Maksym Burbak

Ukrainian politician

Максим Бурбак
Burbak in 2014
3rd Minister of Infrastructure of UkraineIn office
27 February 2014 – 2 December 2014Prime MinisterArseniy YatsenyukPreceded byVolodymyr KozakSucceeded byAndriy Pyvovarsky Personal detailsBorn (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 48)
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSRPolitical partyBatkivshchynaAlma materChernivtsi University

Maksym Yurіyovich Burbak (Ukrainian: Максим Юрійович Бурбак; born 13 January 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine. He was an MP 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]

Burbak is President of the NGO Interregional Agricultural Society (Chernivtsi).

Education

In 1998 Burbak graduated from the Faculty of Law Chernivtsi National University with a speciality in jkrisprudence.[2]

Career

  • 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 policy 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 single-member districts number 45 situated in Khotyn 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

Burbak is married with two children.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Yatsenyuk faction finally got his head, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2015)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Ukrainian) Short bio, LB
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Minister of Infrastructure Burbak won the district number 204, Chernivtsi Oblast. - 100% of protocols CEC, RBK Ukraine (29 October 2014)
  5. ^ "Бурбак не проходить у нову Раду, а Іванчук переміг "Слугу народу"".

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