Vyacheslav Kyrylenko

Biography

During his studies at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyrylenko was one of the initiators of a political student strike at the October Revolution Square in Kyiv, the so-called Revolution on Granite which was held from October 12 to 17, 1990, which eventually led to the resignation the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine Vitaly Masol. and became a member of the People's Movement of Ukraine.).

In 2002 Kyrylenko became the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian People's Party. The alliance lost 9 seats but its percentage of total votes slightly improved.

In 2008 Kyrylenko was replaced as head of Our Ukraine party of its Honorary President Viktor Yushchenko. In December Kyrylenko resigned from the post as head of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in protest against the reformation of the coalition that supported the second Tymoshenko Government with Bloc of Lytvyn. In November 2009 Kyrylenko started to cooperate with the Party of Social Protection

In November 2009 Kyrylenko was awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise V degree.

In December 2011 Kyrylenko signed an agreement with the head of the party Front for Change Arseniy Yatsenyuk on joint opposition activity and merger of their parties after the election.

Kyrylenko was placed at number 4 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. He was elected into parliament.

Kyrylenko was instrumental in the attempt to repeal the national 2012 Law "On the principles of the state language policy". On 23 February 2014, the second day after the flight of Viktor Yanukovich, while in a parliamentary session Kyrylenko moved to include in the agenda a draft that would repeal the 2012 Law "On the principles of the state language policy". The motion was carried with 232 deputies voting in favour, the draft was included into the agenda, immediately put to a vote and approved with the same 232 voting in favour. Repeal of the 2012 Law "On the principles of the state language policy" was met with great disdain in Crimea and Southern and Eastern Ukraine provoking waves of anti-government protests, ultimately culminating with the Crimean crisis. The acting President Oleksandr Turchinov announced on February 28, 2014 that he won't be signing the law into action, but this reaction came too late to curb the unfolding crisis.

In September 2014 Kyrylenko became a founding member of his new party People's Front.

Since December 2, 2014 - Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Culture of Ukraine.

April 14, 2016 - Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Family

Kyrylenko is married to Kateryna Mykhailivna who is a philosophy lecturer at the Kyiv National University of Culture and the Arts. They have a son and a daughter.

Earnings

According to an electronic declaration in 2019, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko received a salary of ₴405,974 (US$ 15,036) as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. On bank accounts (JSC "Oschadbank"), Vyacheslav Kyrylenko had ₴15,362 (US$596). He also declared US$ 1,200 in cash. Additionally, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko had apartment (total area of 154,80 m2) and apartment (total area of 53,20 m2) in joint ownership (33%). Vyacheslav Kyrylenko also declared a 2013 Skoda Superb car.

References

References

1. [http://www.unian.info/politics/1319232-new-cabinet-formed-in-ukraine.html New Cabinet formed in Ukraine], [[UNIAN]] (14 April 2016)
2. [http://www.hss.de/uploads/tx_ddceventsbrowser/cv_kyrylenko_01.pdf Curriculum vitae Dr. Vyacheslav Kyrylenko] {{Webarchive. link. (July 19, 2011 , [[Hanns Seidel Foundation]])
3. {{in lang. uk [http://novynar.com.ua/politics/90221 Ъ:Рух Кириленка стане партією] {{Webarchive. link. (July 26, 2011 , [[Novynar]] (November 10, 2009))
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5. [http://www.demotix.com/news/5721391/yatseniuk-elected-head-political-council-peoples-front-party#media-5721330 Yatseniuk elected head of political council of People's Front Party] {{Webarchive. link. (January 2, 2015 , [[Demotix]] (9 September 2014))
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8. In the years 1992 and 1993 Kyrylenko was head of the [[Ukrainian Student Union]]At that time, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko had used homophobic compromising materials in the political struggle, to accuse in homosexuality Vladislav Bugera, left-wing political activist who fought Ukrainian nationalists. See about that: Stephen Shenfield. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113073805/http://russialist.com/2008-204.php "Vladislav Bugera: Portrait of a Post-Marxist Thinker"] // [[Johnson's Russia List. JRL]] Research & Analytical Supplement, No. 44, November 2008
9. He soon became the head of the youth wing of this party and stayed that until 2002 while meanwhile becoming a Doctor of Philosophy at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (in 1993 he graduated from the [[Faculty of Arts. ru [http://www.lenta.ru/lib/14179384/ Кириленко, Вячеслав], [[Lenta.Ru]]
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12. {{in lang. ru [http://file.liga.net/person/46.html Вячеслав Кириленко], [[Liga.net]]
13. According to Kyrylenko the restructure posed "a serious threat to the [[economy of Ukraine. economy]] and [[society of Ukraine. uk [http://www.kyrylenko.com.ua/biography.php Біографія] {{Webarchive. link. (May 27, 2010 , Official website of Vyacheslav Kyrylenko)
14. uk [http://www.newsru.ua/ukraine/16jul2010/zaukr.html "За Україну!" візьме участь у місцевих виборах 31 жовтня] {{Webarchive. link. (October 5, 2011 , [[NEWSru Ukraine]] (July 16, 2010))
15. {{in lang. uk [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2011/12/22/6857115/ Кириленко об'єднався з Яценюком], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (December 22, 2011)
16. [http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/58995 They Call Themselves the Opposition], [[The Ukrainian Week]] (August 31, 2012)
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18. [http://www.newsru.com/world/26feb2014/ukr_russian.html Новости NEWSru.com :: На Украине протестуют против начатой новыми властями борьбы с русским языком]
19. [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/02/28/7016703/ Турчинов ветує рішення ВР про скасування закону про мови]{{in lang. uk
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21. {{in lang. uk [http://files.korrespondent.net/politics/kyrylenko_vyacheslav Profile at Korrespondent] {{Webarchive. link. (January 21, 2011)
22. "Declarations: Kyrylenko Viacheslav Anatoliiovych from the NACP".