Kyiv City Council
Kyiv City Council ( uk, Київська міська рада, translit=Kyivska miska rada), also known as Kyivrada ( uk, Київрада), is the city council of Kyiv municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The me ...
. Since 11 February 2021, Usov has been serving as the Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration for self-governing. Until the beginning of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, he coordinated the activities of the Centers for Administrative Services (CAS), the Department of Registration of the Kyiv City State Administration, and the Department of Transport of the Kyiv City State Administration.
Biography
Konstantin Usov was born on 9 July 1988 in
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. K ...
into a family of engineers. At the age of thirteen he won a black belt in karate. In 2007, he started working as a correspondent for the newspaper . In 2013 he became the chairman of the Supervisory Board of the “First City TV Channel. Odesa.” In April 2014, he was appointed an adviser to the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration.
Between November 2014 and August 2019, Usov served as a member of the Parliament of the VIII convocation and the Deputy Chairman of the . Since 2015, he has served as the Secretary of the Special Control Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Privatization. From 2016, he was the Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
The Assembly is made up ...
and the member of the PACE’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. From 2018, Usov was the member of the PACE’s Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights. Between September 2019 and February 2021, he worked as Director of Business Development and Legal Affairs at EVERLEGAL Law Firm. Since February 2021, he has been serving as the Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration for self-governing.
Usov speaks Ukrainian,
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
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and
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
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. He is married, with two sons.
Education
* 2005 — Central City Gymnasium (Kryvyi Rih).
* 2009 —
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...
, Journalism School
*
2012
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— the
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ...
’s IVLP program, “Fight Against Corruption”
*
2013
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— Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Law School.
Journalism career
In 2006, Usov did an internship at the
BBC News Ukrainian
BBC News Ukrainian ( uk, BBC News Україна) is the Ukrainian service of the BBC which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Ukraine and the world. It started broadcasts in 1992.
Service in
London
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. He worked for “Telekrytyka,”
Novyi Kanal
Novyi Kanal (Ukrainian: Новий Канал) is a Ukrainian television channel. The channel is a part of the Starlight Media broadcasting group, created by Viktor Pinchuk.
History
The channel was launched on July 15, 1998. At first, it was ...
,
STB
State Security ( cs, Státní bezpečnost, sk, Štátna bezpečnosť) or StB / ŠtB, was the secret police force in communist Czechoslovakia from 1945 to its dissolution in 1990. Serving as an intelligence and counter-intelligence agency, it d ...
, Focusmagazine, and
Dzerkalo Tyzhnia
''Dzerkalo Tyzhnia'' ( ua, Дзеркало тижня), usually referred to in English as the ''Mirror Weekly'', was one of Ukraine's most influential analytical weekly-publisher newspapers, founded in 1994.TVi. Usov's investigative reports include “Lukianivka. Prison #1,” “Special investigation. Political Repression,” “Rent the Crowd,” “Friends of the President,” “Dikaiev’s Gang.” For some of these investigations, Usov was threatened with criminal cases.
Political career
In 2014, Usov was elected the member of 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 ...
from Kryvyi Rih’s single district #33, being the youngest majority-elected member of the parliament of the VIII convocation. In the Verkhovna Rada, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the and Secretary of the .
Usov as a Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
The Assembly is made up ...
. In January 2018, Konstantin Usov joined the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights responsible for forming the composition of the European Court. A total of 40 legal professionals are elected to the committee from among nearly a thousand PACE delegates. On 25 December 2018, Russia imposed sanctions on Usov. In the local elections of 2020 he was elected a member of the Kyiv City Council of the 9th convocation. On 9 February 2021,
Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko (; uk, Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ ; born 19 July 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who serves as mayor of KyivKyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
, appointed Usov deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration.
Legislative activities
In February 2016, the Verkhovna Rada introduced the draft law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Fighting Bribery. Under this regulation, law enforcement officials, their deputies, and other high-ranking law enforcement officials and judges who receive particularly large amounts of illegal benefits will be sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property. Moreover, those sentenced to life imprisonment are not subject to amnesty under this law.
On 1 April 2016, Usov registered a draft law amending the to strengthen liability for violations of environmental legislation, according to which the fines for unauthorized emissions from industrial enterprises will increase up to 400 times.
On 1 August 2017, the law on reducing the rates of excise duty on cars from Europe came into force. The largest reduction in excise duty will affect cars with engine capacity of 1-1.5 liters: by almost 22 times —down to €0.063 per 1 cm3 of engine capacity.
Konstantin Usov was directly involved in drafting of the including the wording of Article 7 which stipulates for primary, secondary, and higher education in Ukraine in the state language.
Activities in Kryvyi Rih
During the Usov’s tenure as MP, more than 40 city schools and kindergartens were restored, modernized, and reconstructed. In 2015–2016, Konstantin Usov together with volunteers equipped all combat vehicles of the 17th Tank Brigade from Kryvyi Rih with slat armor screens. They protect tank crewmen and the vehicles from
High-explosive anti-tank
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shells, which penetrate the tank armor and burn everything inside. At Usov's initiative, the “Karachuny” Culture Palace in the was reconstructed and a square created around it. In 2018–2019, the parliamentarian installed 20 free and accessible round-the-clock fitness stations in three central districts of Kryvyi Rih, which are part of the 33rd constituency (represented by Konstantin Usov in the Verkhovna Rada).
In June 2019, Konstantin Usov said he would not run for the Verkhovna Rada of the next convocation because he did not want to be an “eternal MP.” The politician resigned as an MP and continued to work on infrastructure projects which he undertook during his time in the parliament. Upon the initiative of Usov, Hdantsivskyi Park was revived and the reconstruction of the Spartak Stadium in Kryvyi Rih is continuing.
The political website recognized Konstantin Usov as the most responsible parliamentarian of the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to analysts, Usov has fulfilled 75 percent of his promises, one of which is currently being implemented.
Activities as Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration
Kostiantyn Usov successfully introduced significant changes into passenger transportation standards for general city routes. This caused a number of protests against him by some dissatisfied public transport operators.
Upon his initiative,
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
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has regulated operations of rented electric scooters. Without waiting for relevant legislation to be adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, Kyiv city authorities signed a Memorandum with all operators of rented electric scooters, outlining basic rules of their operations.