Oksana Bilozir
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Oksana Volodymyrivna Bilozir , née Rozumkevych , is a People's Artist of Ukraine
(1994), People's Deputy of Ukraine
, member of Our Ukraine fraction, in 2005 Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.
, Dubno Raion
, Rivne Oblast
, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine
).
Mother, Nina Vasylivna (1933 - 2004)
1st spouse, Ihor Bilozir (1955-2000), Ukrainian famous composer and singer, the frontman of VIA
"Vatra", tragically died in May 2000, after slaughter
in Lviv
2nd spouse, Roman Nedzelsky, is the Director of the state enterprise "Ukraina Gastrol'na" (eng. - Touring Ukraine) under Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Sons: Andriy Bilozir and Yaroslav Nedzelsky.
Oksana Bilozir is close to the family of former Ukrainian President Yushchenko
. She is as well the godmother
of one of the daughters of Poroshenko.
"Vatra", founded by her first husband. Since 1994 she has been the lead singer of music band "Oksana". She released 15 CD albums, a DVD
, and 10 music films.
(in 2002-2005 and in 2006), and from the block Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense during early parliamentary elections
in 2007. In 2004-2005 she led the Social Christian Party (in October 2008 that party merged with United Centre
), later became a member of the party Our Ukraine, with the the President Viktor Yushchenko
acting as the Honorary Chairman. In February 2008 Bilozir and several prominent members left Our Ukraine; she became a member of United Centre. Bilozir voted for the dismissal of the second Tymoshenko Government
in February 2009. In September 2010 she became a member of Christian Democratic Union
.
People's Artist of Ukraine
People's Artist of Ukraine is an honorary and the highest title awarding to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts ....
(1994), People's Deputy of Ukraine
People's Deputy of Ukraine
People's Deputy of Ukraine is a person elected by a popular vote to the Ukrainian Parliament and is a member of parliament...
, member of Our Ukraine fraction, in 2005 Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.
Biography
Oksana Bilozir was born on May 30, 1957 in Smyha settlementUrban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
, Dubno Raion
Dubno Raion
Dubno Raion is a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Dubno. It has a population of 48 704.-External links:*...
, Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population is 1.2 million...
, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine
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...
).
Education
- 1976 - Lviv Musical-Pedagogical College named after F. Kolessi
- 1981 - Lviv State Conservatory named after M. LysenkaLviv ConservatoryThe Lviv National Musical Academy, M. Lysenko is a state conservatory of Ukraine based in Lviv.-History:...
- 1999 - Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, affiliated with MFA of Ukraine, with qualification of Master of foreign policy and diplomacy.
Family
Father, Volodymyr Rozumkevych (b. 1930), retiredMother, Nina Vasylivna (1933 - 2004)
1st spouse, Ihor Bilozir (1955-2000), Ukrainian famous composer and singer, the frontman of VIA
VIA music
VIA music or Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl , was the official name applied to pop and rock bands in the Soviet Union...
"Vatra", tragically died in May 2000, after slaughter
Slaughter
-Animals:* Animal slaughter, killing animals for food** Ritual slaughter, the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in a ritual manner*** Dhabīḥah, the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of animals excluding camels, locusts, fish and most sea life in Islamic law*** Shechita, the ritual...
in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
2nd spouse, Roman Nedzelsky, is the Director of the state enterprise "Ukraina Gastrol'na" (eng. - Touring Ukraine) under Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Sons: Andriy Bilozir and Yaroslav Nedzelsky.
Oksana Bilozir is close to the family of former Ukrainian President Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...
. She is as well the godmother
Godmother
A godmother is a female godparent in the Christian tradition.Godmother may also refer to:*A female arranged to be legal guardian of a child if untimely demise is met by the parents...
of one of the daughters of Poroshenko.
Artistic achievements
Oksana Bilozir started her concert activity in 1979, as soloist of VIAVIA music
VIA music or Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl , was the official name applied to pop and rock bands in the Soviet Union...
"Vatra", founded by her first husband. Since 1994 she has been the lead singer of music band "Oksana". She released 15 CD albums, a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, and 10 music films.
Teaching activities
1996 - Professor, Pop Singing Department at Kiev National University of Culture and Arts, Head of Department, professor of the Kiev State School of variety and circus arts. In 1996-1997 Oksana Bilozir was teaching at Kiev State Institute of Culture.Politics
Oksana Bilozir became the People's Deputy of Ukraine for three times, twice from the bloc Our UkraineOur Ukraine
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc is an electoral alliance active in Ukraine, associated with former President Viktor Yushchenko. Since 2005, the bloc has been dominated by a core consisting of the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party and five smaller partner parties.The Our Ukraine Bloc is...
(in 2002-2005 and in 2006), and from the block Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense during early parliamentary elections
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...
in 2007. In 2004-2005 she led the Social Christian Party (in October 2008 that party merged with United Centre
United Centre
United Centre is a Ukrainian political party. It is an offspring of Our Ukraine. It will participate in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election independently. Legally United Centre is the successor of the Party of Private Property , registered with the Ministry of Justice on September 24, 1999....
), later became a member of the party Our Ukraine, with the the President Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...
acting as the Honorary Chairman. In February 2008 Bilozir and several prominent members left Our Ukraine; she became a member of United Centre. Bilozir voted for the dismissal of the second Tymoshenko Government
Second Tymoshenko Government
The second Tymoshenko Government was appointed on December 18, 2007 as a coalition between Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc , OU-PSD is the party of then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, following the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election...
in February 2009. In September 2010 she became a member of Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Ukraine)
The Christian Democratic Union is a political party in Ukraine. On December 2, 2002, in Athens, Greece the party became a member of Centrist Democrat International. It is negotiated now its associated membership in the European People's Party...
.
- Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interparliamentary Relations, Bilateral and Multilateral relations of the Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna RadaThe 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...
Committee on Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually... - Member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...
- Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Korea
- Co-Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Deputy Head of Group for Interparliamentary Relations with AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- Deputy head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Croatia
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Spain
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Sweden
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United Mexican States
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of the NetherlandsKingdom of the NetherlandsThe Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...
- Deputy Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Peru
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Slovak Republic
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Portugal
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Slovenia
- Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTurkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
See also
- Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007Early 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
- Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna RadaThe 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...