Stepan Barna Explained

Stepan Barna
Native Name Lang:uk
Office:Governor of Ternopil Oblast
Term Start:2015
Term End:2019
Predecessor:Oleh Syrotyuk
Successor:Ihor Sopel
Birth Name:Stepan Stepanovych Barna
Birth Date:9 October 1979
Birth Place:Nahiryanka, Chortkiv Raion, Ukrainian SSR
Party:Our Ukraine
For Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko Bloc
Alma Mater:Ternopil Pedagogical University
Institute of political and ethno-national research
Ternopil Economic University

Stepan Stepanovych Barna (; born 9 October 1979) is a Ukrainian political activist and former member of the Verkhovna Rada for the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.[1]

Barna was born in Zhyznomyr, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. From 1999 to 2006, he worked as a political activist for various organizations, some associated with Our Ukraine.

In 2006, Barna became a member of the Ternopil Oblast council.

From 2014 to 2015, he was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing Petro Poroshenko Bloc, whereafter he served as Governor of Ternopil Oblast for four years.

Barna and his brother Oleh, also a former member of the Verkhovna Rada, fought in the 68th Jager Brigade[2] during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleh was killed in action on April 17, 2023.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Кобзар . Юрий . На фронті загинув екс-нардеп Олег Барна. 18 April 2023 . unian.net . 18 April 2023. Ukrainian.
  2. https://24tv.ua/ru/v-preddverii-svoego-dnja-rozhdenija-na-fronte-pogib-voennyj-i-jeksnardep-oleg-barna_n2297004 В преддверии своего дня рождения: на фронте погиб военный и экс-нардеп Олег Барна