Heorhij Kirpa
| Cyrillic ( Ukrainian ) | |
|---|---|
| Георгій Миколайович Кірпа | |
| Transl. : | Heorhij Mykolajovyč Kirpa |
| Transcr. : | Heorhij Mykolajowytsch Kirpa |
| Cyrillic ( Russian ) | |
| Георгий Николаевич Кирпа | |
| Transl .: | Georgij Nikolaevič Kirpa |
| Transcr .: | Georgi Nikolayevich Kirpa |
Heorhij Mykolajowytsch Kirpa (born July 20, 1946 in Klubiwka , Chmelnyzkyj Oblast , Ukrainian SSR ; † December 27, 2004 in Bortyntschyj near Kiev ) was a Ukrainian politician. He was Minister of Transport (2002–2004) and General Director of the Ukrainian Railway Company (2000–2004).
Training and first professional activities
Kirpa initially worked (1964-1965) as a locksmith in a sugar factory and then studied at the Kharkiv Railway Institute , which he graduated in 1970 as an engineer. After graduating, he served a few months at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border station in Chop in Transcarpathia , before serving in the army in Yaroslavl from November 1970 to December 1971 .
Between 1971 and 1977 he rose from engineer to chief engineer and finally to head of the important railway junction in Tschop during a renewed job in Tschop. Further stations in his career were deputy head of the transport department in the Uzhhorod oblast center (1978–1979), head of department in Rivne (1979–1982) and finally in Uzhhorod (1982–1985).
From 1985 to 1993 Kirpa rose to the position of deputy head of the Lviv Railway Company, which is responsible for rail connections throughout western Ukraine. In July 1993 he became its head.
Political career
In the 1999 election year, Kirpa was a shop steward ( довірена особа ) for Leonid Kuchma in 120 constituencies.
In April 2000 he was Deputy Minister of Transport and General Director of the State Railway Administration at the Ministry.
For the parliamentary group "For the United Ukraine" ( За єдину Україну! ) He was put up as a list candidate (10th place) for the parliamentary election in 2002, but withdrew his candidacy and in May 2002 became Minister of Transport of Ukraine and General Director of the Ukrainian Railway Company ( Укрзалізниця ) in the Kinach and Yanukovych governments . After a new Ministry for Transport and Telecommunications was created in the summer of 2004, he was also appointed minister at the helm.
In June he founded his own " Rebirth " ( Відродження ) party, but continued to support President Yanukovych in the presidential election that year.
Awards
Kirpa was a lecturer at the Ukrainian Transport Academy and had the title of Honored Transport Worker of Ukraine . He was the holder of the Order for Friendship of Peoples , the Order of Merit 3rd Rank, the Order Yaroslav the Wise and others; he was also awarded the State Order of Ukraine as the Hero of Ukraine . In 1999 he was voted the most popular person in the Lviv-Galicia area .
He was also the author of 14 scientific papers in the field of rail transport.
Political Relations and Merit
Kirpa was close to former President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Yanukovych , whose rival he was increasingly becoming. In 2004 he was best known for the extensive construction work he had initiated in the railway station system, for example the large new station building in Uzhhorod was built under his responsibility. During the events surrounding the 2004 presidential election , his opponents accused him of providing special trains to enable supporters of Viktor Yanukovych to vote several times in different locations in the country. After the election, however, there were also allegations against him from the government camp.
Mysterious death
On December 27, 2004, the politician was found dead in his dacha near Kiev. According to media reports, he had burns; a gun was found beside him. Suicide or murder has not been ruled out or confirmed, and the exact circumstances of the death have not yet been clarified. The General Prosecutor's Office initiated a preliminary investigation into “suicide” after Prosecutor General Svyatoslaw Piskun , his deputy Viktor Schokin and an investigative team visited the scene .
Kirpa was married and had two grown children.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirpa, Heorhij |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Георгій Миколайович Кірпа (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian politician, Minister of Transport of Ukraine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klubivka , Khmelnitsky Oblast , Ukrainian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2004 |
| Place of death | Kiev , Ukraine |