Iryna Valeriivna Kormyshkina (née Allakhverdiyeva) (born 26 August 1978) is a Ukrainian economist and politician. People's deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation since 2019.
In 2023 she married Mykolaiv Oblast Council deputy Yuriy Kormyshkin[nb 1] and consequently changed her last name to Kormyshkina.[1]
Early life and education
editIryna Allakhverdiyeva was born on August 26, 1978, in Mykolaiv.[1] She graduated from the Mykolaiv State Agrarian Academy, majoring in accounting and auditing.[2] Allakhverdiyeva is an economist in accounting and finance.[1]
Career
editIryna Allakhverdiyeva was director of the Mykolaiv regional directorate at the private joint-stock insurance company Unica; deputy director for development at the Mykolaiv branch of closed joint-stock insurance company INGO Ukraine; and deputy director of the Mykolaiv city closed joint-stock insurance agency Inkomstrakh.[2]
Allakhverdiyeva was elected to the Verkhovna Rada under the auspices of the Servant of the People party in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She serves as a member of Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy and chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation.[2][3]
On November 3, 2022, journalists pressured Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin to open criminal proceedings against Allakhverdiyeva for allegedly receiving illegal benefits: gifts[clarification needed] worth 14.4 million hryvnias and 5.3 million hryvnias, as well as a DEFY MIDNIGHT watch, inlaid with eleven white diamonds, worth 310,000 hryvnias.[4] On October 16, 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office charged Kormyshkina with illegally enriching herself in excess of 20 million Ukrainian hryvnia.[5] She was released from jail the same day after the court received "personal guarantees" from Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, and Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast Vitalii Kim.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ At the time of marriage (2023) Yuriy Kormyshkin was a Mykolaiv Oblast Council deputy for the party Our Land.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Small biography of Iryna Valeriivna Kormyshkina". Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Довідка: Аллахвердієва Ірина Валеріївна". www.dovidka.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Парламент затвердив список своїх комітетів і їх склад. ХТО В ЯКОМУ". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Нардепу от "Слуги народа" подарили 20 млн грн: суд заставил прокуратуру открыть производство". ТСН.ua (in Russian). 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ a b "Arakhamia, Kim bail MP Kormyshkina suspected of illegal enrichment". Interfax-Ukraine. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.