Oleksandr Vilkul
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Oleksandr Yuriyovych Vilkul (Ukrainian: Олексaндр Юрійович Вiлкул; born 24 May 1974), also known as Aleksandr Yuryevich Vilkul (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Вилкул) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who is currently serving as Head of the Ukrainian Military Administration of Kryvyi Rih. He has previously served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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Oleksandr Vilkul | |
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Олександр Вілкул | |
Head of the Military Administration of Kryvyi Rih | |
Assumed office 27 February 2022[1] | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine For infrastructure, regional development, construction, utilities and housing | |
In office 24 December 2012 – 27 February 2014[2] | |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Borys Kolesnikov |
Succeeded by | Volodymyr Groysman (As Vice Prime Minister for Regional Policy) |
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
In office 18 March 2010 – 24 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Viktor Bondar |
Succeeded by | Dmytro Kolesnikov |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 26 October 2014 – 21 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Opposition Bloc, No. 2 |
In office 26 March 2006 – 18 March 2010 | |
Constituency | Party of Regions, No. 59 |
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Born | (1974-05-24) 24 May 1974 (age 49) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Political party | Vilkul Bloc – Ukrainian Perspective (since 2020) |
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Spouse | Olena Anatoliivna Vilkul |
Children | Mariya Vilkul |
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Alma mater | Technical University of Kryvyi Rih |
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Born in Kryvyi Rih in 1974, Vilkul originally pursued a career in mining, eventually becoming manager. In 2003, he joined the Party of Regions, becoming a People's Deputy of Ukraine in 2006. He served in the role until being appointed as Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast by President Viktor Yanukovych in March 2010. He served in the role for two years before being appointed as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for infrastructure, regional development, construction, utilities, and housing economy, a position he served in until the Revolution of Dignity.
Vilkul continued to be active in politics, serving as co-chair of the Opposition Bloc party until its 2022 ban, as well as leading his own party. In February 2022, he was chosen as Head of the Military Administration of Kryvyi Rih by Ukrainian authorities following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.