Name Yuriy Odarchenko | Role Politician | |
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President Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) Full Name Yuriy Vitaliyovych Odarchenko Born 5 April 1960 (age 63)
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union ( 1960-04-05 ) Political party Batkivshchyna All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party Alma mater Kherson State Agrarian University (PhD in Economics) Party All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" | ||
Yuriy Vitaliyovych Odarchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Віталійович Одарченко) (born April 5, 1960) is a Ukrainian politician, member of the Batkivshchyna All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party. During 2006-2014 he was a member of Ukrainian parliament. On March 2, 2014, Odarchenko was appointed the governor of Kherson Oblast.
Odarchenko's gubernal 2014 9 May Victory Day speech caused controversy in its crowd.
During the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Odarchenko lost in constituency 182 to Oleksandr Spivakovskyy with a minimal difference.
On August 27, 2014 he resigned his position as governor due to disagreements with the new President of Ukraine.
During 17 July 2016 constituency mid-term elections Odarchenko was elected back into the Ukrainian parliament for Batkivshchyna (in constituency 183).