Leonid Chernovetskyi

Leonid Chernovetskyi
Leonid Chernovetskyi
Леонід Черновецький
	Chernovetskyi in 2006
4th Mayor of Kyiv
	In office; 14 April 2006 – 3 June 2012
Preceded by	Oleksandr Omelchenko
Succeeded by	Halyna Hereha
Head of the Kyiv City State Administration
	In office; 20 April 2006 – 16 November 2010
Preceded by	Oleksandr Omelchenko
Succeeded by	Oleksandr Popov
Personal details
Born	25 November 1951 (age 73); Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Nationality	Georgian (citizenship)
Political party	Christian Liberal Party of Ukraine
Spouse(s)	Alina Aivazova (divorce); Elena Savchuk
Children	Kristina; Stepan; Gabriel
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Website	www.chernovetskiy.com.ua/

Leonid Mykhaylovych Chernovetskyi (Ukrainian: Леонід Михайлович Черновецький; born 25 November 1951) is a former Mayor of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, from 2006 until the summer of 2012.^[2]^[6] He was a successful businessman, founder and controlling stakeholder of the Pravex Group and Pravex Bank, one of the largest banks in Ukraine. Since the appointment by President Viktor Yanukovych of Oleksandr Popov as Head of Kyiv City State Administration on 16 November 2010, replacing Chernovetskyi, Chernovetskyi was deprived of any real decision-making role in Kyiv.^[7]^[8]^[9] He tendered his resignation on 1 June 2012.^[3]

After this resignation Chernovetsky and his family moved to the Georgian town Kobuleti and he received Georgian citizenship.^[4]^[10]

^ Chernovetsky received the mayoral identification (ЧЕРНОВЕЦЬКИЙ ОТРИМАВ ПОСВІДЧЕННЯ МЕРА). Ukrayinska Pravda. 14 April 2006
^ ^a ^b Kyiv City Council accepts Mayor Chernovetsky's resignation, Kyiv Post (12 July 2012)
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference KyivMayrno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Georgia will not give Ukraine Chernovetsky - Prosecutor's Office. Ukrayinska Pravda. 27 July 2017
^ ^a ^b Kyiv mayor makes a declaration of love to Kyiv's people, sings two songs in protest against corruption, Interfax-Ukraine (13 February 2009)
^ Cite error: The named reference nocomeback was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Popov: Activity of city council and city head limited, Kyiv Post (February 1, 2011)
^ Party of Regions leader: 'Pre-term mayoral elections in Kyiv are pointless', Kyiv Post (November 18, 2011)
^ Cite error: The named reference QofEngland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ [Georgia not to extradite ex-mayor of Kyiv Chernovetsky to Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/georgia-not-extradite-ex-mayor-kyiv-chernovetsky-ukraine.html], Kyiv Post (26 July 2017)

[1] Chernovetsky received the mayoral identification (ЧЕРНОВЕЦЬКИЙ ОТРИМАВ ПОСВІДЧЕННЯ МЕРА). Ukrayinska Pravda. 14 April 2006

[accept-2] Kyiv City Council accepts Mayor Chernovetsky's resignation, Kyiv Post (12 July 2012)

[KyivMayrno-3] Cite error: The named reference KyivMayrno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CasbG27717-4] Georgia will not give Ukraine Chernovetsky - Prosecutor's Office. Ukrayinska Pravda. 27 July 2017

[popstar-5] Kyiv mayor makes a declaration of love to Kyiv's people, sings two songs in protest against corruption, Interfax-Ukraine (13 February 2009)

[nocomeback-6] Cite error: The named reference nocomeback was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[limited-7] Popov: Activity of city council and city head limited, Kyiv Post (February 1, 2011)

[2012electionsKyiv-8] Party of Regions leader: 'Pre-term mayoral elections in Kyiv are pointless', Kyiv Post (November 18, 2011)

[QofEngland-9] Cite error: The named reference QofEngland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CasaG27717-10] [Georgia not to extradite ex-mayor of Kyiv Chernovetsky to Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/georgia-not-extradite-ex-mayor-kyiv-chernovetsky-ukraine.html], Kyiv Post (26 July 2017)

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