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Hennadiy Adolfovych Kernes
russian: Генна́дий Адо́льфович Ке́рнес, translit=Gennady Adolfovich Kernes (27 June 1959 – 17 December 2020) was a Ukrainian politician who was the Mayor of Kharkiv from 2010 until his death in 2020.Kharkiv mayor Kernes dies
Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
Помер Геннадій Кернес: мер Харкова, який виграв вибори з реанімації
BBC Ukrainian (17 December 2020)
TASS (encyclopaedia) He graduated from the
The Ukrainian Week, № 40 (153) (1 October 2010)
In 1998, Kernes was first elected into the Kharkiv City Council, and served three terms there. Between April and May 2002, Kernes was the secretary of Kharkiv City Council. In the City Council, he founded and led the nonpartisan deputy group "New Kharkiv - New Opportunities."
In November 2004, he supported the Orange Revolution. He came out to condemn the actions taken by the regional governor Yevhen Kushnaryov. In 2006, he was elected to the Kharkiv City Council on the list of the Party of Regions, as a member of the party. In April 2006 Kernes became the secretary of Kharkiv City Council.
Prior to Mykhailo Dobkin's 2010 appointment to the post of the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, Kernes had been the secretary of city council, the acting mayor of Kharkiv (March 2010 – 24 November 2010). In 2010, he had his candidacy nominated for the Party of Regions in the
russian: Генна́дий Адо́льфович Ке́рнес, translit=Gennady Adolfovich Kernes (27 June 1959 – 17 December 2020) was a Ukrainian politician who was the Mayor of Kharkiv from 2010 until his death in 2020.Kharkiv mayor Kernes dies
Ukrinform (17 December 2020)
Помер Геннадій Кернес: мер Харкова, який виграв вибори з реанімації
BBC Ukrainian (17 December 2020)
Early life
Kernes was born into aJewish family
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, to Adolf Lazarevych Kernes and Anna Abramovna in Kharkiv.Kernes, Gennady AdolfovichTASS (encyclopaedia) He graduated from the
National University "Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine"
The Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University ( uk, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого» (НЮУ), ''Natsional'nyi yurydychnyi universytet imeni Yaroslava Mudroho'') is a ...
with a degree in law and from Kharkiv National University of Economics with a degree in public administration. Kernes started his career in 1977 at the Kharkiv plant "Miner's Light". Between 1977 and 1979 Kernes studied in CTC-14 in Kharkiv and specialised in draftsman-designer on mechanics.Meet Hennadiy Kernes. He is the main contender for the mayor of Kharkiv by Arkady Schultz (''Аркадій Шульц''. Знайомтеся: Геннадій Адольфович. Ким є основний претендент на крісло мера Харкова)The Ukrainian Week, № 40 (153) (1 October 2010)
Business career
From 1979 to 1990, Kernes worked for a number of enterprises. According to his official biography, his career began in 1977. Kernes managed the production and trading company Acceptor from 1992 to 1994. He then became the chairman at CJSC NPK-Holding until 1999. Kernes was then first deputy director of the Kharkiv branch of the Trading House Gas of Ukraine until 2001. He then became CEO at NPK-Holding until 2006. Kernes had a criminal record for theft and fraud; according to him, the accusations were "partly fabricated" by "his enemies".Political career
In 1998, Kernes was first elected into the Kharkiv City Council, and served three terms there. Between April and May 2002, Kernes was the secretary of Kharkiv City Council. In the City Council, he founded and led the nonpartisan deputy group "New Kharkiv - New Opportunities."
In November 2004, he supported the Orange Revolution. He came out to condemn the actions taken by the regional governor Yevhen Kushnaryov. In 2006, he was elected to the Kharkiv City Council on the list of the Party of Regions, as a member of the party. In April 2006 Kernes became the secretary of Kharkiv City Council.
