Oleksandr Volkov (politician) explained

Oleksandr Volkov
Native Name:Волков Олександр Михайлович
Native Name Lang:uk
Birth Date:30 April 1948
Office1:People's Deputy of Ukraine
Convocation1:3th convocation
Term Start1:September 15, 1998
Term End1:May 14, 2002
Convocation2:4th convocation
Convocation3:7th convocation

Oleksandr Volkov (Ukrainian: Волков Олександр Михайлович, born 30 April 1948) is a Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 3rd, 4th and 7th convocations.[1]

Political activity

March 1998 - candidate for the People's Deputy of Ukraine from the "Bloc of Democratic Parties - NEP", No. 7 on the list.[2]

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 3rd convocation from September 1998 to April 2002, constituency No. 208, Chernihiv region. Member of the group "Renaissance of Regions" (February 1999 - April 2001; since February 2000 - group leader), head of the faction of the party "Democratic Union" (since April 2001). Member of the Committee on Healthcare, Maternity and Childhood (February 1999 - February 2000), member of the Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement (since February 2000).

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 4th convocation from April 2002 to April 2006, constituency #208, Chernihiv region, nominated by the Electoral Bloc of Political Parties "Democratic Party of Ukraine - Democratic Union Party". "35.82 % in favor, 11 opponents. At the time of the election: Member of Parliament of Ukraine, member of the Democratic Union party. Member of the United Ukraine faction (May-October 2002), unaffiliated (October 2002), member of the SDPU(O) faction (October 2002-January 2003). Member of the Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature Management and Elimination of the Consequences of the Chornobyl Disaster (since June 2002).

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 7th convocation since December 2012, constituency 157, Sumy region, self-nominated. "40.14 % in favor, 10 opponents. Member of the Party of Regions faction (since December 2012). Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Budget (since December 2012). In the elections to the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation, he betrayed the vast majority of his voters, which caused considerable indignation among the residents of Sumy.

Personal life

He is married with three children.

Notes and References

  1. http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/radac_gs09/d_ank_arh?kod=665203 / Народні депутати України: Волков Олександр Михайлович
  2. Web site: Леонід КРАВЧУК: «Заява 148 українських депутатів – антигромадський, антинаціональний крок, що може бути прирівняний до національної зради». 1 September 2013. 6 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306103623/http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/news/120713-leonid-kravchuk-zayava-148-ukrayinskih-deputativ-antigromadskiy-antinacionalniy-krok.