Maryna Poroshenko was born as Maryna Perevedentseva (Ukrainian: Марина Анатоліївна Переведенцева) in 1962 in Kiev, Ukraine.[1] Her father Anatoly (born 1933) was Deputy Minister of Health of the Ukrainian SSR.[1] Her mother Lyudmyla worked at Kiev Arsenal.[1]
While studying at the Bogomolets National Medical University, she met Petro Poroshenko at a disco. They married in 1984.[2] She worked as a cardiologist at the Zhovtneva Hospital until the birth of their first son, and after that, she devoted her time to her family.[1][2] She does not take part in public life and does not discuss politics with her husband.[3] She participates in the activities of the Petro Poroshenko Charity Foundation.[2]
In a June 2014 televised interview, Maryna said that she plans to engage in social and cultural issues currently facing Ukraine. Late June 2014 she met with Iryna Herashchenko, an envoy to the Peace plan for Eastern Ukraine and a mediator in the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine. They discussed possible assistance to the people in Eastern Ukraine.[4]