Yevheniy Volodymyrovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Євгеній Володимирович Шевченко; born 4 May 1972) is a Ukrainian politician serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 76th electoral district since 29 August 2019. Elected as a member of Servant of the People, he was expelled from the party after a 2021 meeting with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Yevheniy Shevchenko | |
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Євгеній Шевченко | |
 Shevchenko in 2020 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mykola Frolov |
| Constituency | Zaporizhzhia Oblast, No. 76 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1972[1] Melitopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Restoration of Ukraine (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | Classic Private University |
Early life and career
editShevchenko graduated from the Classic Private University as a lawyer.[2] Served in the army in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, worked as an electrician on the collective farm. Shevchenko held senior positions in such companies as 'Eurocape New Energy', 'ECE Projektmanagement GmbH', 'Ahrostal' and 'Tsvietmiet'.[3]
Political career
editPrior to his 2019 election, Shevchenko had twice led unsuccessful campaigns to become a People's Deputy of Ukraine.[1] In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election he had gained 1.47% of the votes as an independent candidate in Ukraine's 75th electoral district, located in the city of Zaporizhzhia.[4] Two years later, in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, he was a candidate in Ukraine's 210th electoral district in Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) from the Liberty party; this time he gained 0.31% of the vote.[5]
During the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election Shevchenko was a representative of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's campaign.[6] In the parliamentary election held later that year, he was a candidate for People's Deputy from Servant of the People in Ukraine's 76th electoral district, located in Zaporizhzhia. Shevchenko won the election with 43% of the vote; Anatolii Pustovarov of Opposition Bloc placed second with 14.5%.[7] At the time of the election Shevchenko was an independent.[8]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
editShevchenko was inaugurated as a People's Deputy on 29 August 2019.[9] In the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) he joined the Servant of the People faction. He is chair of the Industrial Policy Subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Economic Development Committee.[10] He is also head of a parliamentary group for relations with Kazakhstan, as well as a member of similar groups for Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iraq, Singapore, and Switzerland.[11]
On 7 March 2022 Shevchenko was detained at a border crossing in Ukraine, in violation of wartime legislation which barred adult males from leaving the country without government permission.[citation needed]
On 21 September 2022 Shevchenko joined the parliamentary group Restoration of Ukraine.[12]
Connections to Belarus
editShevchenko was expelled from the Servant of the People faction on 24 May 2021. Shevchenko's expellation followed an unauthorised meeting he had with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on 20 April of the same year, as well as controversial comments he made on social media in support of Lukashenko following the diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978 a day prior.[13]
In May 2023 Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, stated that Shevchenko had been engaged in secret negotiations with Lukashenko, upon request of the Ukrainian special services. The goal of these negotiations, according to Budanov, was to prevent Belarus "from being dragged into" the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua.
- ^ "PEP: Профіль: Шевченко Євгеній Володимирович, Верховна Рада України, Народний депутат України". PEP.org.ua.
- ^ "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ "Шевченко Евгений Владимирович". rus.lb.ua. 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ "Кто из "Слуги народа" проходит в Раду. Поименный список". www.ukrrudprom.com.
- ^ "Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine". iportal.rada.gov.ua.
- ^ "COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS SUPPORTS DRAFT LAW ON LOCALIZATION | Transparency International Ukraine". ti-ukraine.org. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "infoHeaderExt". itd.rada.gov.ua.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) The Council terminated the mandate of deputy Shentsev, Zheleznyak, Lb.ua (21 September 2022)
- ^ ""Слуга народу" виключила з фракції Шевченка, який захоплюється Лукашенком" [Servant of the People expels Shevchenko, who praised Lukashenko, from faction]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Roshchina, Olena (16 May 2023). "Head of Defence Intelligence reveals Ukrainian MP secretly negotiated with Lukashenko". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
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