Oleksandr Kovalchuk
Ukrainian politician
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Ковальчук; born 5 February 1974) is a Ukrainian public figure and politician.[1] He serves as People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation.[2] He serves as Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy.[3] He is a Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[4] He is a member of the Political Council of the "Servant of the People" party.[5] Outside of politics, he served as chairman of the board, co-founder of the NGO «Interaction platform "Prostir"».[6]
5 February 1974
Oleksandr Kovalchuk | |
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Олександр Ковальчук | |
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| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
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| Born | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk 5 February 1974 |
| Party | Servant of the People |
| Education | Lviv University of Trade and Economics University of Minnesota Cuyahoga Community College |
Early life
Kovalchuk was born on 5 February 1974 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR.[7] From 1981 to 1991 he attended Secondary School No. 5 in Novogrod-Volynskyi.[8] Afterward, from 1991 to 1995, he studied at the Lviv University of Trade and Economics, graduating with a degree in economics and finance.[8] He then worked as the Director of the Yarun Trade and Commercial Association in the Novograd-Volynskyi district from 1995 to 1997.[8] Afterward, for a year, he did international studies in agricultural training at the University of Minnesota through the MAST International Programme.[8] He moved to the United States after this, working from 1999 to 2007 in various IT companies like Target and Adamant Computers, and then became the co-owner of the company Azatek and GTD.[8] Meanwhile, while working, he went to Cuyahoga Community College from 2000 to 2002, majoring in foreign languages and the social sphere.[8]