Volodymyr Vasylyovych Rybak
| Volodymyr Vasylyovych Rybak | |
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| 9th Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada | |
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In office December 13, 2012 – February 22, 2014 |
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| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Lytvyn |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Turchynov |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Construction, Architecture and Communal Living |
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In office August 4, 2006 – March 21, 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Pavlo Kachur (as minister of Construction, Architecture, and Communal Living) |
| Succeeded by |
Volodymyr Yatsuba (as minister of Regional Development and Construction) Oleksandr Popov (as minister of Communal Living) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
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In office March 21, 2007 – December 18, 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Leader of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine |
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In office October 1997 – 2001 |
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| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Mykola Azarov |
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Volodymyr Vasylyovych Rybak Володимир Васильович Рибак October 3, 1946 Stalino, Ukrainian SSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
| Alma mater | Donetsk State University |
| Occupation | Politician and doctor of economic science |
| Website | iportal.rada.gov.ua |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | ||||
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| 3rd convocation | ||||
| May 12, 1998 – May 14, 2002 | ||||
| Elected as: Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine, District No.45, Donetsk Oblast | ||||
| 4th convocation | ||||
| May 14, 2002 – May 25, 2006 | ||||
| Elected as: Party of Regions, District No.45, Donetsk Oblast | ||||
| 5th convocation | ||||
| May 25, 2006 – September 12, 2006 | ||||
| Elected as: Party of Regions, No.13 | ||||
| 6th convocation | ||||
| November 23, 2007 – December 12, 2012 | ||||
| Elected as: Party of Regions, No.13 | ||||
| 7th convocation | ||||
| December 12, 2012 – November 27, 2014 | ||||
| Elected as: Party of Regions, No.10 | ||||
Volodymyr Rybak (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Рибáк; born on 3 October 1946 in Donetsk is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada from 13 December 2012 to 22 February 2014. Volodymyr Rybak is also the original leader of the predecessor of the Party of Regions, the Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. He is a Merited Builder of Ukraine (1995).
Born in the same city, Rybak graduated from the Department of Economy at the Donetsk State University in 1973, eventually receiving a doctor of economic sciences. He served as chairman of the city council, executive committee and mayor of Donetsk from 1993 to 2002. Rybak was co-organizer and first chairman of the Party of Regions between 1997 and 2001. Since the 2002 parliamentary elections Rybak is a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).
Rybak was Vice Premier of Ukraine and Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utility minister (August 4, 2006 till March 21, 2007) and Vice Premier of Ukraine (March 21, 2007 till December 18, 2007) in the Second Yanukovych Government.
On 13 December 2012 (following the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election) he was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. He resigned on 22 February 2014. Citing ill health and amidst the "2014 Ukrainian revolution".
Rybak did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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