Prior to Mykhailo Dobkin's 2010 appointment to the post of the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, Kernes had been the secretary of city council, the acting mayor of Kharkiv (March 2010 – 24 November 2010). In 2010, he had his candidacy nominated for the Party of Regions in the 2010 Ukrainian local elections
The 2010 Ukrainian local elections took place on 31 October 2010,Keys to cities. What is the secret of longevity of mayors
The Ukrainian Week (10 August 2020) On 24 November 2010, he took the oath and entered the post in early December 2010. In January 2014, Kernes awarded himself a 25% pay raise. Kernes was noted for holding a strongly 'pro- Russian' stance and for being a supporter of then- President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. During the anti-Yanukovych
/ref> Kernes was accused of alleged connections to death threats, kidnapping and torturing of participants of
/ref> This criminal case against him was dropped on 30 July 2014 "due to the serious illness of the suspect". He was accused, in February 2014, by the post-revolutionary leadership of promoting
UNN pivoting to support an undivided Ukraine in line with Kyiv. In March 2014 he stated that he had been a "prisoner of Yanukovych's system" and that he expected "good things to come" from the new Yatsenyuk Government."Kharkiv's Kernes justifies his 180-degree political turn by saying he was 'prisoner' of Yanukovych system"
MY-MEDIA, 6 March 2014; accessed 28 August 2014.
On 28 April 2014, Kernes was shot once in the back while hiking by an unknown assailant using a sniper rifle.
Although the wound was life-threatening, doctors performed emergency surgery and were able to stabilize him. The following day Kernes was flown to Israel for further treatment. According to a report by Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn on 10 May 2014, he was "making a quick recovery"; in the accompanying interview he stated, "I'm in favor of Kharkiv remaining part of Ukraine, and therefore in favor of seeing her flourish". While recovering in Israel, Kernes stated on 11 June 2014 his willingness to cooperate with newly-inaugurated Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. On 12 August 2014, he stated "Please remember these people -Kharkiv was, is, and will be part of a single and indivisible Ukraine". Kernes commented on the
Civil movement "Chesno" (24 June 2020)
Kernes last public appearance was on Kharkiv City Day on 23 August 2020. On 15 September, the Kharkiv City Council officially denied reports that he had gone into a coma after becoming infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.Kharkiv City Council denies reports on mayor's COVID-19 coma
UNIAN (15 September 2020) It was confirmed that he was on sick leave. On 17 September 2020, Kernes was hospitalized in Germany in university hospital
UNIAN (4 November 2020) He did not appear in public afterwards.Kernes was re-elected mayor of Kharkiv - a voter
Ukrayinska Pravda (4 November 2020) Kernes won the 25 October 2020 Kharkiv mayoral election with 60.34% of the votes. At the time of his election, his party stated that Kernes would shortly return to Kharkiv to fulfil his duties as Mayor. On 9 December 2020, Kernes was sworn in as Kharkiv Mayor without being present at the first session of the new Kharkiv City Council.Kernes had kidney failure
Ukrayinska Pravda (11 December 2020) Two days later, it was confirmed that Kernes had suffered kidney failure. Despite this, the public relations department of the Kharkiv City Council stated that he would "be able to perform his duties." On 17 December 2020, the Kharkiv City Council and Kernes' friend Pavel Fuks confirmed that Kernes had died in Berlin of complications from COVID-19. On this day, it was also announced that, due to Kernes' death, a three-day mourning would be held in Kharkiv, with all entertainment and concert events and sports competitions being cancelled, but this was scaled back to one day on 18 December 2020.Life in Kharkiv after the mayor's death
The Ukrainian Week (18 December 2020) Kernes was buried on 23 December 2020 at , where famous Kharkiv residents are traditionally buried. His funeral ceremony was held at Kharkiv's Annunciation Cathedral in a service that was led by the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate),
Ukrayinska Pravda (23 December 2020)
Hennadiy Kernes was buried (photo, video)
SQ (23 December 2020)
Комментарии:, 2 March 2012. His second wife was Oksana (née Haysinskaya). Kernes was a father of three children,
LIGA including his stepson, Haysinskaya's son from her previous marriage. In January 2003 Haysinskaya appealed to the police department alleging that Kernes had injured her. Subsequently, Kharkiv billboards appeared with the message "Oksana, I'm sorry!". Kernes owned 27 dogs, assorted birds, and other animals and since 2007 had lived in a Kharkiv hotel.
