Volodymyr Groysman

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Borysovych and the family name is Groysman.
Volodymyr Groysman
Володимир Гройсман
11th Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2014
Preceded by Oleksandr Turchynov
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Communal Living
In office
27 February 2014  27 November 2014
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded by Hennadiy Temnyk
Succeeded by Yuriy Zubko
Mayor of Vinnytsia
In office
28 March 2006  27 February 2014
Preceded by Oleksandr Dombrovskyi
Succeeded by Serhiy Morhunov
Personal details
Born 20 January 1978
Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party Petro Poroshenko Bloc
(2014-present)
Alma mater Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
National Academy of State Administration
Signature
Website http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/
Deputy of the Vinnytsia City Council
4th session
26 March 2002 – 28 March 2006
Elected as: Independent, District No.29
People's Deputy of Ukraine
8th convocation
27 November 2014 – Present
Elected as: Petro Poroshenko Bloc, No.4[1]

Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman or sometimes transliterated as Volodymyr Borysovych Hroisman[2] (Ukrainian: Володимир Борисович Гройсман; Yiddish: וואָלאָדימיר באָריסאָוויטש גרויסמאַן; born 20 January 1978[3]) is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation, Ukraine's national parliament, since 27 November 2014. He was elected into parliament on the party lists of the pro-presidential Petro Poroshenko Bloc.

In the First Yatsenyuk Government which was in office from 27 February until 27 November 2014, Groysman held two concurrent positions as the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Regional Policy and the Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine. From 28 March 2006 until 27 February 2014, Groysman was the Mayor of Vinnytsia.[4][5][6]

Biography

Early career

Volodymyr Groysman was born in Vinnytsia on 20 January 1978.[3] In 1994 he started his career as a commercial director of the small private business company "ОКО" and as a commercial director of the private enterprise "Youth".[3]

In the 2002 local elections, he was elected as a member of the Vinnytsia City Council from the 29th electoral district. In the city council, he worked as the Deputy Head of the Permanent Committee of the City Council on Human Rights, Lawfulness, Council Members' Activities and Ethics.[3] In 2003, he graduated from the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management with a specialty in Jurisprudence.[3]

On 25 November 2005, he was elected the head of the city council and the acting mayor.[3] In the March 26, 2006 local elections, he was elected as the city's mayor,[3] becoming the youngest mayor of a Ukraine's administrative center. In the October 10, 2010 local elections, he was re-elected mayor for a second term as a candidate of the party Conscience of Ukraine, gaining the support of 77.81% of citizens.[3] While mayor, Groysman was the Vice-President of the Association of Ukrainian Cities and the Legal Issues society.[3]

In February 2010, Groysman graduated from the National Academy of State Administration with a specialty in Community Development Management, especially management on the local and regional levels.[3]

Government minister

On 27 February 2014, Groysman was concurrently appointed as the Vice Prime Minister for Regional Policy and the Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine in the First Yatsenyuk Government.[3]

The parliamentary coalition that supported this government collapsed on 24 July 2014, and on the same day, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced that he was immediately resigning from his office.[7][8][9][10] However, Yatsenyuk's resignation was not accepted by parliament.[11] Nevertheless, on 25 July 2014 the Yatsenyuk Government appointed Groysman as its acting Prime Minister.[12] However, on 31 July 2014 the Verkhovna Rada declined Yatsenyuk's resignation because only 16 of the 450 MPs voted for his resignation.[13]

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada

In the 2014 parliamentary election, Groysman was elected into parliament after being in the top 10 of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc's electoral list.[14][15]

On 27 November 2014, at the first session of newly elected parliament, Groysman was elected as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada with 313 votes in favor.[16][17] 359 (of the 423 deputies) supported his nomination, he was also the only candidate for the post.[18]

Personal life

Volodymyr Groysman is married and has two daughters and a son.[3] He is of Jewish descent.[19]

Awards

Volodymyr Groysman has been awarded the following awards:[3]

References

  1. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. Interfax-Ukraine. Hroisman as appointed Ukraine's acting prime minister. Kyiv Post. 24 July 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 (Russian) Short bio, LIGA
  4. http://www.vmr.gov.ua/en
  5. http://www.coe.int
  6. http://www.heritageabroad.gov/
  7. "Ukraine Prime Minister Resigns, as Kiev Moves Toward Elections". New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. Rada speaker announces dissolution of parliamentary coalition, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014)
  9. Ukrainian PM Yatseniuk announces resignation in parliament, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014)
  10. Yatseniuk says collapse of Rada coalition means failure to pass laws on filling budget, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014)
  11. Yatseniuk's statement of resignation sent to parliament - Hroisman, Interfax-Ukraine (25 July 2014)
  12. Government adopts resolution appointing Hroisman as Ukraine's acting PM, Interfax-Ukraine (25 July 2014)
    Deputy PM Hroisman appointed Ukraine's acting premier, says Avakov, Interfax-Ukraine (25 July 2014)
  13. Rada expresses confidence in PM Yatseniuk, Interfax-Ukraine (31 July 2014)
  14. General official results of Rada election, Interfax-Ukraine (11 November 2014)
    Central Election Commission announces official results of Rada election on party tickets, Interfax-Ukraine (11 November 2014)
  15. Petro Poroshenko Bloc: Facts and Details, Sputnik News (25.10.2014)
  16. Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 21-VIII: Проект Постанови про обрання Першого заступника Голови Верховної Ради України та заступника Голови Верховної Ради України (Draft Resolution on the election of the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine). Adopted on 4 December 2014. (Ukrainian)
  17. Council elected a new speaker. Urkayinska Pravda. 27 November 2014
  18. Hroisman elected Rada speaker, Interfax-Ukraine (27 November 2014)
  19. Russia and Ukraine at war — among the Jews anyway, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (27 March 2014)

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Political offices
Preceded by
Oleksandr Turchynov
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
2014
Incumbent
Preceded by
Oleksandr Dombrovskyi
Mayor of Vinnytsia
2006–2014
Succeeded by
Serhiy Morhunov
Preceded by
Hennadiy Temnyk
Minister of Regional Development,
Construction and Communal Living

2014
Succeeded by
Yuriy Zubko