Yurii Oleksiiovych Pavlenko ( uk, Павле́нко Ю́рій Олексі́йович) is a Ukrainian politician and administrator, and former

children's ombudsman A children's ombudsman, children's commissioner, youth commissioner, child advocate, children's commission, youth ombudsman or equivalent body is a public authority in various countries charged with the protection and promotion of the rights of chil ...

of Ukraine.

Biography

Born in

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. Kyi ...

in 1975, Pavlenko studied history at

Ukrainian Humanitarian Lyceum Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum (UHL) is a high school educational institution in the Pechersk district of the city Kyiv. It was founded in 1991. Ukrainian Humanitarian Lyceum is a subdivision of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Admissi ...

and then at

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 ...

before undertaking a Master of Public Administration degree at the Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration. He took a Ph.D. in 2010.Profile
on the website of the

Presidential Administration of Ukraine The Office of the President of Ukraine ('' uk, Офіс Президента України'') (formerly ''Administration of the President of Ukraine'', uk, Адміністрація Президента) is a standing advisory body set up by ...

In 1999 Pavlenko became chairman of the Youth Party of Ukraine. He was elected a People's Deputy in the 2002 parliamentary election for the Our Ukraine Bloc. In 2005 he became a member of the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party. Pavlenko was reelected in 2006 and 2007 as an Our Ukraine Bloc candidate. Pavlenko served as Minister for Family, Youth and Sport in the First Tymoshenko Government, the Yekhanurov Government, briefly in the Alliance of National Unity government and again in the Second Tymoshenko Government. From 2005 to 2007 Pavlenko was Ukraine's State Representative in the

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Executive Board. From 26 December 2006 till 17 October 2007 Pavlenko was the (appointed) Governor of

Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast ( uk, Жито́мирська о́бласть, translit=Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna ( uk, Жито́мирщина}) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the obla ...

.Павленко Юрій Олексійович Персоналии
Центр политической информации "Дата" From 25 May to 24 October 2007 Pavlenko was a member of the

National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC; uk, Рада національної безпеки і оборони України, RNBO or RNBOU) is the coordinating state body of the executive power under the President of Ukrai ...

. In August 2011 Pavlenko was appointed by

Ukrainian President The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

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 ...

to the position of 'Authorized representative of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights', or children's ombudsman.Павленко заявляет о поддержке Ющенко его назначения детским омбудсменом
Korrespondent (12 August 2011) Pavlenko said that this was done with the consent of the previous President, and leader of his party,

Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

. On 24 February 2014 Pavlenko was dismissed as children's ombudsman by a decree of acting Ukrainian President

Oleksandr Turchynov Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov ( uk, Олександр Валентинович Турчинов; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National S ...

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2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.Opposition Bloc.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament
,

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(8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC
, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC
Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) Pavlenko was re-elected, placed 22nd on the party list of

Opposition Platform — For Life The Opposition Platform – For Life ( uk, Опозиційна платформа – За життя; russian: Оппозиционная платформа – За жизнь, OPZZh) was a parliamentary and now banned pro-Russian and Euros ...

this time, 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 Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolved parliament on 21 Ma ...

. Pavlenko is the first cousin of Ukrainian singer

Maria Burmaka Maria Burmaka ( uk, Марія Бурмака; born June 16, 1970 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian singer, musician, and songwriter in the genres of rock, pop, folk, and world music. Biography Maria Burmaka is a Ukrainian singer and mu ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlenko, Yuriy 1975 births Living people Politicians from Kyiv Our Ukraine (political party) politicians Opposition Bloc politicians Youth and sport ministers of Ukraine Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Ninth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Governors of Zhytomyr Oblast Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni Children's Ombudsmen Ombudsmen in Ukraine