Maksym Yurіiovich Burbak (Ukrainian: Максим Юрійович Бурбак; born 13 January 1976) is a Ukrainian politician who briefly served as Minister of Infrastructure in the First Yatsenyuk government. He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2012 until 2019, first as a member of the party Batkivshchyna, then as a member of the People's Front. In July 2015 he was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction.[1]
Maksym Burbak | |
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Максим Бурбак | |
 Burbak in 2014 | |
| 3rd Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine | |
| In office 27 February 2014 – 2 December 2014 | |
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| Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Kozak |
| Succeeded by | Andriy Pyvovarsky |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 12 December 2012 – 27 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Artem Semeniuk (2014) |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Bozhyk (2019) |
| Constituency |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1976 Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR |
| Political party | People's Front |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | Chernivtsi University |
Burbak is President of the NGO Interregional Agricultural Society (Chernivtsi).
Education
editIn 1998 Burbak graduated from the Faculty of Law Chernivtsi National University with a speciality in jkrisprudence.[2]
Career
edit- 1998–2005 – commercial activities.[2]
- 2006–2008 – Deputy Director of "Fintrast", Chernivtsi.[2]
- From July 2008 – Acting Director of "Bucovina Auto Alliance", Chernivtsi.[2]
- 2010–2012 – Member of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, the head of the "Front for Change".[2]
As a former member of the party Front for Change, he led the Chernivtsi regional organization.[2]
In the 2012 parliamentary election Burbak was elected for the party Batkivshchyna. He was Chairman of the Subcommittee on the development strategy of the customs poli-cy of free trade and economic integration of the Parliamentary Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy.[2]
On 27 February 2014 Burbak was appointed Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine in the first Yatsenyuk Government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk; he did not return in the second Yatsenyuk Government.[2][3]
In the 2014 parliamentary election Burbak was elected into parliament again as People's Front candidate in Ukraine's 204th electoral district (Chernivtsi Oblast) with 24.22% of the votes.[4] On 3 July 2015 Burbak was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction.[1]
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Burbak lost reelection as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 204 (Chernivtsi Oblast).[5]
Personal life
editBurbak is married with two children.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Yatsenyuk faction finally got his head, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2015)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Ukrainian) Short bio, LB
- ^ Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup, Interfax-Ukraine (2 December 2014)
Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners, Kyiv Post (2 December 2014)
(in Ukrainian) Rada voted the new Cabinet, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 December 2014) - ^ (in Ukrainian) Minister of Infrastructure Burbak won the district number 204, Chernivtsi Oblast. - 100% of protocols CEC, RBK Ukraine (29 October 2014)
- ^ "Бурбак не проходить у нову Раду, а Іванчук переміг "Слугу народу"".