In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Volodymyrivna and the family name is Zelenska or Kyiashko.
Not to be confused with Elena Zelenskaya.
Olena Zelenska
Олена Зеленська
Official portrait, 2021
First Lady of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed role 20 May 2019[1]
President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded by
Maryna Poroshenko
Personal details
Born
Olena Volodymyrivna Kyiashko
(1978-02-06) 6 February 1978 (age 46) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(m. 2003)
Children
2
Relatives
Oleksandr Zelenskyy (father-in-law)
Alma mater
Kryvyi Rih National University
Occupation
Screenwriter
Awards
BBC 100 Women (2022)[2]
Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska[a] (née Kiyashko;[b] born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[3] Zelenska was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023.[4]
^"'Beautiful Melania': Elena Zelenskaya became the first lady of Ukraine and published the first photos on Instagram. PHOTO, VIDEO". ForumDaily Woman. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^"BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^"Main facts about Ukraine's next first lady Olena Zelenska". KyivPost. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^Jill Biden (13 April 2023). "Olena Zelenska". time.com. Time Person of the Year.
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