Volodymyr Lytvyn Politician

Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn (Ukrainian: Володимир Михайлович Литвин, Ukrainian pronunciation: [vɔɫɔdɪmɪr mɪxɑjɫɔvɪt͡ʃ ɫɪtvɪn]; born April 28, 1956) is a Ukrainian politician best known for being Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Having previously served in that position from 2002 until 2006, he was re-elected in December 2008 after his party agreed to join the former coalition of Yulia Tymoshenko in an expanded capacity and stayed Chairman till December 2012. From 1994 to 1999, Lytvyn was the aide to President Leonid Kuchma and, later, the head of his office.

Personal facts

Volodymyr Lytvyn
Birth dateApril 28, 1956
Birth nameVolodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn
Birth place
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , Zhytomyr Oblast
Nationality
Ukraine
Education
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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Hero of Ukraine
office
Head of Presidential Administration
Leader of For United Ukraine
Leader of People's Party
party
For United Ukraine
People's Party (Ukraine)
president
successor

Volodymyr Lytvyn on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lytvyn-v.org.ua
  2. http://www.zn.kiev.ua/nn/show/320/29584
  3. http://www.zn.kiev.ua/nn/show/378/33632
  4. http://www.zn.kiev.ua/nn/show/379/33707