Mykola Kucher Explained
Mykola Ivanovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Кучер; born 24 August 1959) is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur, currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine since 26 November 2014.[1]
Education
In 1981, he graduated from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy with a degree in agronomy.
Career
- 1981 – the main agronomist of collective farm, village, Trostianets Raion
- 1989–1992 – chair of Trostianets regional agro-industrial corporation
- 1992–1994 – director of agricultural and food management of Trostianets regional administration
- 1994–1995 – deputy manager of agriculture and food management of Vinnytsia Oblast government
- 1995–1999 – Head of Department managing Vinnytsia oblast administration
- 1999–2000 – Head of department deputy manager Ukraine's Bread (Kyiv)
- 2000–2002 – first deputy manager Bread of Ukraine
- 2002–2004 – chairman of the board of directors of Bread of Ukraine
- 2004–2013 – director of Grain Product MHP
- Since 2013 — Department director Mironivsky Hliboproduct
Political career
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kucher won electoral district No. 17 (Vinnytsia Oblast) as an independent candidate with 47.64%.[2]
- 27 November 2014– — member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on agriculture policy and land relations and member of faction of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity"[3]
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kucher was re-elected in single-seat constituency 17 again as an independent candidate with 34.97% of the votes.[4] [5]
In December 2018, he sent a request–the court–take on bail the former acting Myroslav Prodan, head of the Fiscal Service of Ukraine (suspected of illegal enrichment of UAH 89 million in 2016–2018).[6]
Private life
He is married, with two children. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kucher's daughter Larysa Bilozir was elected in single-seat constituency 15.[4]
Recognition
- A Candidate of Agricultural Science (Ukraine)
- Honoured Agricultural Worker of Ukraine
- Order of Merit, 3rd Class (Ukraine)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. iportal.rada.gov.ua.
- Web site: Електоральна пам'ять. ukr.vote.
- Web site: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. gapp.rada.gov.ua. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205144647/http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/radatransl/Home/deps/en. 5 February 2015. dead.
- Web site: Білозір у Раді, дубль 2: невістка співачки пройшла в парламент по мажоритарці. tabloid.pravda.com.ua.
- Web site: Електоральна пам'ять. ukr.vote.
- Web site: Декілька депутатів виявили бажання взяти екс-очільника ДФС Продана на поруки (відео). 29 October 2021. www.unian.ua. uk.