Anatoliy Ihorovych Urbanskyi (Ukrainian: Анатолій Ігорович Урбанський; born 21 June 1975) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 143rd electoral district since 29 August 2019. Elected as an independent, he is currently a member of For the Future.
Anatoliy Urbanskyi | |
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Анатолій Урбанський | |
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| Chairman of the Odesa Oblast Council | |
| In office 12 November 2015 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Shmushkovych |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Paraschenko |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Urbanskyi |
| Constituency | Odesa Oblast, No. 143 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1975 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | For the Future |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | National University «Odesa Maritime Academy» |
Early life and career
editAnatoliy Ihorovych Urbanskyi was born on 21 June 1975 in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. In 1997, he graduated from National University «Odesa Maritime Academy», specialising in the organisation of transit and management of marine transportation. He is a transportation engineer. After his graduation, he began working in the investment field, before joining the ship repair industry in 2005. In 2009, he became administrative manager of the Izmail-based DUNAISUDYOREMONT VAT, a ship maintenance company. Two years later, he was elected as a member of the company's supervisory board, as well as the Port of Izmail.[1]
In 2014, Urbanskyi founded the Prydanavia charity.[1]
Political career
editFrom 2015 to 2019, Urbanskyi was a member of and speaker of the Odesa Oblast Council as a candidate of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Initially an independent, he later joined the party.[2]
Urbanskyi ran in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election to represent Ukraine's 143rd electoral district as an independent People's Deputy of Ukraine.[2] He was successfully elected, winning 56.95% of the vote. The next-closest candidate, Viktor Kurtiev of Servant of the People, won 28.52% of the vote. He succeeded his brother, Oleksandr Urbanskyi, as People's Deputy.[3]
People's Deputy of Ukraine
editIn the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament), Urbanskyi joined the For the Future party. He also joined the Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee. He is also a member of the Kuban inter-factional association.[2]
Urbanskyi owns 4,256 Bitcoin as of a 2021 declaration, equal to ₴6.7 billion in April 2021.[2] Along with his brother Oleksandr, he is currently being investigated for violations of financial laws by anti-corruption organisation Chesno for their purchase of ₴73 million worth of Bitcoin in 2017,[4] almost three times their declared value of ₴25 million the previous year.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Урбанський Анатолій Ігорович" [Urbanskyi, Anatoliy Ihorovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Урбанський Анатолій Ігорович" [Urbanskyi, Anatoliy Ihorovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №143" [Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 143]. Central Election Commission (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "БРАТИ УРБАНСЬКІ ПРИДБАЛИ КРИПТОВАЛЮТИ НА 73 МЛН ГРИВЕНЬ ЗА НЕВІДОМИЙ КОШТ" [Urbanskyi brothers purchased 73 million hryvnias in cryptocurrency for an unknown amount]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Korinovska, Nastia (11 August 2017). "Голова Одеської облради і його брат з БПП купили криптовалюти на 73 млн гривень" [Odesa Oblast Council head and BPP brother purchased 73 million hryvnias in cryptocurrency]. Hromadske (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.