''The New York Times'', 28 April 2014. His
Official website
Kernes bio on Liga.net
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The Ukrainian Week (10 August 2020) On 24 November 2010, he took the oath and entered the post in early December 2010. In January 2014, Kernes awarded himself a 25% pay raise. Kernes was noted for holding a strongly 'pro- Russian' stance and for being a supporter of then- President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. During the anti-Yanukovych
Euromaidan
Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...
protests in late 2013 and early 2014, he was accused of organizing anti-Maidan demonstrations, as well as hiring titushky
The Titushky (plural; uk, тітушки, russian: титушки) were mercenary agents in Ukraine who supported the Ukrainian security services during the administration of Viktor Yanukovych, often posing as street hooligans in sports clothing ...
(thugs that allegedly provoked and attacked Euromaidan supporters).
Following the Revolution of Dignity, after he and the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, Mykhailo Dobkin, had briefly found refuge in Russia,"Hennadiy Kernes - Full Biography"/ref> Kernes was accused of alleged connections to death threats, kidnapping and torturing of participants of
Euromaidan
Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...
in Kharkiv and was subsequently placed under night-time house arrest."Hennadiy Kernes - Kharkiv Mayor"/ref> This criminal case against him was dropped on 30 July 2014 "due to the serious illness of the suspect". He was accused, in February 2014, by the post-revolutionary leadership of promoting
separatism
Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...
. However, since then he was believed to have softened this position,Mayor of Ukraine's Second-largest City ShotUNN pivoting to support an undivided Ukraine in line with Kyiv. In March 2014 he stated that he had been a "prisoner of Yanukovych's system" and that he expected "good things to come" from the new Yatsenyuk Government."Kharkiv's Kernes justifies his 180-degree political turn by saying he was 'prisoner' of Yanukovych system"
MY-MEDIA, 6 March 2014; accessed 28 August 2014.
Attempted assassination and re-election
On 28 April 2014, Kernes was shot once in the back while hiking by an unknown assailant using a sniper rifle.
Although the wound was life-threatening, doctors performed emergency surgery and were able to stabilize him. The following day Kernes was flown to Israel for further treatment. According to a report by Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn on 10 May 2014, he was "making a quick recovery"; in the accompanying interview he stated, "I'm in favor of Kharkiv remaining part of Ukraine, and therefore in favor of seeing her flourish". While recovering in Israel, Kernes stated on 11 June 2014 his willingness to cooperate with newly-inaugurated Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. On 12 August 2014, he stated "Please remember these people -Kharkiv was, is, and will be part of a single and indivisible Ukraine". Kernes commented on the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
The events in Kyiv th ...
on 23 August 2014, saying "Crimea will return to Ukraine, I believe in it". Kernes returned to Kharkiv on 17 June 2014. Following the incident, he used a wheelchair.
In the October 2015 Kharkiv mayoral election, Kernes was re-elected as a candidate of Revival in the first round of the election with 65.8% of the votes, with a voter turnout of 44.4%.
In the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolv ...
, Kernes was placed in the top ten of the party list of 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 ( ...
. However, the nationwide list of this party won just 3.23% of the votes, failing to overcome the 5% election barrier and keeping Kernes from a seat in the Verkhovna Rada.
In June 2020, Kernes announced that he had been nominated for re-election as Kharkiv mayor under the banner of his new political party, Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv in the October 2020 Kharkiv mayoral election.The first donors appeared in the Kernes Bloc - Successful Kharkiv party (Updated)Civil movement "Chesno" (24 June 2020)
Death
Kernes last public appearance was on Kharkiv City Day on 23 August 2020. On 15 September, the Kharkiv City Council officially denied reports that he had gone into a coma after becoming infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.Kharkiv City Council denies reports on mayor's COVID-19 comaUNIAN (15 September 2020) It was confirmed that he was on sick leave. On 17 September 2020, Kernes was hospitalized in Germany in university hospital
Charité
The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University of Medicine) is one of Europe's largest university hospitals, affiliated with Humboldt University and Free University Berlin. With numerous Collaborative Research Cen ...
