Oleksiy Kucher

Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кучер; born 23 March 1985[2]) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician.[3] Kucher was Governor of Kharkiv Oblast from November 2019 until November 2020.[4][1]

Oleksiy Kucher
Олексій Кучер
Oleksiy Kucher
Governor of Kharkiv Oblast
In office
5 November 2019 – 27 November 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky
Preceded byYuliya Svitlychna
Succeeded byAina Tymchuk[1]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 3 December 2019
Preceded byAnatoliy Hirshfeld
Succeeded byYuliya Svitlychna
Personal details
Born
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher

(1985-03-23) 23 March 1985
Novoraysk, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People
EducationH.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Occupationlawyer
politician

Biography

Kucher studied at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.[5]

He also graduated from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.[5]

He obtained his lawyer's license in 2011. Teacher at the High School of Advocacy.[6]

Kucher was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[7] As a candidate of Servant of the People he won election district 179 (located in Kharkiv Oblast) with 50.62% of the votes; Serhii Chernov of Opposition Bloc placed second with 17.25% of the votes.[8] In parliament he became member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy.[5]

On 11 November 2019 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Kucher Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.[9]

In the October 2020 Kharkiv mayoral election Kucher was the mayoral candidate of Servant of the People.[10] He finished third with 7.24%, losing to incumbent mayor Hennadiy Kernes.[10]

President Zelensky dismissed Kucher, as Governor of Kharkiv Oblast, on 27 November 2020.[1]

See also
  • List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2019–24

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Zelensky appointed leaders of Kharkiv and Odesa regions, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 November 2020)
  2. "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". Central Election Commission (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. "Zelensky introduces new Kharkiv governor". UNIAN. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 806/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. "Кучер Олексій Володимирович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. "Кучер Алексей Владимирович". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. "Some 254 MPs enter Rada from Servant of the People, 124 MPs from other parties, 46 MPs self-appointed". Interfax-Ukraine. July 26, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  8. Single-mandate simple majority system, 21.07.2019 District 179, URK.VOTE
  9. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 806/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. (in Ukrainian) Kharkiv, the votes in the mayoral election were counted: who wins and whether there will be a second round, UNIAN (4 November 2020)
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