Andriy Shkil
| Andriy Shkil Андрі́й Васи́льович Шкіль | |
|---|---|
| People's Deputy of Ukraine[1] | |
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In office 14 May 2002 – 15 December 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 26, 1963[2] Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
| Other political affiliations | Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence |
| Spouse(s) | Zoriana Zinovievna (born 1968; fashion designer)[2] |
| Residence | Lviv, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | www.shkil.org |
Andriy Shkil (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Васи́льович Шкіль; Andriy Vasilovich Shkil) is a Ukrainian politician.[1][2][3]
Biography
Professional career
Shkil graduated in 1988 from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.[4]
In 1989 Shkil became a member of the editorial board of the newspaper Ukrayina Moloda and he was elected deputy chief of the Independent Ukrainian Youth Union.[2] From then he fulfilled various journalistic functions as writer and TV-presenter.[2] In 1997 Skhil graduated from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv's Department of Journalism.[2][3][4]
Political career
Shkil took part in the founding meeting of the Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence (UNA-UNSO) in June 1990.[4]
After having had several executive functions in UNA-UNSO in Lviv Shkil became the party leader of UNA-UNSO June 2002.[2][4] Shkil was active in Ukraine without Kuchma.[2][4] On March 21, 2001 Shkil was arrested on charges of "organizing mass unrest in Kiev during street demonstrations" and spent 13 months in jail.[2][4] While in custody, Shkil was elected the People's Deputy of Ukraine during the 2002 parliamentary elections, and as a result was released.[2][4] Shkil won a single-mandate constituency in the Lviv Oblast (province) and thus a seat in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament),[5][6] the UNA-UNSO itself won 0,04% of the votes.[7] In parliament Shkil became a member of the Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko-faction.[2][4] In 2003 Shkil left UNA-UNSO,[8] in March 2005 he became a member of All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland".[4] During the 2006 parliamentary elections and 2007 parliamentary elections Shkil was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada high on the party list of Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko.[1][4]
Shkil is the author of a bill banning abortion which was registered in the Verkhovna Rada at the request of the clergy of the Greek Catholic Church and the Vatican on 12 March 2012.[9]
Shkil was placed at number 87 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[10] He was not re-elected into parliament.[11] Early 2013 Shkil applied for political asylum in the Czech Republic; Ukrainian authorities claim he is not prosecuted in Ukraine.[12] Since he came to the Czech Republic on the basis of a French visa Shkil moved to France in May 2013 because the Dublin Regulation stipulates France should deal with his appeal.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 (Ukrainian) Official Verkhovna Rada website profile, Verkhovna Rada
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shkil Andriy, Kyiv Post
- 1 2 (Russian) Андрей Шкиль. Liga.net
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Russian) Шкиль Андрей, Korrespondent (6 May 2009)
- ↑ The Constituency № 121, Central Election Commission of Ukraine (2002 regular election)
- ↑ Results of voting in single-mandate constituencies, Central Election Commission of Ukraine (2002 regular election)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Українська національна Ассамблея, Database DATA
- ↑ UNA-UNSO :: Articles
- ↑ Ukrainian clergy condemn FEMEN protest on Sophia Cathedral bell tower, Kyiv Post (11 April 2012)
- ↑ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- 1 2 France may consider ex-lawmaker Shkil’s bid for asylum after Prague’s refusal – media, Interfax-Ukraine (16 April 2013)