Yelena Stepanovna Protsenko (Russian: Елена Степановна Проценко; born on 16 April 1968), is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

-born Russian politician and lawyer who had served as the 4th head of

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from 2019 to 2021.

Biography

Yelena Protsenko was born on 16 April 1968 in

Shepetivka Shepetivka ( uk, Шепеті́вка; pl, Szepetówka) is a city located on the Huska River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Shepetivka is the administrative center of Shepetivka Raion (district). It hosts the administra ...

, Khmelnitsky Oblast in Ukraine.. She graduated from a trade college. She later graduated from the Vernadsky Taurida National University with a degree in

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and

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. She began her career after graduating from college. She later held various positions, including

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. In July 2017, she has been the head of Municipal Unitary Enterprise Metrograd of the Simferopol city district, which is responsible for the functioning of

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es and some other municipal facilities. On 25 October 2019, Protsenko was elected the 4th head of Simferopol for five years. According to the election results, she received 80 votes, in second place was

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, who scored 74 votes. In total, six applicants took part in the competition. On 17 February 2021, Protsenko filed a

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from the post of head of Simferopol at her own request. With what it is connected, it is not specified.

References

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