Volodymyr Nikiforovych Shapoval (, 9 April 1934 – 25 November 2023) was a Ukrainian politician who served as a Member of the Verkhovna Rada from 1990 to 1994.

Biography

As a Soviet and communist activist, he was a chairman of the executive committee of the

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

. He had been the deputy of the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...

of the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. ...

of the 10th and 11th convocations. At the same time, from December 1979 - September 1991, he was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the

of People's Deputies. He was a member of the Audit Commission of the Communist Party of Ukraine in 1986 to 1990. On 18 March 1990, he was elected People's Deputy of Ukraine, 2nd round, 56.13% of votes, 4 applicants. He was sworn into office on 15 May. From March to September 1991, the chairman of the

of People's Deputies. He was a member of the "Agrarians" and "For Social Justice" groups. He was a member of the Commission of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of the agro-industrial complex. He was a ember of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1990 until 1991. Shapoval died on 25 November 2023, at the age of 89.Пам’яті Володимира Шаповала

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shapoval, Volodymyr 1934 births 2023 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Tenth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Eleventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic First convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada People from Cherkasy Oblast