Vasyl Bertash

Bertash was born onn 7 January 1961 in Rokytne, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union at the time of his birth.^[1] In 1980 he graduated from Rivne Agricultural College while working at the Myrgoshchansky State Farm Technical School in Dubno and then at the Gorky collective farm in Lutsk.^[1] He pursued a postgraduate education, and in 1985 he also graduated from the Ukrainian Institute of Water Engineers with a degree in civil engineering.^[1]

After graduating, he returned to the Gorky collective farm in Lutsk then went to the Klevan Industrial Plant in Rivne.^[1] From 1987 to 1998 he was then General Director of the enterprise "Rembudmontazh".^[1] In addition, from 1992–1998, he was CEO of Polish-Ukrainian company REMROL.^[2]

From 1998–2005, he worked at the Rivne Oblast State Administration, heading the regional construction department.^[1] He was deputy of the Oblast Council in 2002–2006.^[2]

From 2006–2007, Bertash was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing the Party of Regions.^[1] From 2010–2014, he served as a Governor of Rivne Oblast. In 2023, he was a deputy of the Rivne Oblast Council.^[1]

• Honored Builder of Ukraine (December 2000).
• Order of Merit of the 3rd degree (April 2002), 2nd degree (January 2011), 1st degree (January 2013); for a significant personal contribution to state building, socio-economic development of the Rivne region, many years of conscientious work and high professionalism.^[2]
• International Order of the Smile (2003).
• Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (April 2004).
• Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public administration.

Vasyl Bertash is the president of the Rivne public organization "Billiards Sports Association".

Other hobbies: sports, hunting, fishing.