Borys Kolesnikov Борис Колесніков |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office December 12, 2012 – 27 November 2014 |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 11 March 2010 – 24 December 2012 |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office May 25, 2006 – March 11, 2010 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
October 25, 1962
Political party | Party of Regions |
Spouse(s) | Svitlana |
Children | Son (born 1992) and daughter (born 2004) |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Borys Viktorovych Kolesnikov (Ukrainian: Борис Вікторович Колесніков, born October 25, 1962) is secretary of the Party of Regions presidium, people deputy in Verkhovna Rada, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Communications, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine. He is the owner and president of the HC Donbass ice hockey club.
Born on October 25, 1962 in Zhdanov, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (now Mariupol, Ukraine).
In 1991 graduated from Donetsk National Technical University majoring in Merchandising. Graduated from Donetsk State University of Management (1997) majoring in Economic Manager.
Since 1980 he has worked in various positions in commercial enterprises in the Donetsk Oblast (province), mainly in the steel industry.
Beginning from 1991 – Director of “Yug” trading company; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Production Association “Kyiv-Konti”, CJSC (later the Konti Company). From 1998 – vice-president of football club Shakhtar Donetsk. From 2002 – Chairman of the Football Federation of Donetsk Oblast.
From 2001 to 2006 he was head of the Donetsk Regional Council.
Beginning from 2001 a spokesperson of Borys Kolesnikov was Mrs. Olena Bondarenko. Late 2003 – Head of Donetsk Regional Branch of the Party of Regions.