Mykhailo Vasylyovych Chechetov (Ukrainian: Михайло Васильович Чечетов; October 3, 1953 – February 28, 2015) was a Russian-born Ukrainian politician. He was a former first deputy head of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction; and de facto its Chief Whip.[2] Chechetov committed suicide on February 27, 2015.[3]
Mykhailo Chechetov | |
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| Михайло Чечетов | |
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| Member of the Verkhonva Rada | |
| In office 25 May 2006 – 27 November 2014 | |
| In office 11 May 1994 – 12 May 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykhailo Vasylyovych Chechetov 3 October 1953 Lyubimovka, Russia, Soviet Union |
| Died | 28 February 2015 (aged 61)[1] Kyiv, Ukraine |
Biography
editChechetov was born 3 October 1953 in the village of Lyubimovka (Korenevsky District) in current Russia; then the village was part of the USSR (as was Ukraine).[4][nb 1] In 1979 he graduated from the Kharkiv Engineering and Economics Institute with a degree in economics and organization of mining industry.[4] From 1971 to 1982 he worked as a mechanic in a coal mine in Yenakiyevo.[4] And from 1982 till 1994, Chechetov was a teacher at the Kharkiv Engineering and Economics Institute.[4]
From 1994 till 1997 Chechetov was a member of the Liberal Party of Ukraine.[4] In the 1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was elected into parliament and joined the faction Socio-market choice.[4] In 1998 and 1999 he served as Deputy Minister of Economy.[4] From September 1999 to April 2003 Chechetov was First Deputy Chairman of the State Property Fund of Ukraine.[4] From 1998 to 2005 Chechetov was a member of various economic commissions under President Kuchma.[4] In the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election he returned to parliament for the Party of Regions.[4] After 2012 he became first deputy head of the party's parliamentary faction; and de facto its Chief Whip.[2][4] Chechetov did not take part in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[4]
On January 20, 2015, the General Prosecutor's Office informed Chechetov of suspicion of abuse of power and forgery.[4] On February 21 he was bailed out for almost ₴5 million.[4]
Chechetov committed suicide on the night of February 27, 2015, by jumping from the window of his apartment, located on the 17th floor.[3][6] He left behind his wife Natalia Chechetov (born in 1954 and an employee of the Ukrainian parliament) and his daughter Tatiana Chechetov-Terashvili (born 1979 and a lecturer of the Kharkiv National University of Economics).[4]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Both Russia and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union since 1920 till Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991.[5]
References
edit- ^ "У МВС підтверджують загибель Чечетова | УКРІНФОРМ". 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b Petro Poroshenko Bloc: fragmentation, The Ukrainian Week (8 March 2016)
- ^ a b Yanukovych’s ally Chechetov commits suicide under house arrest
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
- ^ A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples by Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto Press, 2010, ISBN 1442610212 (page 563/564 & 722/723)
- ^ "Case of MP Chechetov's suicide closed due to absence of event of crime – Kyiv police".