Volodymyr Shandra

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Volodymyr Shandra
Володимир Шандра
Governor of Kiev Oblast
In office
2 March 2014[1] – 27 January 2016[2]
Preceded by Anatoliy Prysiazhniuk[1][3]
Succeeded by Maksym Melnychuk[2]
Minister of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe
In office
18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko
Preceded by Nestor Shufrych
Succeeded by Nestor Shufrych
Minister of Industrial policy of Ukraine
In office
4 February 2005 – 4 August 2006
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko
Yuri Yekhanurov
Preceded by Oleksandr Neustroev
Succeeded by Anatoliy Holovko
Personal details
Born (1963-01-11) January 11, 1963 (age 61)
Zboriv, Ukrainian SSR
Alma mater Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering

Volodymyr Mykolajovych Shandra (Ukrainian: Володимир Миколайович Шандра) is Ukrainian politician, statesman and former Governor of Kiev Oblast.[1][2]

Education

Since 1981, he studied at the Faculty of Nuclear Power Plants and equipment for the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (later — Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering), specializing in thermal power engineer. In 2006 he graduated from the National Academy of Management, where he received a master's degree in finance.

PhD in Economics. He defended his thesis on technological innovation economy in innovative practice.

Work Experience

1980 — started his career grinder for the production association "Ternopil combine factory".

1987 — after graduation he worked at the Khmelnitskiy Nuclear Power Plant, where he rose from the reactor operator's compartment, a senior engineer with repair and maintenance of equipment of the reactor compartment to the chief engineer of the control reactor.

From 1992 to 2002 works in private sector of economics.

Politics

In 2002, Vladimir Shandra elected deputy of Ukraine under Yushchenko Bloc "Our Ukraine" (№ 39). He was Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.

In the presidential election of 2004 was led by Khmelnytsky Regional Headquarters coalition "People Power".

From February 2005 to August 2006 served as Minister of Industrial policy of Ukraine.

In 2006–2007 — Advisor to the President of Ukraine. He was Chairman of the NGO "Institute for Social and Economic Development".

In 2006–2008 — member of the supervisory board of the State Savings Bank of Ukraine and the State Export-Import Bank.

In the parliamentary elections of 2007, ran for Parliament Bloc "Our Ukraine — People's Self-Defense" (№ 75). At the head of the electoral re-election headquarters in Khmelnytsky region.

18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010 — Minister of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe (appointed by the Supreme Council of Ukraine № 10-VI of 18 December 2007 and dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 11 March 2010 number 1965-VI).

He was a member of the party "People's Union "Our Ukraine".

On 2 March 2014 Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov appointed Shandra Governor of Kiev Oblast.[1] Shandra resigned from this post on 27 January 2016.[2] Seven days later he was apointed as advisor to President Petro Poroshenko.[2]

Family

Wife Antonina Єvgenіvna (1960).

He has two sons — Andrew (1980) and Anton (1994).

Awards and titles

A civil servant rank 1 (October 2006). He was awarded the Order of Merit III degree (September 2008).

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