a member of Our Ukraine, and in 2006 he unsuccessfully ran for the Donetsk Regional Council as a member of the party.
In 2010, Serhiy Arbuzov was appointed chairman of the Supervising Council of UkrEximBank, and in September 2010, he became a deputy chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine.
In October and December 2013, Serhiy Arbuzov held a series of meetings with the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule in Brussels, where a series of consultations were held on the implementation of the Association Agreement with the European Union.
Serhiy Arbuzov initiated the preparation of the road map document, in which the Association Agreement process was set out on a phased basis.
The second Azarov Government continued as a caretaker government, And Serhiy Arbuzov replaced Azarov as Prime Minister of Ukraine.
On 29 March 2014, during a party congress, Serhiy Arbuzov was expelled from the Party of Regions.
Serhiy Arbuzov is wanted by the General Prosecutor of Ukraine and is believed to be hiding in Russia as of 2015.