Oleh Viacheslavovych Medunytsia (; born 27 June 1971) is a Ukrainian politician who served as

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in the

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and 8th convocations of the

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(Ukraine's parliament) elected in electoral district 157 located in

Sumy Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel (river), Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country. The city ...

.Small biography on Oleh Viacheslavovych Medunytsia

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Early life and career

Oleh Viacheslavovych Medunytsia was born on 27 June 1971 in the city of

, then in the

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. He studied at School № 20 in Sumy and the A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in geography and biology. He graduated from the

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, with a focus on Public Development Management. Medunytsia was a leading member of the

Revolution on Granite The Revolution on Granite () was a student-led protest campaign that took place primarily in Kyiv and Western Ukraine in October 1990.

, participating in the hunger strike of students in

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, Ukraine's capital, alongside other future People's Deputies. He worked as a teacher from 1993 to 1999. He founded Union Ukrainian Youth of

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(from 1991). He served as the head of the Ukrainian Youth Union Sumschyna from 1998–2000. He was the head of Sumy Oblast committee of youth organizations (1998). From 1994 to 1998 he was a deputy of the Sumy City Council. From 1994 to 2001 he was a member of the

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. In 1999 he began working as the Head and Sub-head of Sumy Oblast Committee of Youth organizations. In 2000 and 2001 he was chairman of the executive committee of the Sumy regional organization of the

Reforms and Order Party Party Reform and Order () was a liberal political party in Ukraine.

. He served as the head of the All Ukrainian Youth Public Organization Youth Nationalist Congress from 2002–2006. In 2005 he became the Deputy head of Sumy Oblast State Administration. During 2006–2008 he worked as head of information management and public relations of Chernshiv Region State Administration. He served as the subhead of Sumy Region State Administration 2008–2010. In 2010, he became the Head of Sumy Oblast Public organization Policy Analysis Committee. During 2010–2012 more than 340 state purchases were scrutinized in Sumy Region, leading to more than 40 court cases over the abuse of law of Ukraine. These cases included the building of a Regional mental health center, the purchase of medical equipment for this organization, corruption in road construction and excessive food costs at education establishments of Sumy Oblast. He is the author of numerous articles at home and in the central press. * At the Parliamentary Elections in 2012 he was elected a people’s deputy of Ukraine for district 157 on the list of

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(as a member of Reforms and Order). * At the Parliamentary Elections in 2014 he was elected a people’s deputy of Ukraine from the party « People’s Front» for district 157. He was a member of the

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of Ukraine

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on budget matters. Drafts of bills sent include: «About television and radio broadcasting» which provides a contingent of 50% for Ukrainian authors and singers, not less than 75% of which should be in Ukrainian. In the

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he failed to get reelected in district 157 as an independent candidate. In the

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he was elected member of the

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for

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. In December 2022 Medunytsia was unanimously elected as the head of the

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Awards

* Ministry of Ukraine «For the contribution of the youth into the state’s development» (2000). * Department badge of honor of the Security Service of Ukraine Cross of Valour of the second degree.

References

External links

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, official web portal
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