Ihor Lutsenko (politician)
Ukrainian journalist and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ihor Viktorovych Lutsenko (Ukrainian: І́гор Ві́кторович Луце́нко; born 10 November 1978)[2] is a Ukrainian journalist and politician.
Quick Facts People's Deputy of Ukraine, Personal details ...
Ihor Lutsenko | |
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Ігор Луценко | |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 27 November 2014[1] – 24 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-11-10) 10 November 1978 (age 45) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
Alma mater | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
Awards | Order for Courage 3d class |
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Lutsenko took part in the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv. In January 2014, he was abducted and beaten along with Yuriy Verbytsky who died.[3][4]
In 2014, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the party list of Batkivshchyna.[2] But in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election he lost reelection for this party in constituency 154 (Rivne Oblast).[5] In October 2019 Lutsenko became an adviser of the Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko.[6]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Lutsenko joined the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.[7]