Vladimir Konstantinov (politician)
Vladimir Konstatinov Влади́мир Андре́евич Константи́нов | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Crimean Parliament | |
| Assumed office March 17, 2010 | |
| President | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Pavlovych Hrytsenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1956 Vladimirovca, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Vladimir Konstatinov (Russian: Влади́мир Андре́евич Константи́нов, Ukrainian: Константинов Володимир Андрійович; born November 19, 1956) is a Ukrainian politician and the current Chairman of the Supreme Council in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
On March 5, 2014, the Shevchenko district court of Kyiv ruled on the detention of the self-proclaimed leaders Sergey Aksyonov and Vladimir Konstantinov.[1] The Security Service of Ukraine was charged to bring them to court.[1]
Biography
He was born in Vladimirovca in the Moldovian SSR on November 19, 1956. In 1973, he graduated from Nauchnenskaya secondary school of Bakhchysarai Raion. He is a graduate of Simferopol branch of Sevastopol instrument-making institute, majoring in industrial and civil engineering. From 1979 to 1981 he served in the military service in the Armed Forces of USSR. He holds numerous awards and merits including the “Honored builder of Ukraine.”[2]
Political career
He served as Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea 1998-2002.
Alleged criminal involvement
Andriy Senchenko, member of Verkhovna Rada from Batkivshchyna party, has alleged that Vladimir Konstatinov has been involved in fraudulent real estate transactions and that he has worked since the 1990s with Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov,[3] who Senchenko alleged to be a member of organized crime.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b The court gave the green light to arrest "puppets of Putin" in Crimea. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 5, 2014
- ^ Rada of Crimea
- ^ Премьер по кличке "Гоблин" Radio Svoboda, March 4, 2014
- ^ "Премьером Крыма выбрали бандита по кличке Гоблин, — Сенченко". Izvestia. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ [1] EU Observer, The Empire strikes back March 3, 2013