Yuriy Yekhanurov

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Yuriy Yekhanurov
Юрій Єхануров
6th convocation
In office
November 23, 2007 – December 19, 2007
ConstituencyOur Ukraine, No.24[4]
Personal details
Born (1948-08-23) August 23, 1948 (age 75)
Belkachi,
Kyiv University
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Websitewww.yekhanurov.com

Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov (Ukrainian: Юрій Іванович Єхануров, Russian: Ю́рий Ива́нович Ехану́ров; born 23 August 1948) is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.[6]

Background and professional career

Yekhanurov was born in the village

PhD-equivalent degree
in Economics, is married, and has one son.

Yekhanurov graduated from a construction Technical School in 1967, and the Kyiv National Economic University in 1973. As his first job in 1974, he was assigned as a manager of a reinforced concrete plant at the state company "Kyivmiskbud-4". Yekhanurov quickly rose through the ranks, moving on to the "Stroydetal'" industrial group from 1985 to 1988. In that year, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Kyiv construction directorate, the "GolovKyivMiskBud".

Statesman and politician

Yekhanurov as a member of the Verkhovna Rada in 1998
Yuriy Yekhanurov inspecting troops of the 95th Airmobile Brigade on Khreshchatyk in Kyiv on the Independence day 2008.

When Ukraine gained independence in 1991, Yekhanurov started working for the

privatisation) from 1994 to 1997. Yekhanurov also served for a short time as Minister of Economy in the cabinet of Pavlo Lazarenko in 1997. He was elected member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada
, in 1998.

When

People's Union Our Ukraine
and was elected again a member of parliament. In June 2002, he was appointed Head of the State Committee for Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.

After the

People's Union Our Ukraine
party.

Prime minister

On September 8, 2005, Yekhanurov was appointed Acting Prime Minister by President Viktor Yushchenko, after the President had sacked the previous

SDPU(o)
factions abstained from voting.

Yekhanurov was widely regarded as an experienced administrator, a caretaker rather than a politician. Like Yushchenko, he is a supporter of economic liberalization and privatisation, but opposed "reprivatization" of previously sold companies that were thought to have been privatized illegally under the administration of President Leonid Kuchma.

Yekhanurov government lost a vote of no confidence on January 10, 2006[8] but stayed in power until the parliamentary election two months later.

After the signing of a coalition agreement (June 22, 2006) by the political parties behind the "Orange Revolution" it was agreed that

committees[11] Yekhanurov was skeptical about the new government and he wanted the Party of Regions to be a part of the new government[12] He felt that would have been better for the stability of Ukraine
.

Gas crisis of 2005–2006 and fallout

Late 2005/January 2006,

dispute over the import of gas
. Russia had been charging Ukraine traditionally low prices for gas, but decided to increase them to reflect the market price, breaking the previously signed contract that was to last through 2010. After cutting off the flow of gas to Ukraine for several days, a complicated deal was struck on January 4, 2006. According to President Yushchenko and Yekhanurov, it was a compromise.

Nonetheless, the Ukrainian parliament was not happy with the deal, and passed a vote of no-confidence on January 10, 2006. But President Yuschenko "quickly dismissed the vote as a publicity stunt by the opposition"[13] Yekhanurov continued to perform his duties until the newly elected Verkhovna Rada convened and formed a majority in July. He was succeeded by Viktor Yanukovych.

Minister of Defense of Ukraine

As part of the President quota of Ministers in the Ukrainian cabinet appointed on December 18, 2007, Yekhanurov became Minister of Defense in the second Tymoshenko cabinet. Accusing him of corruption Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko turned to President Yushchenko with a request to dismiss Yekhanurov as Defense Minister of Ukraine on May 20, 2009.

Bloc of Lytvyn.[22] Yekhanurov challenged his dismissal in court, but the Kyiv District Administrative Court rejected his relevant appeal on July 9, 2009.[23]

Later career

From July 2009 till February 2010 Yekhanurov was first deputy head of the

In the October 2015 Ukrainian local elections Yekhanurov was a candidate for Mayor of Kyiv for the party Revival.[5] He did not survive the first round of the Mayoral election.[26][27][28]

See also

References

  1. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ^
    UNIAN
    (September 29, 2015)
  6. ^ Maksymiuk, Jan (April 8, 2008). "Profile: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ехануров, Юрий". Lenta.ru. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "YUSHCHENKO'S GOVERNMENT LOSES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE - Jamestown". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  9. ^ "Ukraine allies 'agree coalition'". BBC News. June 21, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2006.
  10. ^ "Sit-in disrupts Ukraine assembly". BBC News. June 29, 2006. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2006.
  11. ^ a b YANUKOVYCH CALLED OFF THE BLOCKADE / Ukrayinska Pravda Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Yekhanurov Demitted Speakership Because of Yanukovych / Ukrayinska Pravda Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (January 11, 2006). "Parliament in Ukraine Votes to Scold Government". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  14. UNIAN
    (May 20, 2009)
  15. ^ Tymoshenko Initiating Yekhanurov’s Dismissal, Ukrainian News Agency (May 20, 2009)
  16. ^ Minister Yekhanurov Not Intending To Step Down, Ukrainian News Agency (May 20, 2009)
  17. ^ Yekhanurov denies reports of corrupt schemes at defense ministry Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (May 20, 2009)
  18. UNIAN
    (May 20, 2009)
  19. UNIAN
    (May 26, 2009)
  20. ^ Yuschenko not planning to submit motion dismissing Yekhanurov as defense minister Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (May 26, 2009)
  21. UNIAN
    (May 26, 2009)
  22. ^ Ukrainian parliament dismisses Yekhanurov as defense minister Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (June 5, 2009)
  23. ^ a b Ex-defense minister Yekhanurov appointed first deputy head of presidential secretariat Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (July 14, 2009)
  24. ^ (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio Archived October 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, LIGA
  25. ^ Yuriy Yekhanurov short Biography Archived May 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, International Centre for Policy Studies
  26. ^ "Klitschko undisputed leader in elections for Kyiv mayor, while second round possible - Savik Shuster Studio exit poll". Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  27. ^ "With 100% of ballots counted, Klitschko, Bereza to stand in Kyiv mayoral election runoff". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  28. ^ "Klitschko, MP Bereza enter 2nd round of Kyiv mayor election". Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

External links

Government offices
Preceded by Director of State Property Fund of Ukraine
1994–1997
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Vasyl Hureyev
Minister of Economy

1997
Succeeded by
Viktor Suslov
Preceded by
Sergey Kasyanov
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
2005
Succeeded by
Nadiia Deyeva
Preceded by Prime Minister of Ukraine
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Valeriy Ivaschenko
Acting