Yuriy Kostenko | |
|---|---|
Юрій Костенко | |
 Kostenko in 2009 | |
| Minister of Natural Environment Protection | |
| In office 13 October 1992 – May 1998 | |
| President |
|
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Shcherbak |
| Succeeded by | Vasyl Shevchuk |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012 | |
| Constituency | NUNS, No. 16 |
| In office 15 May 1990 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1951 Nova Obodivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | People's Movement of Ukraine (1989–1999) |
| Alma mater | Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University |
Yuriy Ivanovych Kostenko ( Ukrainian: Юрій Іванович Костенко; born 6 December 1951 [1]) is a Ukrainian politician and leader of the Ukrainian People's Party. [2]
Biography
Kostenko holds a Ph.D. from the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. In 1989, he became one of the founders of People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) and served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1990 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2012, [3] [4] and in 2002 as a member of Our Ukraine. [5] From 1992 to 1998, he served as the minister of environmental protection. [3] Kostenko was a candidate at the 1999 Ukrainian presidential election where he received 2.17% of votes. [2] Kostenko was involved in Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament, which he later regretted, and in dealing with the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. [6]
Before the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kostenko initiated the creation of a coalition known as Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch who has acquired 1.9% of the vote and did not exceed the 3% threshold of the election.
In July 2007 Kostenko and Ivan Plyushch joined together the bloc Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc and both got re-elected as People's Deputy of Ukraine. Unlike many allies of Yushchenko, Kostenko did not defect from the Our Ukraine grouping in parliament. [6]
Kostenko was a candidate in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, his party program included recognizing Ukrainian Insurgent Army veterans, [6] during the election, he received 0.22% of the votes. [7]
Kostenko's Ukrainian People's Party competed on one single party under "umbrella" party Our Ukraine in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election, together with Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists; this list won 1.11% of the national votes and no constituencies, and thus failed to win parliamentary representation. [8] [9] Kostenko was second the election list of Our Ukraine. [10] He did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [11]
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Yuriy Kostenko".
- ^ a b Ukrainian People’s Party nominates its leader Kostenko for president Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2009)
- ^ a b "Untitled Document". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "The Makeup of the New Verkhovna Rada / Ukrayinska Pravda". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/site/dep_eng/Kostenko_Y.HTM[ permanent dead link][ dead link]
- ^ a b c Kostenko will pick up votes in west, but not in other regions, Kyiv Post (14 January 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) ЦВК оприлюднила офіційні результати 1-го туру виборів, Gazeta.ua (25 January 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Proportional votes Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine & Constituency seats Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "НУ, УНП и КУН объединились в "Союз патриотических сил" для участия в выборах". 31 July 2012.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Наша Україна" хоче бути альтернативою усім учасникам виборів "Our Ukraine" wants to be an alternative to all election participants , BBC Ukrainian (31 July 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission (Ukraine).
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Vinnytsia Oblast
- Ukrainian People's Party politicians
- People's Movement of Ukraine politicians
- First convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Second convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Candidates in the 1999 Ukrainian presidential election
- Candidates in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election
- Preservation of natural environment and nuclear safety ministers of Ukraine
- Preservation of natural environment ministers of Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhya National Technical University alumni
Yuriy Kostenko | |
|---|---|
Юрій Костенко | |
|
Kostenko in 2009 | |
| Minister of Natural Environment Protection | |
| In office 13 October 1992 – May 1998 | |
| President |
|
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Yuriy Shcherbak |
| Succeeded by | Vasyl Shevchuk |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012 | |
| Constituency | NUNS, No. 16 |
| In office 15 May 1990 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1951 Nova Obodivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | People's Movement of Ukraine (1989–1999) |
| Alma mater | Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University |
Yuriy Ivanovych Kostenko ( Ukrainian: Юрій Іванович Костенко; born 6 December 1951 [1]) is a Ukrainian politician and leader of the Ukrainian People's Party. [2]
Biography
Kostenko holds a Ph.D. from the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. In 1989, he became one of the founders of People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) and served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1990 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2012, [3] [4] and in 2002 as a member of Our Ukraine. [5] From 1992 to 1998, he served as the minister of environmental protection. [3] Kostenko was a candidate at the 1999 Ukrainian presidential election where he received 2.17% of votes. [2] Kostenko was involved in Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament, which he later regretted, and in dealing with the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. [6]
Before the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kostenko initiated the creation of a coalition known as Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch who has acquired 1.9% of the vote and did not exceed the 3% threshold of the election.
In July 2007 Kostenko and Ivan Plyushch joined together the bloc Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc and both got re-elected as People's Deputy of Ukraine. Unlike many allies of Yushchenko, Kostenko did not defect from the Our Ukraine grouping in parliament. [6]
Kostenko was a candidate in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, his party program included recognizing Ukrainian Insurgent Army veterans, [6] during the election, he received 0.22% of the votes. [7]
Kostenko's Ukrainian People's Party competed on one single party under "umbrella" party Our Ukraine in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election, together with Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists; this list won 1.11% of the national votes and no constituencies, and thus failed to win parliamentary representation. [8] [9] Kostenko was second the election list of Our Ukraine. [10] He did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [11]
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Yuriy Kostenko".
- ^ a b Ukrainian People’s Party nominates its leader Kostenko for president Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2009)
- ^ a b "Untitled Document". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "The Makeup of the New Verkhovna Rada / Ukrayinska Pravda". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/site/dep_eng/Kostenko_Y.HTM[ permanent dead link][ dead link]
- ^ a b c Kostenko will pick up votes in west, but not in other regions, Kyiv Post (14 January 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) ЦВК оприлюднила офіційні результати 1-го туру виборів, Gazeta.ua (25 January 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Proportional votes Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine & Constituency seats Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "НУ, УНП и КУН объединились в "Союз патриотических сил" для участия в выборах". 31 July 2012.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Наша Україна" хоче бути альтернативою усім учасникам виборів "Our Ukraine" wants to be an alternative to all election participants , BBC Ukrainian (31 July 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission (Ukraine).
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Vinnytsia Oblast
- Ukrainian People's Party politicians
- People's Movement of Ukraine politicians
- First convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Second convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Candidates in the 1999 Ukrainian presidential election
- Candidates in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election
- Preservation of natural environment and nuclear safety ministers of Ukraine
- Preservation of natural environment ministers of Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhya National Technical University alumni