Eduard Anatoliyovych Stavytsky (, born 4 October 1972) is a Ukrainian politician and government official who held several ministerial portfolios in the Azarov Government (2012–2014). As part of investigation about facts of state property theft by government officials from the Ministry of Power and Coal Industry, in apartments and offices that belong to Stavytsky were searched by authorities who discovered 42 kg of gold, $4.8 million, and collection of expensive watches. In 2014 Stavytsky was given political asylum in Israel under name Nathan Rosenberg ().Kryukova, S., Musayeva, S.
Runaway-minister Stavytsky: I was offered to pay few million of dollars to solve all issues
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Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' is a Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded by Heorhii Gongadze in April 2000. After Gongadze’s death in September 2000, the editorial team was led by co-founder Olena Prytula, who remained the editor-in ...

. 2 August 2016.

Brief biographical overview

A graduate of the

National Mining University of Ukraine The Dnipro University of Technology (, NTU DP, ) is a Public university, state-sponsored polytechnic in Dnipro, Ukraine. The polytechnic was founded in 1899 as the ''Yekaterinoslav Higher Mining School''.

(

Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is t ...

) and the National Academy of State Management (

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

), in 1994–2006 Stavytsky worked on management positions at the "Ecological Fuel of Ukraine" in

Oleksandriya Oleksandriia (, ) is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion and . Oleksandriia is located within the Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area. In 2001, it had a population of 93,357, and ...

, while also sponsoring the local youth football club "Oleksandriya-Amethyst" (part of the

FC Oleksandriya Football Club Oleksandriya (), commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1990, the club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. The year 1948 on the ...

). Inn 2007–2010 Stavytsky worked as a director of the state company "Nadra Ukrayiny" that specializes in geological surveying and governed by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine ( Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources). During that period he was suspected in unlawful alienation of the state residence, for which he was fired twice, but reinstated on court orders. In 2010 after

Mykola Azarov Mykola Yanovych Azarov (; ; née, né Pakhlo, Cyrillic: Пахло; born 17 December 1947) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician who was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 11 March 2010 to 27 January 2014. He was the First Vice Prime Minister an ...

became the

Prime Minister of Ukraine The prime minister of Ukraine (, , ) is the head of government of Ukraine. The prime minister presides over the government of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the government of Ukrain ...

, Stavytsky was reinstated and later promoted to a chairman of State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine. The same year he also was able to become a local representative in the

Zhytomyr Oblast Council The Zhytomyr Oblast Council () is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) located in northern Ukraine. Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party m ...

. In April–December 2012 Stavytsky was given a portfolio of the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine in the First Azarov Cabinet. After Azarov was reelected as the Prime Minister, Stavytsky became the Minister of Power Generation and Coal Industry of Ukraine. As part of investigation against the Ukrainian holding company VETEK owned by

Serhiy Kurchenko Serhiy Vitaliiovych Kurchenko (, In Russia: Sergey Vitaliovich Kurchenko; born 21 September 1985) is a former Ukrainian, Russian businessman and founder/owner of the group of companies "Gas Ukraine 2009" specializing in trading of liquefied natu ...

, Eduard Stavytsky got on the wanted list of the

General Prosecutor of Ukraine The Prosecutor General of Ukraine (also ''Procurator General''; , ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General (, or, before 2020, ). The prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by th ...

. He is since then a fugitive. According to the Prosecutor office Stavytsky is, as an

Israeli citizen Israel has two primary pieces of legislation governing the requirements for citizenship, the 1950 Law of Return and 1952 Citizenship Law. Every Jew has the unrestricted right to immigrate to Israel and become an Israeli citizen. Individuals ...

, hiding in

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under the assumed name of Nathan Rosenberg. On 15 April 2014 Stavytsky's assets in the

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were frozen.EU adds four Ukrainians to black list
IRAR-TASS (April 15, 2014)

Nadra Ukrayiny and Mezhyhirya

Between June through November 2007 the state residence switched ownership at least four times, while also being involved into a court case during that period.

Brief biographical overview

Nadra Ukrayiny and Mezhyhirya

See also