Borys Kolesnikov
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Borys Viktorovych Kolesnikov (Ukrainian: Борис Вікторович Колесніков, born 25 October 1962)[5] is the leader of the political party Ukraine is Our Home.[6][8] He is the former secretary of the Party of Regions' presidium, former people's deputy in Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) and head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Communications, and former deputy prime minister of Ukraine and former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.[3] He is the owner and president of the HC Donbass ice hockey club.
Quick Facts People's Deputy of Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine ...
Borys Kolesnikov | |
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Борис Колесніков | |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 12 December 2012[1] – 27 November 2014[2] | |
In office 25 May 2006 – 11 March 2010 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 11 March 2010[3] – 24 December 2012[4] | |
Chairman of Donetsk Oblast Council | |
In office May 2001 – 25 April 2006 | |
Preceded by | Viktor Yanukovych |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Blyznyuk |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-10-25) 25 October 1962 (age 61)[5] Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[5] |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Opposition Bloc (until 2018) Party for Peace & Development (2019–2021) Ukraine is Our Home (2021–present)[6] |
Other political affiliations | Opposition Bloc — Party for Peace and Development |
Spouse | Svitlana[5] |
Children | Son (born 1992) and daughter (born 2004)[7] |
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovych and the family name is Kolesnikov.