Viktor Matchuk

Matchuk was born on 5 June 1959 in Rivne, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.^[1] In 1982, he graduated from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) with a spepcialty in industrial electronics, thus qualifying him for the job of an engineer.^[1] He then worked as a controller of radio equipment at the "Radiopribor" plant in Kyiv, before returning to study as a postgraduate student at KPI, where he earned his Candidate of Technical Sciences degree in 1986, simultaneously working as a junior research associate at the time at KPI.^[1]

Following this, he worked as the head of the design bureau for the Rivne Radio Engineering Plant and a part-time lecturer at the Ukrainian Institute of Water Management Engineers before switching to business in 1990.^[1] He first worked as director of the "Vostok-Prohama" enterprise in Rivne, and then from 1992-2006 he worked as a director at the "Renome" company.^[1]

From 1998 to 2002 he served as a deputy on the Rivne City Council, chairing the budget and finance committee.^[2] Then, from 2002 to 2010, he served as a deputy on the Rivne Oblast Council, where he was head of the "Our Ukraine" faction.^[2]

Fromm January to May 2006, he was head of the Rivne city organization for Our Ukraine.^[2] Then, from 2006-2010, Matchuk served as a Governor of Rivne Oblast. In 2010-2012 he was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing Our Ukraine.^[2]