Oleksiy Kucher
Oleksiy Kucher Олексій Кучер | |
|---|---|
 Oleksiy Kucher | |
| Governor of Kharkiv Oblast | |
| In office 5 November 2019 – 27 November 2020 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Preceded by | Yuliya Svitlychna |
| Succeeded by | Aina Tymchuk[1] |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 3 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Hirshfeld |
| Succeeded by | Yuliya Svitlychna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher 23 March 1985 Novoraysk, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Education | H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University |
| Occupation | lawyer politician |
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кучер; born 23 March 1985[2]) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician.[3] Kucher was Governor of Kharkiv Oblast from November 2019 until November 2020.[4][1]
Biography[edit]
Kucher studied at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.[5]
He also graduated from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.[5]
He obtained his lawyer's license in 2011. Teacher at the High School of Advocacy.[6]
Kucher was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[7] As a candidate of Servant of the People he won election district 179 (located in Kharkiv Oblast) with 50.62% of the votes; Serhii Chernov of Opposition Bloc placed second with 17.25% of the votes.[8] In parliament he became member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy.[5]
On 11 November 2019 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Kucher Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.[4]
In the October 2020 Kharkiv mayoral election Kucher was the mayoral candidate of Servant of the People.[9] He finished third with 7.24%, losing to incumbent mayor Hennadiy Kernes.[9]
President Zelensky dismissed Kucher, as Governor of Kharkiv Oblast, on 27 November 2020.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Zelensky appointed leaders of Kharkiv and Odesa regions, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 November 2020)
- ^ "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Zelensky introduces new Kharkiv governor". UNIAN. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 806/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Кучер Алексей Владимирович". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. July 26, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Kharkiv, the votes in the mayoral election were counted: who wins and whether there will be a second round, UNIAN (4 November 2020)
External links[edit]
Media related to Oleksii Kucher at Wikimedia Commons- Oleksiy Kucher on Facebook
- "President appointed Oleksiy Kucher to the post of Kharkiv RSA Head". Office of the President of Ukraine. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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