Serhiy Kunitsyn | |
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Сергій Куніцин | |
 Kunitsyn in 2016 | |
| Prime Minister of Crimea | |
| In office 29 April 2002 – 20 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Valeriy Horbatov |
| Succeeded by | Anatoliy Matviyenko |
| In office 27 May 1998 – 25 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Franchuk |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Horbatov |
| Governor of Sevastopol | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 6 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Saratov |
| Presidential representative in Crimea | |
| In office 6 April 2010 – 13 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Zhunko |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Plakida |
| In office 27 February 2014 – 26 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Plakida |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Popovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-07-27)27 July 1960 (age 65) |
| Party | Petro Poroshenko Bloc (2014–present) Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (2012–2014) Soyuz (2010–2012) United Centre (2008–2009) People's Democratic Party (2005–2008) Communist Party of Ukraine (1987–1991) |
| Spouse | Yulia |
| Children | Natalia, Oleksiy |
| Alma mater | Simferopol branch of theCisdnieper State Academy Tavrida National University |
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Kunitsyn (Ukrainian:Сергій Володимирович Куніцин; born 27 July 1960) is aUkrainian politician fromCrimea, and veteran of theSoviet–Afghan War.
Since December 2014 Kunitsyn is a member of theVerkhovna Rada as anindependent politician forPetro Poroshenko Bloc.[1]
He was born on 27 July 1960 in the town ofBekdash, on theCaspian coast in theTurkmen SSR, in theSoviet Union.[2] In 1982 Kunitsyn graduated as a construction engineer-technologist from theDnipropetrovsk Construction Engineering Institute inSimferopol.[2] After the institute he worked for "Perekop Chemical Construction" (Krasnoperekopsk) followed by the obligatory service in the army and serving over a year inAfghanistan during theSoviet–Afghan War.[2]
After the army, for a short period in 1985 Kunitsyn worked as an engineer-technologist at "Crimea Canal Construction" followed by the appointment as a chief engineer at the Krasnoperekopsk Plant of reinforced concrete where he worked until 1989.[2] In 1989–1990 he worked as an instructor at the ideological department of the Krasnoperekopsk city committee of theCommunist Party of Ukraine.[2] In March 1990 Kunitsyn was elected as thePeople's Deputy of Ukraine and the following month as a mayor of Krasnoperekopsk. He serving as mayor until 1998. During that time, he also headed the Party Union in support of Crimea Republic.
In 1995–2001 Kunitsyn served as a head of administration of the North Crimean experimental economic zone "Syvash".[2] From 27 May 1998 to 24 July 2001 and from April 2002 to April 2005 he was placing the Chairman of theCouncil of Ministers of Crimea.[2] From July 2001 to April 2002 he was an advisor to PresidentLeonid Kuchma.[2] Since February 2004 Kunitsyn has headed the Crimean regional organization of the Ukrainian society of Afghanistan veterans. From June 2006 to April 2010 he was theChairman of Sevastopol City State Administration appointed by thePresident of Ukraine.[2][3]
In 2008, as a Chairman of Sevastopol City State Administration, Kunitsyn joined the political partyUnited Centre. In 2012 Kunitsyn wasreelected to theVerkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) as a member of theUDAR party.[2]
On 27 February 2014 a decree of the acting President,Oleksandr Turchynov, appointed him Permanent Representative of the President in Crimea.[2] On 24 March 2014 Kunitsyn said that "because of the toothless government" he had decided to resign from this post and on 26 March Turchinov signed a decree to dismiss him with the phrase "for the improper performance of official duties."[2]
PresidentPetro Poroshenko appointed Kunitsyn as his adviser on 25 June 2014.[4]
Since December 2014 Kunitsyn is a member of the Ukrainian parliament as anindependent politician forPetro Poroshenko Bloc, he was number 68 of the national party list of this political party in the2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[1]
Sehiy Kunitsyn has married in 1982. He has two children daughter Natalia (1986) and son Oleksiy (1991).
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Crimea 1998–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Crimea 2002–2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Sevastopol 2005–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Presidential representative in Crimea 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Presidential representative in CrimeaActing 2014 | Succeeded by |
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