Petro Mykhailovych Oliynyk ( uk, Петро Михайлович Олійник; born 10 July 1957 – died 10 February 2011) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

career miner and later politician, member of the Verkhovna Rada. In 1989-1999 he worked as a director for various companies including coal mining (i.e. the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Union Mine) in

Chervonohrad Chervonohrad ( uk, Червоноград, ; former Polish name: ''Krystynopol'', uk, Кристинопіль, 'Krystynopil', german: Krisnipolye) is a mining city and the administrative center of Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukr ...

. Later he was a mayor of

. In 2002-2005 Oliynyk was a member of Verkhovna Rada representing the

People's Movement of Ukraine The People's Movement of Ukraine ( uk, Народний Рух України, Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny) is a Ukrainian political party and first opposition party in Soviet Ukraine. Often it is simply referred to as the Movement ( uk, Рух, Rukh ...

. In 2005-2008 he served as a

Governor of Lviv Oblast The Governor of Lviv Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Lviv Oblast. The office of Governor is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the President of Ukraine, on recommendation from the Prime Minister of Ukrai ...

. In 2011 Oliynyk died in Austria where he was treated for serious illness.

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at the Official Ukraine Today portal {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliynyk, Petro 1957 births 2011 deaths People from Primorsky Krai Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian emigrants to Ukraine Dnipro Polytechnic alumni Ukrainian coal miners Chervonohrad Governors of Lviv Oblast Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada People's Movement of Ukraine politicians