Sniatyn Raion
Sniatyn Raion () was a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city of Sniatyn was the administrative center of the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, whic ...
) is a Ukrainian politician.
In 1984, he graduated
Kharkiv Aviation Institute
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.
(KhAI) as a
mechanical engineer
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Machine
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. After graduation Zhovtyak worked as a design engineer at the Zhulyany Engineering Factory in
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*, a village in Chernihiv Oblast
* Vyshneve, Crimea, a village
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, specializing production of missiles for the Soviet
S-300 missile system
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.
In 1993, Zhovtyak received a graduate degree in state administration from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Institute of State Administration and Self-Government. While studying in the institute, in 1992–1994 he also worked as a state official at the Kyiv-Stiatoshyn Raion administration and later as a specialist for some office support departments of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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.
He was a member of the
Ukrainian parliament
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in 1994–2005 (2nd, 3rd, and 4th convocations). Being a politician of
People's Movement of Ukraine
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and
Ukrainian People's Party
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(
Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion
Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, adjacent to the city of Kyiv which served as the administrative center for the raion. The city of Kyiv itself did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 J ...
). While being a member of parliament, in 1999 he also received a law degree from the
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
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in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.
.
Following the so-called
Orange Revolution
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in Ukraine, in 2005–2006 he served as a
Governor of Kyiv Oblast
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Ukrainian Platform "Sobor"
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blogspot
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