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Serhiy Taruta

Serhiy Taruta (Ukrainian: Сергій Олексійович Тарута, Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Тарута, romanized: Sergei Alekseyevich Taruta, born 22 July 1955 in Vynohradne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian politician and current member of the Ukrainian parliament,[1] Ukrainian businessman,[2][3][4] sometimes called an oligarch,[5] founder of Industrial Union of Donbas,[6][7] former[8][failed verification] President of FC Metalurh Donetsk,[9] and the former governor of Donetsk Oblast.[10][11]

According to Forbes magazine, he ranks among the richest people in the world, with his estimated wealth being over 2.7 billion US dollars (2008).[12][13]

Biography

Serhiy Taruta was born in Mariupol in 1955 and was a successful cyclist in his youth; he later claimed that he rode an average of 120 kilometres a day.[14] He studied at Pryazovskyi State Technical University[15] before going on to work at the large Ukrainian metal plant, Azovstal.[14]

Business career

In 1995, Serhiy Taruta left Azovstal for "Azovintex", a foreign trade company he co-founded. In December, 1995 he was appointed the CEO of the Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation (ISD Corporation), which he co-founded. Between 2001 and 2014, Taruta served as the Chairman of the Board of ISD Corporation.[16][failed verification]

Political career

In 1998 and 2002 Serhiy Taruta was elected a member of the Donetsk Regional City Council for Telmanovsky electoral district, Donetsk Region.[citation needed]

On 2 March 2014, amidst the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov appointed Taruta Governor of Donetsk Oblast.[17] On 10 October 2014, President Petro Poroshenko removed him from office,[18][19] replacing him with Oleksandr Kikhtenko.[20][21]

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, as an independent candidate Taruta won a single-member district in Mariupol with 60.00% of the vote and is thus a member of the Ukrainian parliament since 27 November 2014.[22][1]

Taruta leads the Group for Inter-parliamentary Ties between Ukraine and Germany.[23]

He is also the Head of the Sub-Committee for Protection of Historic and Cultural Heritage of the Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Spiritual Affairs.[24]

Taruta is the co-chair of the Parliamentary Platform for the Future of Donbass, a body that aims to develop new legislative initiatives to help solve problems related to the reintegration of occupied territories of the region.[25]

He is the author of the Three Pillars peace plan for Donbass,[26] and also proposed the creation of the Vienna Format for Donbass peace talks.[27]

Taruta led the group of developers of Sustainable Development Doctrine Ukraine 2030.[28]

Serhiy Taruta is a founder of the political party "Osnova".[29][30]

On 22 September 2018, Osnova nominated Taruta as the party’s candidate for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[31] On 16 March (2 weeks and one day before the election) Taruta pledged his campaign-team would support fellow candidate Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign efforts.[32] However, his name was not taken of the ballot.[32] (7 March was the last day when candidates could withdraw their names from the ballot.[33])

Private life

Serhiy Taruta is married with two daughters.[citation needed]

Taruta is an avid cyclist and mountain climber, as well as a prolific antiquities' collector (Cucuteni-Trypillian and Scythian periods).[citation needed]

Honours

Serhiy Taruta was conferred the Order for the Service to Homeland of III (2006) and II degrees (2009), as well as the Order of St.Ann, II degree.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:Uk icon Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 58 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, RBK Ukraine
  2. ^ "Ukrainian oligarchs and businessmen speak in support of Ukrainian unity as Russia commences invasion of Crimea". Euromaidan Press. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ^ 2014-03-03T10:23+02:00 10:23 03.03.2014. "Businessman Taruta replaces Donetsk Regional Administration head Shyshatsky". en.interfax.com.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "IX European Economic Congress - Poland, Katowice May 10-12 2017". eecpoland.eu. 1955-07-22. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. ^ Luke Harding (25 April 2014). "The billionaire parachuted in to run Ukraine's most troubled region". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Roman Olearchik (March 2, 2014). "Akhmetov joins Ukraine oligarchs in pledging to protect homeland". Financial Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Ukraine: Are oligarch appointments at odds with new sense of fairness?". The Guardian. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Донецкий футбольный клуб "Металлург" прекратил свое существование - Футбол: деловой новостной сайт Дело Украина". Delo.ua. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  9. ^ "Business model of Yatsenyuk is to build oligarchic corporation out of Ukraine". Voice of Russia. March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Andrew Roth (March 7, 2014). "Ukrainian Officials in East Act to Blunt Pro-Russian Forces". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ Alexander Techinsky (July 1, 2008). "In Pictures: The Billionaires Of Eastern Europe". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  14. ^ a b "Сергей Тарута. История бизнесмена-мечтателя". forbes.net.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  15. ^ "Тарута Сергей". ЛІГА.Досье. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  16. ^ "Сергей Тарута. История бизнесмена-мечтателя". forbes.net.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  17. ^ Andrew E. Kramer (March 2, 2014). "Ukraine Turns to Its Oligarchs for Political Help". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Login (2014-10-10). "Sources: Poroshenko fires Taruta as Donetsk Oblast governor". KyivPost. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  19. ^ Putin and Poroshenko to meet in Milan - Deutsche Welle, 11 October 2014
  20. ^ Petro Poroshenko presented new Head of Donetsk RSA Oleksandr Kikhtenko Archived 2015-01-27 at the Wayback Machine - Press office of President of Ukraine, 10 October 2014
  21. ^ Ukraine president replaces Donetsk governor with hardline general - Business Insider, 10 October 2014
  22. ^ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422 Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine, National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
    Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27, UNIAN (26 November 2014)
  23. ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  24. ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  25. ^ 2016-10-31T18:27+02:00 18:27 31.10.2016 (2016-10-31). "Тарута: парламентская платформа "Будущее Донбасса" - это шаг к реинтеграции региона". Interfax.com.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Мирный план для Донбасса — Три основы: Легитимность — Безопасность — Доверие - Внутренняя политика Украины – аналитика, статьи, эксклюзивы". zn.ua. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  27. ^ "Тарута предложил альтернативу Минскому формату | NewsONE". newsone.ua. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  28. ^ "Presentation of Sustainable Development Doctrine "Ukraine 2030" | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute". kpi.ua. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  29. ^ "Osnova: Taruta's political foundation". The Ukrainian Week. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  30. ^ Template:Ru icon "Тарута заявил о создании новой партии | Украинска правда". Ukrainska Pravda. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  31. ^ Template:Uk icon Taruta's party sent him to the presidency, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 September 2018)
  32. ^ a b "Taruta announces support for Tymoshenko at presidential elections". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  33. ^ Template:Uk icon Another candidate appeared in favor of Gritsenko, Ukrayinska Pravda (7 March 2019)
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