Vyacheslav Kyrylenko
| Vyacheslav Kyrylenko В'ячеслав Анатолійович Кириленко | |
|---|---|
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| Kyrylenko in 2005 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine | |
| In office 2005–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1968[1] Poliske, Ukrainian SSR[1] |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | For Ukraine! |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Movement of Ukraine(1993-2002) Ukrainian People's Party(2002-2005) People's Union Our Ukraine(2007-2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Kateryna[2] |
| Children | Daughter and son[2] |
| Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.kyrylenko.com.ua |
Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Kyrylenko (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Анатолійович Кириленко) is a Ukrainian politician; former Minister of Labor and Social Policy, former Vice Prime Minister, former partyleader of Our Ukraine and current leader of the party For Ukraine!.[1][3][4]
Biography
During his studies at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyrylenko was one of the initiators a political student strike at the October Revolution Square in Kiev, which was held from 12 to 17 October 1990,[5] which eventually led to the resignation the Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine Vitaly Masol.[6] In the years 1992 and 1993 Kyrylenko was head of the Ukrainian Student Union and became a member of the People's Movement of Ukraine,[1] He soon became the head of the youth wing of this party and stayed that until 2002 while meanwhile becoming a Doctor of Philosophy at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (in 1993 he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and he received a PhD in Philosophy in 1997[6]).[1]
In 2002 Kyrylenko became the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian People's Party.[1] During the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kyrylenko was elected into the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament); he has been re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada since.[1] In 2005 Kyrylenko became the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the first Tymoshenko Government and a Vice Prime Minister later that year in the Yekhanurov Government until the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[1] In December 2006 Kyrylenko was elected as Head of the Parliamentary Faction "Our Ukraine"[1] and on March 31, 2007 was elected the head of the People's Union Our Ukraine.[1] During the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election was Kyrylenko the top candidate of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc on its party list.[7] The alliance lost 9 seats but its percentage of total votes slightly improved.[8][9]
In 2008 Kyrylenko was replaced as head of Our Ukraine party of its Honorary President Viktor Yushchenko.[2] In December Kyrylenko resigned from the post as head of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in protest against the reformation of the coalition that supported the second Tymoshenko Government with Bloc of Lytvyn.[2] According Kyrylenko the restructure posed "a serious threat to the economy and social sphere".[6] On December 23, 2008 Kyrylenko formed the parliamentarian deputy group For Ukraine! in the Verkhovna Rada.[2][3][10] In November 2009 Kyrylenko started to cooperate with the Party of Social Protection[3] In order to participate in the 2010 Ukrainian local elections.[3] In November 2009 the Party of Social Protection changed its name to For Ukraine! and Kyrylenko was elected party leader of it[4][11]
In November 2009 Kyrylenko was awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise V degree.[6]
In December 2011 Kyrylenko signed an agreement with the head of the party Front of Changes Arseniy Yatsenyuk on joint opposition activity and merger of their parties after the election.[12]
Kyrylenko was placed at number 4 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[13][14] He was elected into parliament.[14]
Family
Kyrylenko is married to Kateryna Mykhailivna[15] who is a philosophy lecturer at the Kyiv National University of Culture and the Arts.[2] They have a son and a daughter.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Curriculum vitae Dr. Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, Hanns Seidel Foundation
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 (Russian) Вячеслав Кириленко, Liga.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (Ukrainian) Ъ:Рух Кириленка стане партією, Novynar (November 10, 2009)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Ukrainian) Політична партія "За Україну!", DA-TA
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Sixteen days that shook Ukraine (Glavred, special project)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (Russian) Кириленко, Вячеслав, Lenta.Ru
- ↑ ”Our Ukraine” does not use administrative resource - Kyrylenko, UNIAN (june 26, 2007)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Політична партія «Наша Україна», Database DATA
- ↑ How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009, ISBN 978-0-88132-427-3 (page 214 and 220)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Біографія, Official website of Vyacheslav Kyrylenko
- ↑ (Ukrainian) "За Україну!" візьме участь у місцевих виборах 31 жовтня, NEWSru Ukraine (July 16, 2010)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Кириленко об'єднався з Яценюком, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 December 2011)
- ↑ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 (Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Profile at Korrespondent
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mykhailo Papiev |
Minister of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine 2005 |
Succeeded by Ivan Sakhan |
| Preceded by Mykola Tomenko |
Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine (in Humanitarian Affairs) 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Dmytro Tabachnyk |