Oleksiy Kucher
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кучер; born 23 March 1985[1]) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician.[2] He is the current Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.[3]
Oleksiy Kucher Олексій Кучер | |
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Oleksiy Kucher | |
Governor of Kharkiv Oblast | |
Assumed office 5 November 2019 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
Preceded by | Yuliya Svitlychna |
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 |
Biography
Kucher studied at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.[4]
He also graduated from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.[4]
He obtained his lawyer's license in 2011. Teacher at the High School of Advocacy.[5]
Kucher was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[6] 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.[7]
Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy.[4]
See also
- List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2019–24
References
- "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.
- "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 806/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- "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.
- Single-mandate simple majority system, 21.07.2019 District 179, URK.VOTE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oleksii Kucher. |
- 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.