Kira Rudik
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Kira Rudyk Кіра Рудик | |
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| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Leader of Voice | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Svyatoslav Vakarchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kira Oleksandrivna Rudyk 14 October 1985 Uzhhorod, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Voice |
| Education | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
Kira Oleksandrivna Rudyk (born October 14, 1985 in Uzhhorod[1])[2]is a Ukrainian politician and current leader of the political party Voice and since 2019 a member of the Ukrainian parliament.[3][4][5]
Biography
Born on 14 October 1985 in Uzhhorod,[1] Rudyk graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Informatics of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy with a degree in Information Control Systems and Technologies.[6] She worked in several IT companies in Ukraine and the United States, and went from being a tester to a top manager.[6]
In 2005 she started her IT career as a software tester at Software MacKiev and in 2010 she moved on to leading functions at MiMedia (2010—2013, Rudyk worked in the USA for 8 months) and TechTeamLabs (2013—2016).[6]
In 2016 she became the chief operating manager of Ring Ukraine.[6] Rudyk served as COO of Ring Ukraine,[7] a division of Ring Inc. purchased by Amazon in 2018.[4]
Rudyk participated in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election and was elected as a deputy, contesting the election placed third on the election list of Voice.[6] After Svyatoslav Vakarchuk stepped down as the leader of Voice on 12 March 2020, Rudyk was elected to replace him.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Sviatoslav Vakarchuk is no longer the chairman of the Voice party, Pershyi Ukraine (12 March 2020)
- ^ "PEP: Dossier Rudyk Kira Oleksandrivna, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament), Member of Parliament of Ukraine". PEP.org.ua. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Voice party elects Rudyk as new head, replacing Vakarchuk — Concorde Capital". concorde.ua. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ a b "New wave of young Ukrainians shakes up parliamentary polls". France 24. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian Singer Vakarchuk Steps Down As Head of Holos Political Party". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b c d e (in Russian) Short biography of Kira Rudyk, LIGA
- ^ "iForum.ua". 2019.iforum.ua. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
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