Serhiy Kunitsyn
Serhiy Kunitsyn Сергій Куніцин | |
|---|---|
Governor of Sevastopol | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Saratov |
| Presidential representative in Crimea | |
| In office 6 April 2010 – 13 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Zhunko |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Plakida |
| In office 27 February 2014 – 26 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Plakida |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Popovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Serhiy Volodymyrovych Kunitsyn 27 July 1960 United Centre (2008–2009) People's Democratic Party (2005–2008) Communist Party of Ukraine (1987–1991) |
| Spouse | Yulia |
| Children | Natalia, Oleksiy |
| Alma mater | Simferopol branch of the Cisdnieper State Academy Tavrida National University |
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Kunitsyn (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Куніцин) is a Ukrainian politician from Crimea, and veteran of the Soviet–Afghan War.
Since December 2014 Kunitsyn is a member of the
Biography
He was born on 27 July 1960 in the town of
After the army, for a short period in 1985 Kunitsyn worked as an engineer-technologist at "Crimea Canal Construction" followed by the appointment as a chief engineer at the Krasnoperekopsk Plant of reinforced concrete where he worked until 1989.[2] In 1989–1990 he worked as an instructor at the ideological department of the Krasnoperekopsk city committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.[2] In March 1990 Kunitsyn was elected as the People's Deputy of Ukraine and in April of the same year as a mayor of Krasnoperekopsk serving at that post until 1998. During that time he also headed the Party Union in support of Crimea Republic.
In 1995–2001 Kunitsyn served as a head of administration of the North Crimean experimental economic zone "Syvash".
In 2008, as a Chairman of Sevastopol City State Administration, Kunitsyn joined the political party
On 27 February 2014 a decree of the acting President, Oleksandr Turchynov, appointed him Permanent Representative of the President in Crimea.[2] On 24 March 2014 Kunitsyn said that "because of the toothless government" he had decided to resign from this post and on 26 March Turchinov signed a decree to dismiss him with the phrase "for the improper performance of official duties."[2]
President Petro Poroshenko appointed Kunitsyn as his adviser on 25 June 2014.[4]
Since December 2014 Kunitsyn is a member of the
Personal life
Sehiy Kunitsyn has married in 1982. He has two children daughter Natalia (1986) and son Oleksiy (1991).