Oleksii Petrovych Bilyi was a Head of the

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...

Iron & Steel Works (until 2006). He is a member of the

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(since November 2007), and a member of the Economic Policy Committee (since December 2007).

Biography

Oleksii Bilyi was born on 1 May 1961 in the village of Kamyanka,

Apostolove Raion Apostolove Raion ( uk, Апостолівський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Apostolove. The raion was abolished on 18 July 202 ...

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. Family: wife Irina (b. 1971) a teacher at

Donetsk National University Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University (Vasyl' Stus DonNU) ( uk, Донецький національний університет імені Василя Стуса, ''Donets’kyi Natsional’nyi Universytet''; russian: Донецкий на ...

; two sons, Oleksandr (b. 1998) and Arseniy (b. 2003), daughter Amelia (b.2003).

Education

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Metallurgical Institute (1988), with a major in "Chemical technology of fuel,"

(2001), majoring in

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. From 1979 to 1981 he served in the

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Career

* 1981–1988 – worked as a fitter, site supervisor, senior master, and Deputy Chief of coke workshop at

Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...

coke plant. * 1988–1990 – Chief of the coke workshop, Chief engineer. * 1990–1996 — Director of the

Yenakiieve Yenakiieve ( uk, Єна́кієве, ''Yenákiieve'', ; russian: Ена́киево, ''Yenákiyevo'') is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance (a special status within t ...

coke plant. * 1996–1998 – Chairman of the management board, JSC "Yenakiieve Coke Plant," Head of the plant. * 1998–2000 – Chairman of the management board, JSC "Yenakiieve Metallurgical Plant". * 2000–2002 – Deputy Chairman of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

State Regional Administration on primary industries and energy. * 2002–2006 – CEO of Mariupol Iron & Steel Works. In November 2007, Oleksii was elected to the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

with the

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, No.33 in the list. * Chairman of the Subcommittee on government policy on the consumption of waste and scrap iron, Verkhovna Rada committee on economic policy. * Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of

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. In the

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.Opposition Bloc russian: Оппозиционный блок , colorcode = , logo = Opposition Bloc.png , logo_size = 240px , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Rinat Akhmetov (one wing)Dmytro Firtash & Yuriy Boyko ( ...

.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament
,

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(8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC
,

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(8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC

(8 November 2014)

Awards

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, III class (2011), for personal contribution to nation-building, long-term legislative and political activity. * Merited Worker of Industry of Ukraine (title) (2003). * Medal "10 Years of Independence of Ukraine" (2001). * "Miner's Glory" badge, III class (2002).

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