Borys Kolesnikov country of citizenship Ukraine
Borys Viktorovych Kolesnikov (Ukrainian: Борис Вікторович Колесніков, born 25 October 1962) is the leader of the political party Ukraine is Our Home. He is the former secretary of the Party of Regions' presidium, former people's deputy in Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) and head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Communications, and former deputy prime minister of Ukraine and former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine. He is the owner and president of the HC Donbass ice hockey club.Biography
Born on 25 October 1962 in Zhdanov, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (now Mariupol, Ukraine).
In 1991 graduated from Donetsk National Technical University majoring in Merchandising.
Graduated from Donetsk State University of Management (1997) majoring in Economic Manager.Since 1980 he has worked in various positions in commercial enterprises in the Donetsk Oblast (province), mainly in the steel industry.Beginning from 1991 – director of “Yug” trading company; chairman of the board of directors, chairman of the board of directors of Production Association “Kyiv-Konti”, CJSC (later the Konti Company).
From 1998 – vice-president of football club Shakhtar Donetsk. From 2002 – chairman of the Football Federation of Donetsk Oblast.From 2001 to 2006 he was head of the Donetsk Regional Council.
Beginning from 2001 a spokesperson of Borys Kolesnikov was Mrs. Olena Bondarenko.
Late 2003 – Head of Donetsk Regional Branch of the Party of Regions.Known as one of the organizers of the Congress of Deputies of All Levels in Severodonetsk on 28 November 2004.
At the 2006 parliamentary elections in Ukraine and 2007 parliamentary elections in Ukraine was elected to Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) as a member of the Party of Regions (both times listed number ten).
In 2010 appointed to the position of the Vice Prime Minister responsible for Euro 2012.
On 9 December 2010 by the Decree of the president of Ukraine was appointed to the position of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.Kolesnikov is considered an ally of Rinat Akhmetov; another influential Party of Regions member, industrial and politician. Kolesnykov and Akhmetov have been friends from a young age.In a 30 July 2014 interview with the FBI, Paul Manafort stated that Kolesnikov was his "principal contact" in the Party of Regions.
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