Andriy Ivanovych Nikolayenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Іванович Ніколаєнко; born 23 June 1979) is a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, former chairman of the political party Osnova.

Andriy Ivanovych Nikolayenko
Андрій Іванович Ніколаєнко
Head of the State Agency for Restoration of Donbas
In office
22 September 2014 – 14 October 2014
Succeeded byVadym Chernysh
Personal details
Born (1979-06-23) 23 June 1979 (age 44)
Fastiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Political partyOsnova
SpouseIryna Nikolayenko
ChildrenDaria and Yaroslava

Nikolayenko is the first Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine for the Recovery of Donbas in 2014. He is a coordinator of the informal association of entrepreneurs "Ukrainian Business Initiative".[1] In 2017, he co-authored the Ukraine 2030 Balanced Development Doctrine,[2] which proposed scientifically based mechanisms for the rapid growth of the Ukrainian economy.[3]

In the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Nikolayenko was placed 19th on the party list of Fatherland.[4] He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada.[5]

Professional career edit

2002–2006 —attache, third secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea.

2008–2009 – assistant and advisor of the People's Deputy of Ukraine.

2009–2010 – deputy assistant of the Head of the Department for Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, manager of the Sector for Supporting Promising Cooperation Projects with the Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, advisor of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko on a voluntary basis.[6]

2010–2011 —deputy Chairman of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration.

2011–2013 – Vice-chairman of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration.[7]

9 January 2013[8] – 2 March 2014[9]— Chairman of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration.[10] During the events of Euromaidan, he was able to resolve the conflict with the protesters in Kropyvnytskyi.[11][12]

March – September 2014 —Vice-chairman of the Donetsk Regional State Administration.[11] He was in charge of the restoration of Sloviansk after its liberation in 2014 and restoration of uninterrupted water and electricity supply in the city.[citation needed]

From 1 January 2015 —chairman of the board of directors of Ukrainian company "Velta". He represented the company on the Ukrainian stand in Dubai on 2–4 April during the International Forum of UAE Investment Projects.[13]

Restoration of the liberated Donbas edit

23 September 2013 – 14 October 2014 – Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine for Donbas Restoration.[14][15]

He headed the preparation and coordination of the reconstruction of the Donbas. Within the authority of the agency, he coordinated the assistance of international organizations, private companies and state authorities. He was responsible for establishing the heating season in 2014–2015 for the liberated cities of Donetsk Oblast: Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut.[16][17]

Activities in the political party "Osnova" edit

On 10 February 2017, Andriy Nikolayenko is the head of the political party "Osnova, that advocates the non-aligned status of Ukraine and the peaceful return of the occupied Donbas and Crimea through international legal mechanisms.[18] The party examines the successful international experience of the reform. The party program is based on the analyzed effective practices.[19] On 22 September 2018, the Osnova party held a congress in Kyiv. According to the results of the primaries, 96% of the participants expressed "for" the participation of the party in the next election of the President. At the same time, 87% of the party voted "for" one of its leaders, people's deputy of Ukraine Serhiy Taruta as a candidate.[20]

Social activities edit

Andriy Nikolayenko is the President of the Baseball and Softball Federation of Ukraine from 23 February 2013.[21] With the assistance of the Federation, the European Championship in baseball in Group C took place in Ukraine for the first time on 23–28 July 2018 in Kropyvnitsky. Ukraine was visited by baseball teams from Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Estonia. Ukraine national team won five victories in five games and became second in the Division B.[22]

References edit

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  2. ^ "УКРАЇНА 2030: Доктрина збалансованого розвитку" (PDF). 2017.
  3. ^ Нову партію "Основа", про яку заявляв Тарута, очолив координатор "Української бізнес-ініціативи" Ніколаєнко. Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Кого Тимошенко веде у парламент. Досьє на кандидатів". 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
    (in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019)
  6. ^ Распоряжение Кабинета министров України № 817-р від 17 липня 2009 року «Про призначення Ніколаєнка А.І. радником Прем'єр-міністра України»(in Ukrainian)
  7. ^ "Перший заступник голови обласної державної адміністрації Андрій Ніколаєнко взяв участь у всеукраїнській селекторній нараді". kr-admin.gov.ua. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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  9. ^ Указ Президента України № 207/2014 від 2 березня 2014 року «Про звільнення А. Ніколаєнка з посади голови Кіровоградської обласної державної адміністрації»(in Ukrainian)
  10. ^ "Губернатором Кировоградской области назначен Николаенко (Президент Украины Виктор Янукович назначил Андрея Николаенко председателем Кировоградской областной государственной администрации, сообщили ForUm'у в пресс-службе Главы государства)". for-ua.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Основний інстинкт Тарути, або П'ятдесят відтінків компромісу". osnova. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ Lena. Кіровоградську ОДА штурмом не взяти! (ХРОНІКА ПОДІЙ). pravda-kr.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. ^ ТОВ "Велта". "Андрій Ніколаєнко відвідав міжнародний форум Annual Investment Meeting" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. ^ Кабмин уволил Николаенко с должности главы Госагентства по восстановлению Донбасса. РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ Указ Президента України № 12/2013 від 9 січня 2013 року «Про призначення А. Ніколаєнка головою Кіровоградської обласної державної адміністрації» (in Ukrainian)
  16. ^ У Слов'янську відновили тільки 8 дитячих садків і менше половини зруйнованих шкіл – Ніколаєнко. ukr.segodnya.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  17. ^ Андрей Николаенко: "Зиму без мира Донбасс не переживет". segodnya.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  18. ^ "kompromiss" (in Ukrainian). Компромисс. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  19. ^ Gazeta.ua (4 July 2018). ""2 млн нових робочих місць – обґрунтована цифра" – глава партії "Основа" Андрій Ніколаєнко". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  20. ^ Партия "Основа" на праймериз выбрала Сергея Таруту кандидатом в Президенты. ukranews.com (in Russian). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Андрей Николаенко возглавил Федерацию бейсбола и софтбола Украины". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
  22. ^ Збірна України з бейсболу виграла турнір дивізіону С ЧЄ і вийшла у другий дивізіон В. sport.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Kirovohrad Oblast
2013–2014
Succeeded by