Yaroslav Mykhailovych Sukhyi ( uk, Ярослав Михайлович Сухий; born 26 March 1951) is a Ukrainian communist activist and politician and former member of the Verkhovna Rada.
Until the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
, in 1976-1991 he was communist party activist in
Ternopil
Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopi ...
. Following the dissolution, Sukhyi found employment with the Ukrainian industrial giant
Motor Sich
The Motor Sich Joint Stock Company ( uk, АТ «Мотор Січ») is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters, and also industrial marine gas turbi ...
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In 2000-2014 Sukhyi was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing
Labour Ukraine
Labour Ukraine ( uk, Трудова Україна ''Trudova Ukrajina'') Database DATA is a
and later
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 Uk ...
. In 2000-2006 he was elected by an electoral district in
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...
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In 2010 Sukhyi served as a
Governor of Ternopil Oblast
The Governor of Ternopil Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Ternopil Oblast.
The office of Governor is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the President of Ukraine, on recommendation from the Prime Minister ...