Vitaliy Chuhunnikov
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21 May 1974
Vitaliy Chuhunnikov Віталій Чугунніков | |
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| Governor of Rivne Oblast | |
| In office 26 December 2014 – 28 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Pryvarskyi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Oleksiy Mulyarenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vitaliy Semenovych Chuhunnikov 21 May 1974 |
| Party | UDAR |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute |
Vitaliy Semenovych Chuhunnikov (Ukrainian: Віталій Семенович Чугунніков; born 21 May 1974) is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur. Chuhunnikov previously served as Governor of Rivne Oblast, representing the UDAR party, from 2014 to 2016 during the presidency of Petro Poroshenko and as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014.
Chuhunnikov was born on 21 May 1974 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, which was then part of Odesa Oblast in the Ukrainian SSR.[1] After graduating from secondary school, he attended Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated from in 1996 with a degree in mechanical engineering.[1] After graduation, he started work in the telecommunications industry, working in various jobs until 2003.[1] From 2003 to 2005 he became head of the sales department for «Караван-плюс» (Karavan-Plus), an advertising company located within Kherson. From 2006 up until his election to the Rada, he was the director of the company called "Ukr-Kom" inn Rivne.[1]