Vasyl Heorhiyovych Dzharty ( uk, Василь Георгійович Джарти; 3 June 1958 – 17 August 2011) was a Ukrainian politician who served as
Prime Minister of Crimea
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea is the head of government of the Republic of Crimea (previously the Autonomous Republic of Crimea located in the southern region of Ukraine).
Until 2014, the Prime Minister, wh ...
from 17 March 2010 until his death in August 2011.
Early life and career
Dzharty was born in 1958, in Rozdolne, a village in the Starobesheve district of
Donetsk Oblast in what was then the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
.
His father was a
miner.
He completed his studies at
Donetsk Polytechnic Institute. He then obtained a
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. from
Donetsk National Technical University
Donetsk National Technical University (DonNTU, formerly Donetsk Polytechnic Institute and other names) is the biggest and oldest higher education establishment in Donbas, founded in 1921. In its early years, it was attended by Nikita Khrushchev. ...
in
public administration
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.
[
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Political career
Dzharty served as the Donetsk Oblast's first deputy governor.[ He then became Mayor of ]Makiivka
Makiivka ( uk, Макіївка, Makíyivka, ; russian: Макеевка, Makeyevka, ), formerly Dmytriivsk, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Located from the capital Donetsk, the two cities are practically a conurbati ...
, a city in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine.[ He 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 ...
, Ukraine's national parliament, serving during its fifth and sixth sessions as a member of the Party of Regions
The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
.[ From 2006 to 2007, Dzharty served as Ukraine's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources.][
]
Prime Minister of Crimea
Dzharty became the Prime Minister of Crimea
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea is the head of government of the Republic of Crimea (previously the Autonomous Republic of Crimea located in the southern region of Ukraine).
Until 2014, the Prime Minister, wh ...
on 17 March 2010, succeeding outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Plakida. The Speaker of the Supreme Council of Crimea
Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubl ...
, Volodymyr Konstantinov, had nominated Dzharty, a member of the Party of Regions
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, as Crimea's next prime minister and chairman of the council of ministers.[ As required by the Ukrainian Constitution, the ]President of Ukraine
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, Viktor Yanukovych
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, had to personally approve of Dzharty's nomination, which he did.[
The ]Supreme Council of Crimea
Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubl ...
, which acts as Crimea's parliament, overwhelmingly approved Dzharty's nomination on March 17, 2011.[ 82 out of the 89 members of the Crimean parliament voted in favor of Dzharty's appointment as Prime Minister.][ Dzharty simultaneously served as chairman of the Crimean branch of the Party of Regions.
Dzharty was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010.] He sought treatment for the disease in Ukraine
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, Germany
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and Russia
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.[ Dzharty died from lung cancer in ]Yalta
Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...
on August 17, 2011, at the age of 53. He was interred at Kozatske cemetery in the city of Makiivka
Makiivka ( uk, Макіївка, Makíyivka, ; russian: Макеевка, Makeyevka, ), formerly Dmytriivsk, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Located from the capital Donetsk, the two cities are practically a conurbati ...
, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on August 18, 2011.[ A memorial service was also held in ]Simferopol
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.[ On November 7, 2011 President ]Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
appointed Anatolii Mohyliov as his successor as Prime Minister of Crimea.[Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post](_blank)
Kyiv Post
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History
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(7 November 2011)
Accusations of criminal activity
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko
Yuriy Vitaliyovych Lutsenko ( uk, Юрій Віталійович Луценко; born 14 December 1964) is a Ukrainian politician whose most recent post was Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 12 May 2016[baseball bat
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in racketeering.
References
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1958 births
2011 deaths
Donetsk National Technical University alumni
Prime Ministers of Crimea
Preservation of natural environment ministers of Ukraine
Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Mayors of places in Ukraine
Party of Regions politicians
People from Donetsk Oblast
Deaths from cancer in Ukraine
Deaths from lung cancer
Ukrainian people of Greek descent
Crimean Greeks