Viktor Plakida
| Viktor Plakida | |
|---|---|
| Representatives of the President of Ukraine in Crimea | |
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In office 28 February 2012 (acting since 8 June 2011)[1] – 27 February 2014 | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Yatsuba[2] |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Kunitsyn |
| Representatives of the President of Ukraine in Crimea (Acting) | |
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In office 13 October 2010[1] – 12 January 2011[1] | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Kunitsyn |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Yatsuba[2] |
| Prime Minister of Crimea | |
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In office June 2, 2006 – March 17, 2010 | |
| President | Viktor Yushchenko |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Burdyuhov |
| Succeeded by | Vasyl Dzharty |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1956 Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
Viktor Tarasovych Plakida (born August 2, 1956) is a Ukrainian politician and businessman. Plakida served as the Prime Minister of Crimea, an autonomous region in southern Ukraine, from 2006 to 2010 (the office of Prime Minister is also known as the Chairman of the Crimean Council of Ministers). He was the Representatives of the President of Ukraine in Crimea.[1]
Career
Plakida served as the chairman of the Crimean Energy System UkrEnergo before becoming Prime Minister of Crimea.[3]
In early 2006, the Crimean Council of Ministers and the Crimean parliament removed the government of Crimean Prime Minister Anatoliy Burdiuhov. Plakida was nominated as the next Prime Minister by the Speaker of the Supreme Council of Crimea, which acts as Crimea's parliament.[3] A power struggle ensued between Crimean politicians who were pro-Russian and those loyal to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.[4] In early May 2006, politicians loyal to Yushchenko joined with four small political parties to create a 76-member majority in the Crimean parliament, which has 100 total members.[4] This majority sought to block any pro-Russian candidates for Prime Minister of Crimea.[4]
The Constitution of Ukraine requires that the country's president approve of any candidate nominated for Prime Minister of Crimea. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko gave his approval after negotiations with Crimean political leaders and end the political impasse.[3] In exchange for Yushchenko's approval of Plakida's candidacy, the Crimean parliament agreed to changes in the structure and membership of the Crimean Council of Ministers.[3] Yushchenko signed off on Plakida's nomination on May 29, 2006.[4]
The Supreme Council of Crimea further approved Plakida as Prime Minister on June 2, 2006.[3] Plakida received a majority of 75 votes in the parliament out 93 members.[3]
Plakida served as Prime Minister until March 2010, when he resigned from office.[5] The Crimean parliament voted on March 17, 2010, to accept Plakida's resignation, with 71 members voting to accept his resignation and four voting against.[5] He was succeeded by Vasyl Dzharty.
President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Plakida as his acting presidential representative in Crimea in October 2010.[2] Yanukovych dismissed Plakida in January 2011 in favor of Volodymyr Yatsuba, the former Minister of Regional Development and Construction.[2] On 28 February 2012 Yanukovych appointed Plakida as his acting presidential representative in Crimea again.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Plakida appointed Yanukovych's envoy to Crimea, Kyiv Post (28 February 2012)
- 1 2 3 4 "Yanukovych appoints former Construction Minister Yatsuba as his permanent representative in Crimea". Interfax-Ukraine. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-08-18."Kazarin was never Presidential representative". ForPost. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crimean parliament approved Viktor Plakida as Chairman of Crimean Council of Ministers with 75 out of 93 votes". Radio Ukraine. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Yushchenko OKs Plakida as new Crimean PM". Ukrainian Journal. 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- 1 2 "Crimean parliament dismisses speaker, head of government". Kyiv Post. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anatoliy Burdyuhov |
Prime Minister of Crimea 2006 - 2010 |
Succeeded by Vasyl Dzharty |
| Preceded by Volodymyr Kazarin |
Presidential representatives in Crimea (Acting) 2010 - 2011 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Yatsuba |
| Preceded by Volodymyr Yatsuba |
Presidential representatives in Crimea (Acting since 8 June 2011) 2012 - 2014 |
Succeeded by Serhiy Kunitsyn |