Oleksandr Lavrynovych
| Oleksandr Lavrynovych Олександр Лавринович | |
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| Supreme Council of Justice member | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 02, 2013 | |
| Ministry of Justice of Ukraine | |
| In office March 11, 2010 – July 02, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Yuri Yekhanurov Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Mykola Onishchuk |
| Succeeded by | Olena Lukash |
| In office January 11, 2006 – December 18, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Roman Zvarych[1][2] |
| Succeeded by | Mykola Onishchuk |
| In office November 21, 2002 – January 5, 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Anatoliy Kinakh Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Syuzanna Stanik |
| Succeeded by | Roman Zvarych |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office September 2, 2008 – March 11, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Martynyuk |
| Succeeded by | Adam Martynyuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1956 Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Movement of Ukraine |
| Spouse(s) | Svitlana Hryhorivna (b. 1956)[3] |
| Children | Maksym (b. 1978), Vitaliy (b. 1983)[3] |
| Alma mater | Shevchenko National University (1978) Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (1987) Law Academy of Ukraine (1998) Institute of State and Law (2001) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Lavrynovych (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Лавринович) (born June 28, 1956 in Ovruch) is a members of the Supreme Council of Justice of Ukraine and a former Ukrainian member of parliament and former Minister of Justice of Ukraine.[4] He is Merited Jurist of Ukraine (2003).
Biography
After graduating from the Shevchenko National University in 1978, Lavrynovych worked in the NAN Ukrainian SSR. In 1981-1984 he served in military (chief of radar station). From 1989 till 1998 Lavrynovych was one of the leaders of People's Movement of Ukraine.[5] From 1990 till 1994 he was a member of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine and its Deputy Chairman in 1991-1994.[5]
From 1998 till 2001 he was an People's Deputy of Ukraine for People's Movement of Ukraine parliamentary faction, surrendering his deputy mandate early.[5] In 2002 Lavrynovych was elected to parliament on the Our Ukraine party list, but refused to be registered. In May 2002 Lavrynovych was appointed as Justice Minister in the Kinakh Government.[4] In the First Yanukovych Government (2002-2005) he was also Minister of Justice of Ukraine.[5] After a short intermezzo as Deputy Chairman of the Board of "Ukrnafta" (2005-2006) Lavrynovych returned to national politics in August 2006 as First Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the Second Yanukovych Government.[5] But he soon moved to the post Minister of Justice of Ukraine again (from 1 November 2006 till 18 December 2007).[5] In the 2007 parliamentary election he was elected Deputy of Ukraine for Party of Regions.[5] From the dismissal of Arseniy Yatsenyuk till the election of Volodymyr Lytvyn as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Lavrynovych assumed the position as acting chairman from November 12, 2008[6] till December 9, 2008.[7][8] The Verkhovna Rada refused to include in its agenda an issue concerning dismissal of its first Vice Speaker Lavrynovych on November 17, 2009.[9] Starting 11 March 2010 Lavrynovych became Justice Minister again.[4] On 2 July he was elected as member of the Supreme Council of Justice of Ukraine.[10] Olena Lukash replaced Lavrynovych as Justice Minister 2 days later.[11]
Awards
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (5th degree)
- Order of Merit (2nd degree)
- Order of Merit (3rd degree)
References
- ↑ Analysis: The Faces Of Ukraine's New Cabinet, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (8 August 2006)
- ↑ Verkhovna Rada approves new Cabinet members, UNIAN (11 November 2006)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lavrynovych Oleksandr Volodymyrovych". Official informational server (in Ukrainian). Party of Regions. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (Russian) Лавринович Александр Владимирович, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 (Ukrainian) Лавринович Олександр Володимирович, DATA
- ↑ "Rada Dismisses Yatseniuk". Ukrainian News Agency. November 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Rada Elects Volodymyr Lytvyn As Speaker". Ukrainian News Agency. December 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Lytvyn elected as Speaker of Ukrainian parliament". UNIAN. December 9, 2008.
- ↑ VR refused to include in agenda issue on dismissal of Lavrynovych, UNIAN (November 17, 2009)
- ↑ Judges Kolesnychenko, Kuzmyshyn, Justice Minister Lavrynovych elected as Supreme Council of Justice members, Interfax-Ukraine (2 July 2013)
- ↑ Ukrainian President Appoints New Justice Minister , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (4 July 2013)
External links
- Website of a law firm headed by Lavrynovych son "Lavrynovych and Partners"
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Syuzanna Stanik |
Minister of Justice of Ukraine 2002-2005 |
Succeeded by Roman Zvarych |
| Preceded by Roman Zvarych |
Minister of Justice of Ukraine 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Mykola Onischuk |
| Preceded by Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
Acting Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada 2008 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Lytvyn |
| Preceded by Mykola Onishchuk |
Minister of Justice of Ukraine 2010-2013 |
Succeeded by Olena Lukash |