Iryna Podoliak
Iryna Podoliak | |
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In office 27 November 2014 – 29 August 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Zolochiv | May 2, 1967
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Samopomich Union |
Alma mater | Ivan Franko Lviv National University |
Iryna Ihorivna Podoliak (born May 2, 1967) is a Ukrainian politician and former (2014-2019) Member of Parliament of Ukraine, member of the parliamentary faction Samopomich Union.[1]
Biography[]
Iryna Podoliak was born in Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast. She graduated with honours from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, with a degree in Philology, Ukrainian Language and Literature. From 1990 to 1993 she attended the PhD program at the same university. In 2002 she received a degree in Law from the University of Lviv.[2]
Podoliak started working in 1994, at the age of 17 taking the job of teacher in kindergarten #4 in Zolochiv. After obtaining her PhD degree, worked in the Creative Union Centre of Europe. In 1994–1998, worked in Lviv City Executive Committee, as a head of information department. In 1998–2002 she was the manager at the NGO Independent Culture Journal Ї. At the same time she was coordinating the USAID projects in Lviv. In 2002–2012 worked at the , as the Head of International Cooperation department at the Bureau for Information Policies and External Relations.[2]
Since 2012 - Head of the department for culture at the bureau for Humanitarian Policies at Lviv City Council. Retains the 9th rank of the local government official.
In 2014 she was elected to Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine,[3]
In the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Podoliak was not re-elected after finishing seventh with 5.06% of the vote in electoral district 116 in Lviv Oblast.[4]
Podoliak has a daughter, student of the University of Lviv.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua.
- ^ a b "Ірина Подоляк – Об'єднання "Самопоміч"". Samopomich.ua. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-elections/2746792-farion-i-podolak-postupilisa-na-viborah-knazickomu.html
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian women in politics
- Self Reliance (political party) politicians
- Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- People from Zolochiv
- University of Lviv alumni