Oleksandr Abdullin
Oleksandr Rafkatovych Abdullin is a Ukrainian journalist, politician and member of parliament.
Positions and places of work
- 1979–1981 – turner at "Tochelektroprylad" plant, Kyiv.
- 1981–1983 – military service.
- 1983–1989 – student of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Journalism.
- 1985–1987 – correspondent for the "News from Ukraine" newspaper.
- 1987–1992 – correspondent and business manager at "Robitnycha gazeta".
- 1992–1993 – Director of "Inter Trade" company.
- 1993–1995 – Vice–president of "Republic" corporation.
- 1995–1998 – President of CJSC "Intergaz", Kyiv.
Awards
- Honoured Journalist of Ukraine in 1997
- Chernobyl Disaster Liquidator
- Order of Saint Prince Vladimir of the I and II class, Diploma of Pope John Paul II, and the medal "For Merits" of the I class
- Orders of Merit, II and III class
- Diploma of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Member of Verkhovna Rada
3rd Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (1998–2002)
- October 1998 to April 2002 – People's Deputy of the 3rd Verkhovna Rada, electoral ward No 97, Kyiv region, he won 48.8% votes, with 9 opponents. During elections he took the position of President of CJSC "Intergaz" in Kyiv city.
- February 1999 to April 2001 – the member of "Vidrodzhennya regioniv" group
- since April 2001 – member of the fraction of "Democratic Union" Party
- since February 1999 – member of the Committee on Construction, Transport and Communications
- March 1998 – candidate to People's Deputy from Christian-Democratic Party of Ukraine, No 10 in the list.
4th Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2002–2006)
Abdullin was elected by electoral site No.156, nominated by election bloc of Political Parties "Democratic Party of Ukraine – Democratic Union Party". He had 34.86% votes, against 14 opponents. At the time of elections Abdullin was People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of "Democratic Union Party", member of fraction "United Ukraine", member of European Choice Group, member of fraction of SDPU, since March 2005 member of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and member of the Committee on Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Elimination of Consequences of Chornobyl Accident.| Date of accepting the MPs assignment | 14 May 2002 |
| Party affiliation | Democratic Union Party |
| Education | higher |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Previous place of work | MP of Ukraine |
| Committee | Committee on Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Elimination of Consequences of Chornobyl Accident |
| Position in the committee | member of the Committee |
| Fraction | fraction of SDPU; member of fraction "United Ukraine" |
5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2006–present)
In April 2006, Abdullin was elected a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 5th Verkhovna Rada, placing 74th on the party list of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. At the time of elections: People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland". Member of the Committee on Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Elimination of Consequences of Chornobyl Accident, member of fraction of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Deputy Chairman.In November 2007, he was elected to the 6th Verkhovna Rada, appearing on the party list of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of "Fatherland".
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 17th on the electoral list of "Fatherland".
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Abdullin was again re-elected into parliament for "Fatherland" this time after placing 11th on the electoral list.