Lesya Orobets | |
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Member of Parliament of Ukraine | |
In office November 23, 2007 – 27 November 2014 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Lesya Yuriyivna Orobets May 3, 1982 Kyiv |
Citizenship | Ukraine |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Mighty Ukraine (Since July 2014) |
Other political affiliations |
Independent (March 2014-July 2014) Batkivshchyna (June 2013-March 2014) |
Spouse(s) | Oleksandr Omelchuk (2004-present) |
Children | Sofiya Erika |
Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Institute for International Relations) |
Occupation | Politician |
Lesya Yuriyivna Orobets (Ukrainian: Ле́ся Ю́ріївна Оробе́ць, born May 3, 1982) is a Ukrainian politician and a Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament of Ukraine) since 2007 (elected as member of Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defence), and was re-elected in 2012 (as member of Batkivshchyna).
From 1996 to 1999, Orobets attended the Ukrainian Humanitarian Lyceum at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv where she specialized in law. After graduating, Orobets continued on to study at the Institute for International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv from 1999 to 2005. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Law and a specialization in English translation.
From January 2002 to March 2004, Orobets was a lawyer at the law firm “Сота” LTD in Kyiv, Ukraine. Then beginning in March 2004, she worked as an assistant-consultant to People's Deputy of Ukraine (Member of Parliament), Yuriy Orobets until September 2004. Starting in October 2004 and lasting until October 2005, Orobets served as a legal assistant in the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank in Kyiv. Immediately following this experience, Orobets worked as an employee representative of the law firm Baker & McKenzie located in Kyiv and remained there until February 2007.