Oleksandr Wilkul

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Cyrillic ( Ukrainian )
Олександр Юрійович Вілкул
Transl. : Oleksandr Jurijovyč Vilkul
Transcr. : Oleksandr Jurijowytsch Wilkul
Cyrillic ( Russian )
Александр Юрьевич Вилкул
Transl .: Aleksandr Jur'evič Vilkul
Transcr .: Alexander Jurjewitsch Wilkul

Oleksandr Jurijowytsch Wilkul ( Ukrainian Олександр Юрійович Вілкул ; born May 24, 1974 in Krywyj Rih , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian politician ( opposition bloc ). He is a member of the Verkhovna Rada and was Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine from December 2012 to February 27, 2014.

Life

Origin and family

Wilkul was born on May 24, 1974 in Kryvyi Rih in western Dnipropetrovsk Oblast . In 1996 he graduated from the Technical University of Krywyj Rih with a degree in mining engineering and then worked as an economic manager in his hometown until 2006 . He is married and has had a daughter named Maria since 2008. His father, Yuri Wilkul, is the mayor of Kryvyi Rih and the former rector of the Technical University of Kryvyi Rih.

politics

Since 2006 he has been a member of the Party of Regions in the Ukrainian parliament and temporarily the deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. From March 2010 until his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, he was Chairman of the Oblast Administration (Governor) of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. On December 24, 2012, Viktor Yanukovych appointed him Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine in Azarov's second cabinet .

On May 16, 2013, by Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 279/2013, he was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine for Science and Technology .

Up to the events of the Euromaidan, Wilkul was considered a possible candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine to succeed Prime Minister Mykola Azarov . After Azarov's resignation, Wilkul was entrusted with the duties of the Prime Minister from January 28, 2014 to February 27, 2014.

In the parliamentary elections on October 26, 2014, Wilkul took second place on the list of the opposition bloc , a list of various smaller Eurosceptic and pro-Russian parties. In the election as mayor of Dnipro on November 17, 2015, Wilkul was defeated by Borys Filatov with 158,752 to 184,874 votes.

In the 2019 presidential election in Ukraine , the candidate Wilkul, who is considered more pro-Russia, took part in the first ballot on March 31, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Oleksander Wilkul  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Appointment as Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and curriculum vitae , from most-dnepr.info, accessed on January 15, 2013 (Russian)
  2. ↑ Appointment as chairman of the oblast administration on the official website of the President of Ukraine ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 15, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.president.gov.ua
  3. ↑ Awarding of the State Prize of Ukraine on the official website of the President of Ukraine ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 15, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.president.gov.ua
  4. ↑ Candidate to succeed the Prime Minister ( memento of the original from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; news.mail.ru, accessed January 15, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / news.mail.ru
  5. ↑ Official transfer of the power of attorney ( memento of the original from December 9, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 24, 2014 (Ukrainian) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.president.gov.ua
  6. ↑ Short biography on O. Wilkul's website
  7. ↑ Borys Filatov becomes the new mayor. Electoral Commission. In: Ukrinform . November 17, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2016 (English, original title: Borys Filatov becomes Dnipropetrovsk mayor - election commission ).
  8. ↑ Results of the presidential elections in Ukraine 2019. Online voting in Ukraine-Pravda on March 31, 2019; accessed on April 1, 2019 (Ukrainian)
  9. ↑ Election in Ukraine: A completely normal protest election , faz.de from April 1, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Wilkul, Oleksandr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilkul, Oleksandr Jurijowytsch (full name); Вілкул, Олександр Юрійович (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Krywyj Rih , Ukrainian SSR