Anatoliy Andriyovych Zasukha (Ukrainian: Анатолій Андрійович Засуха; born 13 June 1958) is a Ukrainian politician. Chairman of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration (1996-2005), former Chairman of the Kyiv Oblast Council (2000-2001) and (2004-2005).[1][2]

Anatoliy Zasukha
Анатолій Засуха
Chairman of the Kyiv Oblast Council
In office
9 December 2004 – 1 February 2005
Preceded byMykola Pryimachenko
Succeeded byMykola Pryimachenko (acting)
In office
November 2000 – 6 September 2001
Preceded byMykola Baranyuk
Succeeded byMykola Baranyuk
Governor of Kyiv Oblast
In office
22 September 1996 – 19 January 2005
Preceded byVasyl Sinko
Succeeded byYevhen Zhovtyak
People's Deputy of Ukraine
2nd convocation
In office
11 May 1994 – 10 July 1997
Personal details
Born (1958-06-13) 13 June 1958 (age 65)
Polohy, Vasylkiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Career edit

He began his career in 1975 as a student of the Bila Tserkva branch of the Ukrainian Training Complex.

After serving in the Soviet Army (1976-1978), he entered the Bila Tserkva Agricultural Institute, graduating in 1984 with a degree in agronomy.

From 1984 to 1985, he worked as an agronomist, secretary of the party organization of the collective farm 40 years of October Vasylkivsky Raion (Kyiv Oblast), and from 1985 to 1993 worked as a chairman of the collective farm named after Shchors. In 1993–1995, he was the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Ukraine.

Political career edit

From 1994 to 1997, Anatoliy was People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 2nd convocation. From 11 October 1995 to 24 September 1996, Chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine for Land Resources.

From 1996 to 2005, Anatoliy was the Head of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration.

In 2005, Tetiana stated that someone wanted to kill Anatoliy Zasukha.[3]

He was declared internationally wanted in 2005 after being involved in several criminal cases on suspicion of abuse of power and forgery.[4] Since 2006 he has been working as Deputy Governor of the Moscow Region Boris Gromov.[5]

In 2006 the criminal case against him was closed. At the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the search in Interpol was also terminated. He returned to Ukraine in 2008.[6][7]

Personal life edit

His wife Tetiana is the owner of Agrofirm Svitanok head-quartered in a village Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast.[8] She holds Hero of Ukraine award. Tetiana is the ex-deputy of the Kyiv Oblast Council (1994 - 1998) and the member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in III and VI convocations.

His son Andriy is the owner of FC Kolos Kovalivka.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Про призначення А. Засухи головою Київської обласної державної адміністрації". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ "Про звільнення А. Засухи з посади голови Київської обласної державної адміністрації". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. ^ "BBC Ukrainian". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ^ "Тридцять років Незалежності: хто представляв Київську область у Верховній Раді (частина І)". 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
  5. ^ "Анатолий Засуха работает замом губернатора в Московской области". www.unian.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  6. ^ "Анатолий Засуха "засветился" в Киеве! (ФОТО)". glavred.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. ^ "Засуха повернувся у Ковалівку і вилаяв робітників за недостатньо вимиті тротуари". ТаблоID. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  8. ^ "Одіозне сімейство Засух "усиновило" політика Гройсмана". glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  9. ^ ""Колос не Родоський, Колос Ковалівка". Як команда із села прославилася на всю Україну". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.