Viktor Baloha | |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 15 December 2012 |
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Emergency Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 12 November 2010 – 20 November 2012 |
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President | Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Mykhaylo Bolotskykh |
Succeeded by | Ministry of Defense |
Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine | |
In office 15 September 2006 – 19 May 2009 |
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President | Viktor Yushchenko |
Preceded by | Oleh Rybachuk |
Succeeded by | Vira Ulianchenko |
Emergency Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 27 September 2005 – 5 October 2006 |
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President | Viktor Yushchenko |
Prime Minister | Yuriy Yekhanurov |
Preceded by | Davyd Zhvania |
Succeeded by | Nestor Shufrych |
Zakarpattia Governor | |
In office 4 February 2005 – 27 September 2005 |
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President | Leonid Kuchma |
Preceded by | Ivan Rizak |
Succeeded by | Oleh Gavashi |
In office 5 May 1999 – 1 June 2001 |
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Preceded by | Sergiy Ustych |
Succeeded by | Hennadiy Moskal |
Mayor of Mukachevo | |
In office 10 April 1998 – 5 May 1999 |
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Preceded by | Vasil Yitio |
Succeeded by | Yosyp Kull |
Personal details | |
Born |
Zavydovo, Мukachevo District, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine (the former Soviet Union) |
15 June 1963
Political party |
United Centre (2008–present) Our Ukraine (2007–2008) Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)(1997–2000) |
Alma mater | Lviv Commercial Academy (The Lviv institute of trade and economics) |
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Viktor Baloha (Viktor Ivanovych Baloha) (15 June 1963, Zavydovo) – is a Ukrainian politician. Former Minister of Emergencies of Ukraine (Ministry of Ukraine on Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from Consequences of Chernobyl Catastrophe – 2005–2006, Мinistry of Emergencies of Ukraine from November 2010). The Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (2006–2009). People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the fourth Verkhovna Rada (2002–2005) and gain since late 2012. Zakarpattia Regional State Administration Chairman (05.05.1999–01.06.2001, 04.02.-27.09.2005), Mukachevo Mayor – 04.1998–05.1999).
Viktor Baloha was born on 15 June 1963 in the village Zavydovo, Mukachevo district, Zakarpattia Oblast. Father – Ivan Pavlovych Baloha. Mother – Mariya Vasilivna Baloha. Brothers – Ivan Ivanovych Baloha and Pavlo Ivanovych Baloha. Ethnicity - Ukrainian, according to other sources - Rusyn.
Baloha graduated from the secondary school of the village Zahattya of Іrshava district in 1980 which he attended after having finished the eight-year school in the village Zavydovo in 1978.
09.1980 – 06.1984 – Baloha was the student of the Lviv institute of trade and economics, he obtained a higher education with a degree in "Commodity science and food products trade organization".
07.1984 – 11.1985 – Baloha did compulsory military service in the Soviet Army.
Since January 1986 up to February 1987 Baloha worked as senior commodity expert in Beregovo Regional Consumer Society, city of Beregovo, Zakarpattia region; 02. 1987 – 05. 1987 he worked as Deputy Director of Kosyno Consumers’ Societies Association, village Kosyno, Beregovo district, Zakarpattia region; 05. 1987 – 10. 1992 — he worked as senior commodity expert in Mukachevo Business and Commercial Base; 10. 1992 – 03. 1997 – LLC "Ray-Promin" Director, Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region; 04. 1997 – 04. 1998 - Chairman of the management board of LLC "Barva", city of Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region.
On 10 April 1998 Viktor Baloha was elected the Mayor of the city of Мukachevо and worked as a Mayor till 5 May 1999.