, to be treated for his COVID-19 infection.Kharkiv, the votes in the mayoral election were counted: who wins and whether there will be a second roundUNIAN (4 November 2020) He did not appear in public afterwards.Kernes was re-elected mayor of Kharkiv - a voter
Ukrayinska Pravda (4 November 2020) Kernes won the 25 October 2020 Kharkiv mayoral election with 60.34% of the votes. At the time of his election, his party stated that Kernes would shortly return to Kharkiv to fulfil his duties as Mayor. On 9 December 2020, Kernes was sworn in as Kharkiv Mayor without being present at the first session of the new Kharkiv City Council.Kernes had kidney failure
Ukrayinska Pravda (11 December 2020) Two days later, it was confirmed that Kernes had suffered kidney failure. Despite this, the public relations department of the Kharkiv City Council stated that he would "be able to perform his duties." On 17 December 2020, the Kharkiv City Council and Kernes' friend Pavel Fuks confirmed that Kernes had died in Berlin of complications from COVID-19. On this day, it was also announced that, due to Kernes' death, a three-day mourning would be held in Kharkiv, with all entertainment and concert events and sports competitions being cancelled, but this was scaled back to one day on 18 December 2020.Life in Kharkiv after the mayor's death
The Ukrainian Week (18 December 2020) Kernes was buried on 23 December 2020 at , where famous Kharkiv residents are traditionally buried. His funeral ceremony was held at Kharkiv's Annunciation Cathedral in a service that was led by the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate),
Metropolitan
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
Onufriy.Kharkiv say goodbye to Kernes: 400 policemen of protection, and Onufriy buried himUkrayinska Pravda (23 December 2020)
Hennadiy Kernes was buried (photo, video)
SQ (23 December 2020)
Personal life
Kernes' first wife was Oksana Vasilenko; the couple divorced in 1985.Oksana Haysinskaya and Hennadiy KernesКомментарии:, 2 March 2012. His second wife was Oksana (née Haysinskaya). Kernes was a father of three children,
LIGA including his stepson, Haysinskaya's son from her previous marriage. In January 2003 Haysinskaya appealed to the police department alleging that Kernes had injured her. Subsequently, Kharkiv billboards appeared with the message "Oksana, I'm sorry!". Kernes owned 27 dogs, assorted birds, and other animals and since 2007 had lived in a Kharkiv hotel.
''The New York Times'', 28 April 2014. His
Instagram
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account was described by '' The New York Times'' as "eccentric"; Kernes claimed "Of all the mayors, my Instagram account is the best". He was known for actively promoting healthier living.
Since they met in 1998, Kernes was a close friend of Mykhailo Dobkin – governor of Kharkiv Oblast from 2010 to 2014, mayor of Kharkiv from 2006 to 2010, past member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) and the Party of Regions candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election
Snap presidential elections held in Ukraine on 25 May 2014 resulted in Petro Poroshenko being elected President of Ukraine.corruption
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rules, which compel all senior public officials to declare their wealth in an electronic database, Kernes declared in October 2016 that he owned more than $1.6m in hard currency.
Awards
* TheOrder of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...
third class (5 July 2012) – ''For the significant personal contribution to the preparation and conduct of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship final in Ukraine, successful implementation of infrastructural projects, law and order and public safety guarantee during the tournament, improvement of international Ukraine authority, high professionalism''
* The Kharkiv regional state administration certificate
* The Badge of Honor 'Slobozhyanskaya Slava', "For diligence to 350 years of Kharkiv foundation"
* The Medal '60th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk'
* The Medal 'For active participation in the veteran's movement'
* The XVII annual award 'Person of the Year 2012' in the category of 'City Head of the Year'
See also
* List of mayors of KharkivNotes
References
External links
Official website
Kernes bio on Liga.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kernes, Hennadiy 1959 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Kharkiv Mayors of Kharkiv Jewish Ukrainian politicians Party of Regions politicians Revival (Ukraine) politicians Pro-government people of the Euromaidan People of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Shooting survivors Prisoners and detainees of Ukraine Ukrainian prisoners and detainees Soviet Jews Ukrainian Jews Ukrainian people with disabilities Ukrainian politicians with disabilities Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Laureates of the Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine