Olena Kopanchuk Explained

Olena Kopanchuk
Native Name Lang:uk
Office:People's Deputy of Ukraine
Term Start:29 August 2019
Constituency:Khmelnytskyi Oblast, No. 189
Birth Date:1 November 1978
Birth Place:Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Party:Servant of the People

Olena Yevhenivna Kopanchuk (Ukrainian: Олена Євгенівна Копанчук; born 1 November 1978) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 189th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 29 August 2019.[1] She is also chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee.

Biography

Kopanchuk was the candidate of Servant of the People in Ukraine's 189th electoral district during the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected.[2]

Co-chair of the group for interparliamentary relations with the Principality of Monaco.

Kopanchuk has been criticised by the anti-corruption non-governmental organisation Chesno for gross violations of the rules of procedure of the Verkhovna Rada and the Constitution of Ukraine, such as an instance of piano voting instead of Viacheslav Rublyov during the vote on the bill amending the law "On building codes".[3] In connection with the violation of the regulations, as a punishment she promised to give her monthly salary to charitable foundations.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019. 2021-11-23. cvk.gov.ua.
  2. Web site: "Слуга народу" представила мажоритарників у 23 областях і Києві. 2021-11-23. Українська правда. uk.
  3. Web site: Рух ЧЕСНО виявив у "Слузі народу" ще одного кнопкодава. 2021-12-28. www.chesno.org. uk.
  4. Web site: Ціна кнопкодавства для "слуг": скільки довелося віддати Литвиненку та Копанчук. 2021-12-28. www.chesno.org. uk.