Mykola Ivanovych Kmit (; born 24 March 1966) is a Ukrainian politician and the former head of the Lviv Oblast State Administration. He is a president of the Ukrainian football club FC Skala Stryi (originally from
Morshyn
Morshyn (, ; ) is a small city located at the Eastern Carpathian Foothills within Ukraine's Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region). It hosts the administration of Morshyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is
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and
ceramic
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ware to
Russia
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Between 1996 and 2004, Kmit led Nova company specializing in
mineral water
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production and bottling in
Morshyn
Morshyn (, ; ) is a small city located at the Eastern Carpathian Foothills within Ukraine's Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region). It hosts the administration of Morshyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is
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. His leadership resulted in the establishing of the biggest distribution network in
Ukraine
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.
Since 2005 till February 2008, Mykola Kmit is a top-manager, co-owner and strategist of the Industrial and Distribution Systems (IDS). Under his management several new factories were launched and IDS Group became the leader in the Ukrainian mineral water market.
In 2007, Mykola Kmit took 69th place in the TOP-100 best managers in the country, having previously become a finalist in the International Competition Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.Кміть Микола — голова Львівської ОДА /ref>
Political career
In February 2008 Mykola Kmit became an acting Head of
Lviv Oblast
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State Administration.
By a Decree of
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Viktor Yushchenko
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of September 1, 2008, Mykola Kmit was appointed the Head of Lviv Oblast State Administration. Today Mr. Kmit focuses his efforts on developing the investment potential of Lviv Region and implementation of vital projects, including those related to
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, for the region's growth and well-being. Kmit was dismissed in April 2010 by President
Viktor Yanukovych
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Kmit was the
Self Reliance
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candidate for
People's Deputy of Ukraine
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2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
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, though he was ultimately not elected.
Kmit was the eighth-place candidate for Self Reliance party list in the
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
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. At the time of the elections, he was an
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