Valeriy Baranov


Valeriy Oleksіyovych Baranov was a Ukrainian politician. He served as Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, March – October 2014 and was a People's Deputy of Ukraine.
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Biography

Valeriy Baranov was born on 19 April 1957, in Berdyansk. He was married, his spouse Natalya was a housewife; they had two daughters: Maryna - a private entrepreneur and Olha.

Education

Career

  • 1979 – the repairman of process equipment at Berdyansk plant "Yuzhgidromash"
  • 1980–1981 – Production Engineer at "Yuzhgidromash"
  • September – December 1981 - Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of Berdyansk engineering college
  • 1981–1986 – second, then first Secretary of Berdyansk city Komsomol Committee
  • 1986–1988 – Deputy Head of the shop at "Yuzhgidromash"
  • 1988–1990 – Head of the organizational department of Berdyansk city Communist Party committee
  • 1990–1991 – Second Secretary of Berdyansk city Communist Party committee
  • 1991–1998 – CEO of manufacturing enterprise "Avanta"
In April 1998 was elected the mayor of Berdyansk.

Politics

On 23 November 2007, Baranov was elected as People's Deputy of Ukraine from Lytvyn Bloc. From 2007 to 2010 he was Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Construction, Urban Development, Housing and Regional Policy. In November 2010 Valeriy Baranov was appointed the Head of the Budget Committee.
Baranov did not return to parliament after the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election after losing in single-member districts number 78 located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On 4 March 2014, Baranov was appointed Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast by acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.
During the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Baranov was elected the mayor of Berdyansk as a candidate of For the Future. On 16 November 2021 he resigned as mayor due to there not being a majority in the city council.

Death

Baranov died on 5 May 2023, at the age of 66.

Awards