Oleksiy Ihorovych Krasov ( uk, Олексій Ігорович Красов; born 13 November 1987) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a
People's Deputy of Ukraine
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Servant of the People
Servant of the People (SN; uk, Слуга народу, Sluha narodu, ) is a liberal, centrist, pro-European political party in Ukraine.
It was formed in late 2017 and was officially registered on 31 March 2018 on the basis of the previously ...
.
Early life and career
Oleksiy Ihorovych Krasov was born on 13 November 1987 in the city of
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
. He has graduated from three universities: the
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (NURE) ( uk, Харківський національний університет радіоелектроніки) is a technology university based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Founded in 1930, it is amo ...
(specialising in software engineering), the
Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University
The Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University is a state university administered by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is located in the city of Kharkiv. The university is named in honor of the Soviet military pilot Ivan Kozhedub.
History
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, and the (specialising in law). He is a junior lieutenant in the
Ukrainian Air Force
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.
Prior to his election, Krasov served as director of the real estate company Yarko Invest TOV. He additionally co-founded Saturn-6 TOV, a real estate management and construction company.
Political career
Before joining
Servant of the People
Servant of the People (SN; uk, Слуга народу, Sluha narodu, ) is a liberal, centrist, pro-European political party in Ukraine.
It was formed in late 2017 and was officially registered on 31 March 2018 on the basis of the previously ...
, Krasov was a supporter of the
Strong Ukraine
Strong Ukraine ( uk, Сильна Україна ''Syl'na Ukrajina''); formerly the Labour Party Ukraine Database DATA ( ...
political party. He led the party's branch in the
Novobavarskyi District
Novobavarskyi District ( uk, Новобаварський район), formerly known as Zhovtnevy District, is an urban district of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after a neighborhood in the city Nova Bavaria.
The district was established ...
of Kharkiv, and mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the 10th district's seat in the Kharkiv City Council 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 ...
Krasov ran to be a
People's Deputy of Ukraine
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from Ukraine's 180th electoral district. He was the candidate of Servant of the People, and ultimately defeated incumbent People's Deputy with 43.91% of the vote to Bilovol's 32.08%.
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Following his inauguration as a People's Deputy, Krasov joined the Servant of the People faction, and became a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy. On 5 October 2022, he left the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy to join the Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services. He is additionally a member of the Blockchain4Ukraine and Slobozhanshchyna inter-factional associations
Krasov was criticised by anti-corruption non-governmental organisation
Chesno
Chesno ( uk, Чесно, lit=honestly, fairly) is a Ukrainian public campaign that emerged late 2011 to advance a fair election process. It is widely known for its critical analysis and evaluation of politicians and the Verkhovna Rada (parliame ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Ukraine when the country's first case was confirmed to be hospitalized in Chernivtsi Oblast on 3 March 2020, a ...
for personally giving
personal protective equipment
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to medical facilities in what it regarded as an effort to convince individuals to vote for him.