Valeriy Konovalyuk

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Valeriy Konovalyuk in 2008

Valeriy Illich Konovalyuk (Ukrainian: Валерій Ілліч Коновалюк, born 31 August 1966 in Donetsk[1]), is a Ukrainian economist and politician. He is known for heading the Konovalyuk Commission.[2]

He has been elected to the Verhovna Rada three times (in 1998, 2002, and 2007).[1] In 2000 he joined Labour Ukraine until he became a member of the Regions of Ukraine faction and a member of the Party of Regions.[1] In April 2005 he left Party of Regions and re-joined Labour Ukraine.[1] And was elected party leader of that party.[1] In August 2007 Labour Ukraine members, and also Konovalyuk, decided to join the Party of Regions election list in the 2007 parliamentary election.[1] Konovalyuk did not participate in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election because he wanted "a timeout".[1]

In the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election he received 0.38% of the vote.[3]

In the 2014 parliamentary election Konovalyuk attempt to be re-elected into parliament as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 59 situated in the Maryinka failed after finishing 3rd with 8.50% of the votes.[4]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of Labour Ukraine
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Oleksandr Videnko[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 (Russian) Short bio, Liga.net
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    (Russian) Results election of Ukrainian president, Телеграф (29 May 2014)
  4. (Ukrainian) Candidates and winners for the seat of the constituency 59 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, RBK Ukraine
  5. Sopelnyk new head of Labor Ukraine Party, Interfax-Ukraine (5 November 2010)