Mykola Soroka


Mykola Soroka was a Ukrainian mechanical engineer and politician who served as a governor of Rivne Oblast from 1997 to 2005 and a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014.

Life and career

Mykola Soroka was born in the village of Povchyne of Zhytomyr Oblast. In 1974, he graduated from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy with a degree in "agricultural mechanical engineer". He worked as an engineer in various positions. He served as a governor of Rivne Oblast from February 1997 to January 2005. In 2012, he became the president of the National University of Water Management and Environmental Management and was elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the "Party of Regions" in the 155th district.