Serhiy Kunitsyn
| Serhiy Kunitsyn Сергій Куніцин |
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| Prime Minister of Crimea | |
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In office 1998–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Anatoliy Franchuk |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Horbatov |
| Prime Minister of Crimea | |
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In office 2002–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Valeriy Horbatov |
| Succeeded by | Anatoliy Matviyenko |
| Governor of Sevastopol | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Serhiy Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Saratov |
| Presidential representative in Crimea | |
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In office 2010–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Leonid Zhunko |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Plakida |
| Presidential representative in Crimea | |
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In office 2014–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Viktor Plakida |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Popovych |
| Personal details | |
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Serhiy Volodymyrovych Kunitsyn 27 July 1960 Bekdash, Turkmen SSR |
| Political party |
Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (2012-present) Soyuz (2010-2012) United Centre (2008-2009) People's Democratic Party (2005-2008) Communist Party of Ukraine (1987-1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Yulia |
| Children | Natalia, Oleksiy |
| Alma mater | Simferopol branch of the Cisdnieper State Academy Tavrida National University |
Serhiy Kunitsyn (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Куніцин) is a Crimean politician and statesman, and former veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
He was born on 27 July 1960 in the town of Bekdash, on the Caspian coast in the Turkmen SSR, in the Soviet Union. In 1982 Kunitsyn graduated as a construction engineer-technologist from the Dnipropetrovsk Construction Engineering Institute in Simferopol. After the institute he worked for "Perekop Chemical Construction" (Krasnoperekopsk) followed by the obligatory service in the army and serving over a year in Afghanistan.
After the army, for a short period in 1985 Kunitsyn worked as an engineer-technologist at "Crimea Canal Construction" followed by the appointment as a chief engineer at the Krasnoperekopsk Plant of reinforced concrete where he worked until 1989. In 1989-1990 he worked as an instructor at the ideological department of the Krasnoperekopsk city committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. In March 1990 Kunitsyn was elected as the People's Deputy of Ukraine and in April of the same year as a mayor of Krasnoperekopsk serving at that post until 1998. During that time he also headed the Party Union in support of Crimea Republic.
In 1995-2001 Kunitsyn served as a head of administration of the North Crimean experimental economic zone "Syvash". From 27 May 1998 to 24 July 2001 and from April 2002 to April 2005 he was placing the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea. From July 2001 to April 2002 he was an advisor to President Leonid Kuchma. Since February 2004 Kunitsyn has headed the Crimean regional organization of the Ukrainian society of Afghanistan veterans. From June 2006 to April 2010 he was the Chairman of Sevastopol City State Administration appointed by the President of Ukraine.
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