Inna Bohoslovska
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Inna Hermanivna Bohoslovska is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 politician. She is known for her political tension with Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...

 as one of the main opponents. Bohoslovska was a candidate for President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...

 in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...

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Biography

Bohoslovska was born in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

 on August 5, 1960. She is married and lives with her daughter and grandson. Her father was a member of the Soviet military and worked as a teacher at a local high school; her mother was a lawyer.

In 1982 Inna Bohoslovska graduated with distinction from the Kharkiv Legal Institute (nowadays called the Yaroslav Mudry National Academy of Law). In the same year Inna began practical work as the lawyer as a member of Bar of the Kharkiv Region. Working as a defender, Inna presided on numerous civil and criminal defence cases.

In 1989 Inna Bohoslovska undertook correspondence postgraduate study at the Institution of the State and Rights at the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

In 1990 she participated in a Soviet-American conference on protection of human rights.

Following the conference, Inna was invited to study in the United States. However her position concerning influence of the state on judicial system mismatched the then pro-Soviet ideology of a management of institute and she had to reject the invitation at the time.

In 1992 Inna Bohoslovska was appointed to the legal board of the state Duma - an advisory body to the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...

. Issues addressed included discussion and the analysis of various bills, an expert estimation of various legislative initiatives.

Inna Bohoslovska was recognised in Ukraine as a successful lawyer in her own right, not only winning a majority of litigations, but also demonstrating her ability and willingness to be a creative progressive thinker and a good understanding of economic and politics. She was one of the youngest members appointed to the structure of the state Duma.

In 1998 Bohoslovska decided become actively involved in politics in Ukraine. During pre-election campaign for the Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...

 Bohoslovska stood for election as a representative of the local constituency in a Kharkov in the district in which she was born, went to school and now lives with her family and daughter.

Inna Bohoslovska, facing stiff competition from 14 other male candidates, managed to secure 34% of the vote -- twice the support given to her nearest competitors, which included the leader of the city organization of the Communist Party, one of leaders of the Socialist Party and the leader of the Social-Liberal Association.

The policies advocated by Bohoslovska were based on the need for the state to carrying out much needed tax, budgetary and administrative reforms.

Having worked in the extensively in formation, development and preparation of government policy and legislation, Inna Bohoslovska was asked to become one of the founding members of the Party Viche
Viche
Viche is a political party in Ukraine registered in May 1993. Before September 2005 the party was known as Constitutional Democratic Party .-History:...

 and was subsequently elected as the first Chairman of the party in 2003. On August 3, 2007, Bohoslovska and other leaders of the party decided to participate in the 2007 parliamentary elections
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2006
The Ukrainian parliamentary election took place on March 26, 2006. Election campaigning officially began on July 7, 2005. Between November 26 and December 31, 2005 party lists of candidates were formed....

 within Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...

 party list. Ihor Didkovsky was elected as a new party leader. The party considered a merge into Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...

 in 2007 and did not participate in the 2007 election (however a merger with the Party of Regions did not take place).

May 2009 Bohoslovska quit the Party of Regions and participated in the presidential election of the next year
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...

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Bohoslovska was excluded from the structure of the Party of Regions faction by decision of the political council of the Party of Regions in June 2009. Soon after Bohoslovska became the leader of Viche again. Bohoslovska’s 2010 campaign centred mostly on criticizing Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...

. During the 2010 election she received 0,41% of the votes. Bohoslovska rejoined the Party of Regions faction in October 2010.

See also

  • Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
    Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
    Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine took place on 30 September 2007. The date of the election was determined following agreement between the President Viktor Yushchenko, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Moroz on 27 May 2007, in an attempt...

  • List of Ukrainian Parliament Members 2007
  • Viche
    Viche
    Viche is a political party in Ukraine registered in May 1993. Before September 2005 the party was known as Constitutional Democratic Party .-History:...


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