Ivan Kyrylenko | |
|---|---|
Іван Кириленко | |
 Kyrylenko in 2016 | |
| Minister for Agriculture of Ukraine | |
| In office 10 January 2000 – 26 November 2002[1] | |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Hladiy |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Ryzhuk |
| Vice-Prime Minister of Agro-Industrial Complex | |
| In office 26 November 2002 – 3 February 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-10-02)2 October 1956 (age 69) |
| Political party | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
Ivan Hryhorovych Kyrylenko (Ukrainian:Іван Григорович Кириленко; born 2 October 1956)[2] is aUkrainian politician and from 2007 till December 2011faction leader ofYulia Tymoshenko Bloc in theUkrainian Parliament.[3][4][5] Kyrylenko held the position of the Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2002 and the Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2002 to 2005. During the periods he was not in these offices, he served as an MP since 1995.
In 1978 he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Agricultural Institute, specializing in agricultural sciences. In 1991, Kyrylenko was a graduate of the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow, the specialty analyst.
Doctor of Economics, Ph.D. in History. He defended his thesis entitled "Social development of village: Experience, Problems, Prospects (for example Prydniprovia USSR)" in 1991 at the Academy of Social Sciences (Moscow), and in 1997 ibid - doctoral thesis "The formation and development of the agricultural economy in the form of a market transformation."
Before becoming a politician Kyrylenko worked as head of acollective farm (kolkhoz) and as a civil servant in the Ministry of Agriculture of theDnipropetrovsk Oblast.[2]
He was first elected into Parliament on an independent candidate on in December 1995 he then joined the factionUnity.[2] At the1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kyrylenko was elected into Parliament on aHromada ticket.[2][6] WhenYulia Tymoshenko set up the breakawayAll-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" faction Kyrylenko joined her.[2]
Kyrylenko left Parliament 2001[7] to become Minister of Agriculture (in theKinakh Government) and one of the founding members of (the now defunct electoral bloc)For United Ukraine in 2001.[8] At the time ofthe next elections he was a member of theAgrarian Party (a part of For United Ukraine).[2] Kyrylenko was Deputy Prime Minister in theFirst Yanukovych Government (2002-January 2005) cabinet ofViktor Yanukovych.[9][10][11][12]
In2006 and2007 he was elected into Parliament on anAll-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ticket.[13] According toYulia Tymoshenko, Kyrylenko is her “godfather in politics”.[14] After the 2007 election he was electedfaction leader ofYulia Tymoshenko Bloc in theUkrainian Parliament.[3] The faction re-elected as its faction leaderAndriy Kozhemiakin.[4][5]
Kyrylenko was placed at number 15 on the electoral list ofBatkivshchyna during the2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; he was re-elected into parliament.[15][16] He served on theCommittee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of European integration.
In the2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 14th on the electoral list of Batkivshchyna.[17][18] Candidate for people's deputies from Batkivshchyna in the 2019 parliamentary elections, No. 6 on the list.[19]
Published more than 100 scientific works, including some 10 books, including five in collaboration and 2 monographs.[20]
Trained Doctors 2 and 3 candidates.
Elected in 2002, a corresponding member of Academy of Agrarian Sciences Research Office of Transfer of innovation.
The politician is married and his wife Zinaida name. Together they have a daughter.
Prime-minister:Viktor Yushchenko First vice-premier-minister:Yuriy Yekhanurov Vice-premier-minister on issues of fuel and energy complex:Yulia Tymoshenko Vice-premier-minister:Mykhailo Hladiy Vice-premier-minister:Mykola Zhulynskyi
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