Yuriy Boyko
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Yuriy Boyko is a Ukrainian politician, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine (since 9 December 2010; since 11 March 2010 and up to the reorganization of ministries has been the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine). Hero of Ukraine
.
, Donetsk Oblast
. He is married, together with his wife Vera he is raising 6 children. Boyko plays ice hockey, football, likes waterskiing and windsurfing. Allegedly Boyko and controversial businessmen Dmytro Firtash
"are close associates".
(21 November 2002 – 7 December 2004). Late July 2004 he was appointed in a coordination committee for RosUkrEnergo
.
On April 23, 2005 Boyko was elected the Chairman of the Republican Party of Ukraine
(RPU). During Ukrainian parliamentary elections in 2006
, the RPU joined the Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak!", yet they did not succeed to reach the 3% election threshold required by law. In the summer of 2005 President Viktor Yushchenko
prevented Boyko to be arrested for abuse of office while heading Naftogaz. This arrest had been ordered by Security Service of Ukraine Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov
. On 4 August 2006, he was appointed the Minister of Fuel and Energy (in the government of Viktor Yanukovych
). On 18 December 2007 Boyko was dismissed as Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine due to the election to the 6th parliamentary elections.
November 2007 - March 2010 - People's Deputy of Ukraine, the 6th convocation of Verkhovna Rada, elected from the Party of Regions
.
On 11 March 2010 Boyko was appointed the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine (in Mykola Azarov
government)
On 9 December 2010, due to the optimization of the system of central executive power in Ukraine President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych dismissed Boyko from the position of Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and appointed him the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine.
Hero of Ukraine
Hero of Ukraine is the highest state decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the Government of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as of August 25 2011 the total number of awards is 265. The award is divided into two classes of distinction:...
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Biography
Yuriy Boyko was born on 9 October 1958, in HorlivkaHorlivka
Horlivka is a city in the Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. As of 2001, the city's population was 292,000. It is a coal mining and chemical industry centre...
, Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
. He is married, together with his wife Vera he is raising 6 children. Boyko plays ice hockey, football, likes waterskiing and windsurfing. Allegedly Boyko and controversial businessmen Dmytro Firtash
Dmytro Firtash
Dmytro Firtash is a Ukrainian businessman and billionaire .Firtash first steps in business where in in the food industry in the early 1990s before moving into gas trading....
"are close associates".
Education
In 1981 Boyko graduated from the Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology named after Dmitry Mendeleev (with qualification of chemical engineer), and in 2001 he graduated from East-Ukrainian University (with qualification of engineer-economist).Career
- 1981 to 1999 - started as master at industrial site, then has risen to the Director General of the chemical plant "Zarya" in Rubezhnoye
- 1999 to 2001 - Director General of JSC "Lisichansknefteorgsintez" (Lisichansk Refinery)
- August 2001 to February 2002 - Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "Ukrtatnafta" (Kremenchug refinery)
- in February 2002 Yuriy Boyko was appointed the Chairman of NAC "Naftogaz-Ukraine", and led the company until March 2005
- July 2003 - March 2005 - first Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine
Politics
Boyko was deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy in the cabinet of Viktor YanukovychViktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
(21 November 2002 – 7 December 2004). Late July 2004 he was appointed in a coordination committee for RosUkrEnergo
RosUkrEnergo
RosUkrEnergo is a Swiss-registered venture company that transports natural gas from Turkmenistan to East European countries. 50% of the company is owned by Gazprom, through its daughter Swiss-registered Rosgas Holding A.G., and another 50% by Swiss-registered private company Centragas Holding A.G.,...
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On April 23, 2005 Boyko was elected the Chairman of the Republican Party of Ukraine
Republican Party of Ukraine
The Republican Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine registered in March 2005. At the legislative elections of 26 March 2006, the party was part of the Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak". The party did not participate in the 2007 election....
(RPU). During Ukrainian parliamentary elections in 2006
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....
, the RPU joined the Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak!", yet they did not succeed to reach the 3% election threshold required by law. In the summer of 2005 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...
prevented Boyko to be arrested for abuse of office while heading Naftogaz. This arrest had been ordered by Security Service of Ukraine Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov
Oleksandr Turchynov
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov is a Ukrainian politician, a screenwriter, a Doctor of Economic Studies. He also was acting Prime Minister after former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's government was dismissed on March 3, 2010...
. On 4 August 2006, he was appointed the Minister of Fuel and Energy (in the government of Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
). On 18 December 2007 Boyko was dismissed as Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine due to the election to the 6th parliamentary elections.
November 2007 - March 2010 - People's Deputy of Ukraine, the 6th convocation of Verkhovna Rada, elected from the 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...
.
On 11 March 2010 Boyko was appointed the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine (in Mykola Azarov
Mykola Azarov
Mykola Yanovych Azarov ; born Nikolai Yanovich Pakhlo on 17 December 1947, is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 11 March 2010. He was the First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007, and he also served as acting...
government)
On 9 December 2010, due to the optimization of the system of central executive power in Ukraine President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych dismissed Boyko from the position of Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and appointed him the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine.
Awards
- 22 August 2004 - title Hero of UkraineHero of UkraineHero of Ukraine is the highest state decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the Government of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as of August 25 2011 the total number of awards is 265. The award is divided into two classes of distinction:...
and the Order of the State, for outstanding personal service to the development of Ukrainian fuel and energy complex, and long-term commitment - 22 May 2003 - Order of MeritOrder of MeritThe Order of Merit is a British dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture...
, III class, for good results in work and significant personal contribution to the development of oil and gas industry in Ukraine. - Order of Saint Seraphim of Sarov of the II class
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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