Ostap Mykhaylovych Semerak (; born 27 June 1972) is a Ukrainian politician and former

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's parliament, the

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, and former Minister of Ecology in the

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.New Cabinet formed in Ukraine

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(14 April 2016) Semerak is currently a member of the People's Front. Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Yatsenyuk Government from 27 February 2014 till 2 December 2014.Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup

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(2 December 2014)
Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners

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(2 December 2014)
Rada voted the new Cabinet

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(2 December 2014)

Education

From 1989 to 1994 he studied at the Faculty of Physics of the

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, and from 1992 to 1998 at the

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for

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Career

* 1992–1995 – Co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Student Fellowship of

. * 1994–1996 – Coordinator of the "School of young politician" Ukrainian Reform Support Foundation. * Since 1996 – President of the Foundation for the development of political and legal culture. * From February 1997 – Head of the Secretariat fraction PRP "Reforms Center", 2002 – Head of Secretariat of the faction " Our Ukraine", 2005 – Head of the Secretariat of the

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

in the

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. * August 2006 – November 2007 – Deputy Head of Kyiv Regional State Administration on Internal Affairs and Communications. In the

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Semerak was re-elected into parliament placed 33rd on the electoral list of People's Front. He was designated as the First Deputy Chairman of the

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on 4 December 2014. Since 14 April 2016 he is Minister of Ecology. He was a member of the

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(from 1997), chairman of the executive committee. In the

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Semerak did not manage as an independent candidate to get elected (as an independent candidate) to parliament. In election district 124 located in

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he took seventh place with a result of 8.84%. Yuri Kamelchuk, a candidate from the " Servants of the People", won the district with 16.08%. Co-author of the book "ABC Ukrainian politics" (1997). He speaks English. Keen on sports and cars.

Awards and State Ranks

A civil servant 3rd rank (August 2001).

Family

Father Michael Mikhailovich (1940) – Head of thermodynamics and physics at Lviv State University of Life Safety. Mother Stephanie Vasilievna (1948) – Economist of "NTON". Wife Orisya Volodymyrivna (1974) – the doctor. He has a son and a daughter.

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Biography
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