Oleksandr Lukyanchenko
Oleksandr Lukyanchenko | |
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Олександр Лук'янченко | |
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| Mayor of Donetsk | |
| In office 31 March 2002 – 14 July 2014 (In exile since 14 July 2014) | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Rybak |
| Succeeded by | Igor Martynov (appointed by DPR) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1947 USSR |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Lukyanchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Лук'янченко, Russian: Александр Алексеевич Лукьянченко; born 30 August 1947) is the former mayor of Donetsk city, in Ukraine.[1][2]
Life
He was born to a
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he became vice-president of the city administration in Donetsk city on 27 November 1992. From 1994 to 1996, he worked in the Donetsk regional state administration, where he also achieved the post of vice-president. Then, he spent two years as the director-general of the highway administration of Donetsk Oblast. He was nominated vice-mayor of Donetsk city, under Volodymyr Rybak, who he replaced as mayor in 2002 after 31 March municipal elections. He was re-elected on 26 March 2006, and again on 31 October 2010.
His role came to prominence during the
See also
References
- Autobiography on the Donetsk city website
- ^ "2 Ukrainian Mayors Play Different Hands in Crisis". The New York Times. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "33 Russians Killed in Clashes Over Donetsk Airport, Separatists Say". The Moscow Times. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 14 July" (Press release). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.