Mykhaylo Okhendovsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Володимирович Охендовський; born 27 October 1973 in Dubăsari, in the Moldavian SSR[1]) is a Ukrainian lawyer who was since 6 July 2013 Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine; until the Ukrainian parliament dismissed him on 20 September 2018.[2][3]
Biography edit
In 1997 Okhendovsky graduated with honors from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in "international law".[1] From 1991 on he worked in various juridical functions, among others for the National Television Company of Ukraine.[1]
In February 2004 Okhendovsky became a member of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC).[4] On 1 June 2007 he was re-elected in the CEC under the quota of the Party of Regions in the Ukrainian parliament (the Verkhovna Rada).[4] On 6 July 2013 he was elected Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, he was the only candidate.[3][1]
On 25 June 2010 Okhendovsky was awarded the title Merited Jurist of Ukraine.[5]
In December 2016 Okhendovsky became a suspect alleged of receiving illegal funds from "black cash" ledgers of the Party of Regions.[6]
Parliament dismissed him and 12 other members of the Central Election Commission on 20 September 2018.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Охендовський очолив ЦВК Ohendovsky leads CEC, Gazeta.ua (6 July 2013)
- ^ a b Verkhovna Rada dismisses 13 CEC members, UNIAN (20 September 2018)
- ^ a b Mykhailo Okhendovsky appointed head of Central Election Commission, Interfax-Ukraine (6 July 2013)
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Головою ЦВК став Охендовський Chairman of the CEC was Ohendovsky, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 July 2013)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Указ Президента України № 726/2010 від 25 червня 2010 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Конституції України» Decree of the President of Ukraine № 726/2010 of 25 June 2010 "On state awards of Ukraine celebration of the Day of the Constitution of Ukraine", Verkhovna Rada (25 June 2010)
- ^ Head of Ukraine’s CEC faces corruption charges in case of Party of Regions’ "black accounts", UNIAN (13 December 2016)
Kyiv Appeals Court nixes SAPO pretrial confinement request for Okhendovsky, Interfax-Ukraine (28 December 2016)
External links edit
- Profile on Central Election Commission of Ukraine website (in Ukrainian)
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