Oleksandr Yefremov

This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Oleksandr Yefremov" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message )

Oleksandr Yefremov or Aleksandr Efremov (

In 1980-87 Yefremov worked as a Komsomol activist, until 1983 as the 1st secretary of the Leninsky Raion of Luhansk and then of the whole city. In 1987-91 he was on managerial positions at the Lenin Machine-building Plant, deputy chief of department, sectary of party committee. During this time in 1990-92 Yefremov studied and graduated from the Kyiv Institute of Political Science and Social Administration as a political scientist. The institute was officially liquidated in March 1992.[10]

In 1991-96 Yefremov worked as a director of a local company "MSP Mega LTD". In 1996-97 he was a chairman of the Board of Commercial Bank "Ukrainian Communal Bank" where his wife, Larysa, and son, Ihor, work. In 1997-98 Yefremov works as a deputy governor and from April 7, 1998, to January 27, 2005, as a governor of

In 2005 Yefremov changed his political affiliation by the end of year headed the regional center of the Party of Regions. In 2006 he ran for seat in the Supreme Council of Ukraine as a member of the Party of Regions, while at the time being a director of regional administration of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Yefremov after being elected to the national parliament also was elected to the regional council as well. Since then he was a People's Deputy of Ukraine and was reelected to the parliament on two more occasions. From 2010 Yefremov heads the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions changing on the post Viktor Yanukovych.

On 14 September 2014, the Party of Regions choose not to participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election; it deemed the election lacking legitimacy because the residents of the Donbas could not vote in the election.^[11][12] Although members of the Party of Regions took part in these elections on the election list of Opposition Bloc,^[13][14] Yefremov did not do so.^[15]

On 14 February 2015 Yefremov was detained on suspicion of "

Yefremov was again detained on 30 July 2016 at Boryspil International Airport (he was about to fly to Vienna) on suspicion of violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by helping to create the Luhansk People's Republic and misappropriation of property.^[7] On 1 August 2016 he was placed in custody.^[23] In June 2019 this arrest was extended to 17 August 2019.^[24] He was then released from custody but placed under house arrest.^[8] And then this preventive measure was changed to a personal commitment for two months, which was not extended after that.^[8]

On 23 October 2023

Awards

• Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (2010)
• Order of Merit (III degree in 2001), (II - 2003), (I - 2004)

References

1. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
3. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
4. National Radio Company of Ukraine. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original
   on 26 November 2014.
   "Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27".
   UNIAN
   . 26 November 2014.
5. ^ ^{a b} Ex-head of Regions Party faction Yefremov detained on suspicion of abuse of power under aggravating circumstances, Interfax-Ukraine (14 February 2015)
6. ^ ^{a b} Most Wanted: A Crib Sheet for the President The Ukrainian Week (7 December 2015)
7. ^
   UNIAN (30 July 2016)
   Indictment against ex-head of Regions Party faction Yefremov sent to court; Interfax-Ukraine
   (5 January 2017)
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Pro-Russian party MP accused of treason flees to Moscow". Ukrainska Pravda. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
9. ^ "Information about the unit at the website of Ministry of Emergencies". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
10. ^ Resolution of the Government of Ukraine #160 "on liquidation of the Kyiv Institute of Political Science and Social Administration". March 31, 1992
11. BBC Ukrainian
    (23 September 2014)
12. ^ Ukraine's Party of Regions Refuses to Participate in Rada Elections, RIA Novosti (23 September 2014)
13. Interfax Ukraine (23 September 2014)
    Allies of Yanukovych trying for parliament, Kyiv Post (21 September 2014)
    Party Of Regions Will Not Contest Snap Parliamentary Elections Independently Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian News Agency
    (14 September 2014)
14. Radio Liberty
    . 14 September 2014
15. Central Election Commission of Ukraine
    .
16. ^ PGO investigates Korolevska and Yefremov for allegedly funding separatism, Interfax-Ukraine (17.01.2015)
17. ^ Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
18. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (31 March 2016)
19. ^ New prosecutor general announces reshuffle, pledges progress on high-profile cases, Kyiv Post (Feb. 16, 2015)
20. UNIAN
    (27 June 2015)
21. ^ Yefremov gets bailed out, accused of new crimes, Kyiv Post (Feb. 18, 2015)
22. ^ Big Yanukovych ally released on small bail, Kyiv Post (Feb. 25, 2015)
23. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (15 June 2019)
24. ^ Court extends Yefremov arrest for another 2 months - Prosecutor General's Office, Interfax-Ukraine (20 June 2019)

External links

• Information on Oleksandr Yefremov Archived 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
• If you will steal 10 percent, I will understand you. "Hazeta po-ukrayinsky". #1162. 2011-1-21.
• Political Ukraine today

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oleksandr Yefremov.