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
Oleksiy Kucher
Governor of Kharkiv Oblast
Assumed office
5 November 2019
PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky
Preceded byYuliya Svitlychna
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 3 December 2019
Preceded byAnatoliy Hirshfeld
Succeeded byYuliya Svitlychna
Personal details
Born
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher

(1985-03-23) 23 March 1985
Novoraysk, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People
EducationH.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Occupationlawyer
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
  1. "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. "Zelensky introduces new Kharkiv governor". UNIAN. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 806/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. "Кучер Алексей Владимирович". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. Single-mandate simple majority system, 21.07.2019 District 179, URK.VOTE
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