Oleksandr Marikovskyi Explained

Oleksandr Marikovskyi
Native Name:Олександр Маріковський
Native Name Lang:uk
Office:Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Term Start:29 August 2019
Birth Name:Oleksnandr Valeriyovych Marikovskyi
Birth Date:18 September 1982
Birth Place:Kyiv, Soviet Union
Party:Servant of the People

Oleksandr Valeriyovyvch Marikovskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Маріковський; born on 18 September 1982) is a Ukrainian economist and politician, who is currently a member of the Member of the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Environmental Policy in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation 29 August 2019.

Biography

Oleksandr Marikovskyi was born in Kyiv on 18 September 1982.

He graduated from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University. He received a master's degree with honors. He graduated from the Ukrainian School of Political Studies in 2014.[1]

He was an active member of VGO "Avtomaidan".

He was a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Natural Resources.[2]

He was the acting adviser to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine.[1]

He is a developer of GovVoice, a centralized government communications management model, and a developer of the database of registration of environmental problems. Marikovsky is also an expert in information policy, e-government, ecology, and anti-corruption policy.[1]

On 12 December 2019, Marikovsky became a member of the "Humane Country" inter-factional association, created at the initiative of UAnimals to popularize humanistic values and protect animals from cruelty.[3]

He had been a candidate for People's Deputies from the Servant of the People party in the 2019 parliamentary elections, No. 91 on the list.[4] At the time of the elections, he was the general director of Mediateka LLC, and is an independent, and lives in Kyiv.[5]

Fight in Turkey

On 4 May 2023, during the activities of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Parliamentary Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, a Russian delegate snatched the Ukrainian flag from his hands. Marikovskyi responded to the assault and theft of the flag by pursuing the Russian delegate to retrieve the flag at which time a brief scuffle occurred.[6] [7] [8]

The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency stated that the Russian Embassy in Ankara clarified that the Russian delegate is undergoing a medical examination and has been provided with consular assistance.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://sluga-narodu.com/candidates/list Список кандидатів у депутати від партії «Слуга Народу»
  2. https://www.slovoidilo.ua/persony/marikovskyi-oleksandr-valeriiovych Маріковський Олександр Валерійович
  3. Web site: У Раді створили міжфракційне об'єднання з метою захисту прав тварин . НВ . 2019-12-12 . 2022-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224181539/https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/rada-zaraz-zahist-prav-tvarin-novini-ukrajini-50058915.html .
  4. https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/partiya-sluga-naroda-opublikovala-obnovlennyy-1560422864.html Партія «Слуга народу» обновила список кандидатів
  5. https://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2019/wp407pt001f01=919pf7201=18579.html Відомості про кандидата в народні депутати України
  6. Web site: Ukrainian Official Punches Russian Diplomat Who Grabbed Flag At Turkish Summit . 2023-05-05 . Yahoo News . 5 May 2023 . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023-05-05 . Watch: Ukrainian MP punches Russian politician after flag stunt . 2023-05-05 . euronews . en.
  8. Web site: В Анкарі депутат Маріковський відлупцював росіянина, який вирвав у нього прапор України. ВІДЕО. novynarnia.com. 2023-05-04. 2023-05-04. uk.