Pavlo Vasylovych Pavlish (Ukrainian: Павло Васильович Павліш; born 10 December 1979) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Servant of the People, representing Ukraine's 182nd electoral district since 29 August 2019.
Pavlo Pavlish | |
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Павло Павліш | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Spivakovskyi |
| Constituency | Kherson Oblast, No. 182 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1979 Vilne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Other political affiliations | Independent |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and career
editPavlo Vasylovych Pavlish was born on 10 December 1979 in the village of Vilne, in Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast. He is a graduate of the Kherson State Agricultural University, specialising in organisational management, and the National University Odesa Law Academy, specialising in jurisprudence.[1]
Prior to his election, Pavlish was a lecturer at Kherson State Agricultural University and director of Pravochyn Law Firm. He is additionally the founder of Euro Trade Engineering LLC and the non-governmental organisation "Skadovsk, Our Home".[1]
Political career
editBefore being elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine, Pavlish unsuccessfully campaigned to become a member of the Kherson Oblast Council in 2006, 2010, and 2015. He also worked as an assistant to Governor of Kherson Oblast Andrii Gordieiev at public events.[2]
During the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, Pavlish headed the campaign of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kherson Oblast.[2]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
editPavlish ran in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as the candidate of Servant of the People to be People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 182nd electoral district. At the time of the election, he was an independent.[2] He was successfully elected, defeating former People's Deputy and future Russian collaborationist leader Volodymyr Saldo (Opposition Platform — For Life) with 38.80% of the vote to Saldo's 16.10%.[3]
In the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine), Pavlish joined the Servant of the People faction, as well as the Verkhovna Rada Legal Committee. On 5 October 2022, he became deputy chairman of the committee.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Павліш Павло Васильович" [Pavlish, Pavlo Vasylovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Павліш Павло Васильович" [Pavlish, Pavlo Vasylovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №182" [Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 182]. Central Election Commission (Ukraine). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.