Volodymyr Vasylyovych Rybak (; born 3 October 1946) is a Ukrainian politician. He was the

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from 13 December 2012 to 22 February 2014. Volodymyr Rybak is also the original leader of the predecessor of the

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, the Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. He is a Merited Builder of Ukraine (1995).

Biography

Born in Stalino (now Donetsk), Rybak graduated from the Department of Economy at Donetsk State University in 1973, eventually receiving a doctorate in economics. He served as chairman of the city council, executive committee and mayor of

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from 1993 to 2002. Rybak was co-organizer and first chairman of the

between 1997 and 2001. In the 2002 parliamentary elections Rybak was elected into the

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(Ukrainian parliament), he was reelected in the

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and 2012 parliamentary election. In 2012 he was placed tenth on the national party list of Party of Regions. Rybak was Vice Premier of Ukraine and Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utility minister (August 4, 2006 till March 21, 2007) and Vice Premier of Ukraine (March 21, 2007 till December 18, 2007) in the Second Yanukovych Government. On 13 December 2012 (following the

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) he was elected

. He resigned on 22 February 2014 citing ill health and amidst the "

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'' (22 February 2014) Rybak did not participate in the

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nor in the

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External links

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Rybak on Party of Region's official website
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Biography

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