Maksym Yurіiovich Burbak ( uk, Максим Юрійович Бурбак; born 13 January 1976) is a Ukrainian politician who briefly served as Minister of Infrastructure in the First Yatsenyuk government. He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2012 until 2019, first as a member of the party Batkivshchyna, then as a member of the People's Front. In July 2015 he was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction. Burbak is President of the NGO Interregional Agricultural Society (

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...

Education

In 1998 Burbak graduated from the Faculty of Law

Chernivtsi National University Chernivtsi National University (full name Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, uk, Чернівецький національний університет імені Юрія Федьковича) is a public university in the City ...

with a speciality in jkrisprudence.Short bio
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Career

* 1998–2005 – commercial activities. * 2006–2008 – Deputy Director of "Fintrast",

. * From July 2008 – Acting Director of "Bucovina Auto Alliance", Chernivtsi. * 2010–2012 – Member of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, the head of the "Front for Change". As a former member of the party

Front for Change The Front for Change/Social Pole (Spanish: ''Frente para el Cambio/Polo Social'') is a progressive political party in Argentina. At the 2005 legislative elections, sections of the party joined the ''Encuentro Amplio'' with other left-wing par ...

, he led the Chernivtsi regional organization. In the 2012 parliamentary election Burbak was elected for the party Batkivshchyna. He was Chairman of the Subcommittee on the development strategy of the customs policy of free trade and economic integration of the Parliamentary Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy. On 27 February 2014 Burbak was appointed

Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство інфраструктури України) functions as the main executive body that controls Ukraine's transportation infrastructure including roads, trains, and communic ...

in the first Yatsenyuk Government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk; he did not return in the second Yatsenyuk Government.Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup

Interfax-Ukraine The Interfax-Ukraine ( uk, Інтерфакс-Україна) is a Kyiv-based Ukraine, Ukrainian independent news agency founded in 1992. The company does not belong to the Russian news corporation Interfax Information Services. The company pub ...

(2 December 2014)
Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners
Kyiv Post (2 December 2014)
Rada voted the new Cabinet
Ukrayinska Pravda (2 December 2014) In the 2014 parliamentary election Burbak was elected into parliament again as People's Front candidate in Ukraine's 204th electoral district ( Chernivtsi Oblast) with 24.22% of the votes. On 3 July 2015 Burbak was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction.Yatsenyuk faction finally got his head
Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2015) In the

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 ...

Burbak lost reelection as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 204 ( Chernivtsi Oblast).

Personal life

Burbak is married with two children.

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Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burbak, Maksym 1976 births Living people Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Batkivshchyna politicians Chernivtsi University alumni Front for Change (Ukraine) politicians Infrastructure ministers of Ukraine People's Front (Ukraine) politicians Politicians from Chernivtsi