Alexey Yuryevich Chernyak (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Черняк; born August 27, 1973) is a Russian political figure and a former member of the State Duma.[1]

Alexey Chernyak
Алексей Черняк
Member of the State Duma from Crimea
In office
12 October 2021 – 3 September 2022
Preceded byAndrey Kozenko
Succeeded byYury Nesterenko
ConstituencySimferopol (No. 19)
Personal details
Born (1973-08-27) 27 August 1973 (age 50)
Almaty, Kazakh SSR, USSR
NationalityUkrainian (until 2014)
Russian (2014-present)
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materCrimean Federal University (D.Sc.)

Education and career edit

In 2018, Chernyak was granted a Doctor of Sciences degree in economics; he presented his thesis at the Baltic Academy of Tourism and Entrepreneurship. Chernyak has been engaged in politics since 1999 when he founded the youth public organization "Altamira" in Simferopol. In 2005–2011, he was the Chairman of the Crimean republican youth public organization "Union of Youth of the Regions of Ukraine". He was a member of the Party of Regions, and in 2006, he was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea of the 5th convocation. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs, Family and Gender Policy of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In September 2014, he was appointed head of the Crimean Parliament's Committee on Health-Resort Complex and Tourism.[1][2]

In 2014, Chernyak joined the United Russia. From 2014 to 2021, he was a deputy of the State Council of Crimea of the 1st and 2nd convocations. Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1][3]

Sanctions edit

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Черняк, Алексей Юрьевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ Виктория Веселова (2019-09-26). "Юристы, психолог, технолог: кому отдали комитеты в крымском парламенте" (in Russian). Крым. Реалии. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ^ "Парламент Крыма прекратил полномочия избранных в Госдуму России депутатов" (in Russian). Крым. Реалии. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.