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Hennadii Vatsak

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Hennadii Vatsak
Геннадій Вацак
Official portrait, 2019
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Preceded byYuriy Makedon [uk]
ConstituencyVinnytsia Oblast, No. 16
Personal details
Born (1972-02-09) 9 February 1972 (age 52)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political partyFor the Future
Other political
affiliations

Hennadii Anatoliyovych Vatsak (Ukrainian: Геннадій Анатолійович Вацак; born 9 February 1972) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 16th electoral district as a member of For the Future.[1][2] Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.[3]

Biography

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Hennadii Anatoliyovych Vatsak was born on 9 February 1972 in the city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi in Ukraine's Vinnytsia Oblast. He has a vocational education. After school he entered the Mohyliv-Podilsky Medical College, graduating in 1991. Until 1994 he worked as a paramedic at a children's hospital. From 1995 to 1999 he worked as a waiter in a restaurant.[4]

He owns the Vatsak Confectionery House, which produces confectionery.[5] He also announced in 2018 that he plans to start a construction business by building 4 plants in Mogilev-Podolsky.[6]

Political activity

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In 2015 he was elected a deputy of the Vinnytsia Regional Council from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Regional Council on Legality, Anti-Corruption, Lustration, Rules of Procedure and Deputies' Activities. His assistant is Tetiana Anatoliyivna Fomenko. Vatsak is considered one of the richest deputies in Vinnytsia.[7]

In 2019, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Ukraine's 16th electoral district (Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Kryzhopilskyi, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Pishchanskyi, Chechelnytskyi, Yampilskyi districts) as an independent self-nominated candidate. At the time of the election, Vatsak was director of the Marketing Department of Vatsak Confectionery House LLC, an independent, and living in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.[8]

On 11–13 June 2019, self-nominated Vatsak opened three photo zones "I love my city / village" in Gorodkivka, Pishchanka and Kryzhopil. The discoveries were accompanied by entertainment, competitions and treats with sweets [9] Vatsak also financed the organization of a mixed martial arts tournament (MMA) in Yampil, and distributed cash prizes to soldiers and residents of the city. In June 2019, self-nominated Vatsak launched a social initiative called "See Better", a program wherein ophthalmologists would make field visits for residents of the 16th electoral district.[9]

On 17 December 2020, he voted "FOR" the appointment of the plagiarist SM Scarlett as Minister of Education and Science, who was even opposed by the relevant committee.[10]

Automobiles

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In 2008 he owned a Hummer car, which he sold in 2013. Then he started driving a BMW X6 in 2009.[11] Then he changed his car from a BMW X6 to a Maserati Quattroporte Q4 and a Jaguar F-Type.[12]

Charity

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In 2016, he opened a children's chess school "Vatsak" in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.[13] Supported by the sports club "Spartak-Vatsak", the club won the Vinnytsia Kickboxing Cup in 2016. He built a 40-meter fountain on Shana Square in Mogilev-Podolsky.

In 2013 he won the nomination "Philanthropist: small business (including individuals - entrepreneurs)" of the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine - 2013".[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "23 самовисуванці об'єднуються в групу "За майбутнє" - Лубінець". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Парламент затвердив список своїх комітетів і їх склад. ХТО В ЯКОМУ - Новинарня". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Геннадій Вацак — DSnews.ua". www.dsnews.ua (in Ukrainian). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ Буяльська, Катерина. "Власник кондитерського дому Геннадій Вацак розкрив таємниці "солодкого" бізнесу | Новини Вінниці | ВЛАСНО.info". vlasno.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Закликав земляків повертатися із заробітків". www.golos.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ Gazeta.ua (1 June 2018). "Казковий торт та Оля Полякова - депутат показав розкішне весілля сина". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019". www.cvk.gov.ua. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Вінниччина: майданчики, фотозони, медогляди та змагання від депутата облради". ОПОРА - Громадянська мережа - вибори в Україні - Election in Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Пленарне засідання Верховної Ради України (відео)". www.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ^ Gazeta.ua (1 September 2011). ""Пять лет не был в отпуске"". Gazeta.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Вінницький депутат купив "Ягуар", а їздить на "старенькому" "Мазераті" – новини Вінниці". www.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Геннадій Вацак відроджує дитячу шахову школу у Могилеві-Подільському". www.myvin.com.ua. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Переможці конкурсу "Благодійна Україна 2013″ | Громадський Простір". www.prostir.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.