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Oleksandr Kovalchuk

Oleksandr Kovalchuk
Олександр Ковальчук
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Personal details
Born
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk

(1974-02-05) 5 February 1974 (age 51)
Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Political partyServant of the People
EducationLviv University of Trade and Economics
University of Minnesota
Cuyahoga Community College

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Ковальчук; born 5 February 1974) is a Ukrainian public figure and politician.[1] He serves as People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation.[2] He serves as Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy.[3] He is a Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[4] He is a member of the Political Council of the "Servant of the People" party.[5] Outside of politics, he served as chairman of the board, co-founder of the NGO «Interaction platform "Prostir"».[6]

Early life

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Kovalchuk was born on 5 February 1974 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR.[7] From 1981 to 1991 he attended Secondary School No. 5 in Novogrod-Volynskyi.[8] Afterward, from 1991 to 1995, he studied at the Lviv University of Trade and Economics, graduating with a degree in economics and finance.[8] He then worked as the Director of the Yarun Trade and Commercial Association in the Novograd-Volynskyi district from 1995 to 1997.[8] Afterward, for a year, he did international studies in agricultural training at the University of Minnesota through the MAST International Programme.[8] He moved to the United States after this, working from 1999 to 2007 in various IT companies like Target and Adamant Computers, and then became the co-owner of the company Azatek and GTD.[8] Meanwhile, while working, he went to Cuyahoga Community College from 2000 to 2002, majoring in foreign languages and the social sphere.[8]

Personal life

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He lives in the city of Rivne.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "На 152-му окрузі в Рівному впевнено переміг кандидат від "Слуги народу" Ковальчук". www.segodnya.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Парламент затвердив список своїх комітетів і їх склад. ХТО В ЯКОМУ - Новинарня". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "KOVALCHUK, OLEKSANDR". pace.coe.int. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Політрада "Слуги Народу" займеться тактикою та стратегією". Політична партія «Слуга Народу» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Платформа взаємодій "Простір"". www.prostir.rivne.ua. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Хто переміг по округах - Олександр Ковальчук від "Слуги народу" переміг в 152 окрузі в Рівному". Ukrainian News (in Ukrainian). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Ковальчук Олександр Володимирович". Четверта влада (in Ukrainian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 April 2025.