Oleh Koliev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovych and the family name is Koliev.

Oleh Koliev
Олег Колєв
Official portrait, 2019
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 August 2019
Preceded by	Hennadiy Chekita [uk]
Constituency	Odesa Oblast, No. 134
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-09) 9 May 1973 (age 51) Sukholuzhzhia [uk], Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political party	Servant of the People
Other political affiliations	Independent
Alma mater	Izmail State University of Humanities [uk]

Oleh Viktorovych Koliev (Ukrainian: Олег Вікторович Колєв; born 9 May 1973) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 134th electoral district from Servant of the People since 2019.

Early life and career

Oleh Viktorovych Koliev was born on 9 May 1973 in the village of Sukholuzhzhia [uk], in Ukraine's southern Odesa Oblast. He is a graduate of the faculty of history at the Izmail State University of Humanities [uk]. Prior to his election, Koliev worked as a history teacher, as well as a journalist for local media outlets. He was director of the Trans-Danubian News Editorial Gazette.^[1]

Political career

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Koliev was the candidate of Servant of the People for People's Deputy of Ukraine in Ukraine's 134th electoral district. At the time of the election, he was an independent.^[1] He was successfully elected, defeating independents Yevhen Chervonenko (former governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Minister of Infrastructure) and Hennadiy Chekita [uk] (incumbent People's Deputy), as well as actor and director Maksym Firsenko [uk] of the Party of Shariy with 35.11% of the vote. Chervonenko garnered 16.85% of the vote, Chekita 8.52%, and Firsenko 7.32%.^[2]

In the Verkhovna Rada, Koliev joined the Servant of the People faction, as well as the Verkhovna Rada Law Enforcement Committee. He also joined the For Odeshchyna inter-factional association.^[3]

References

1. "Колєв Олег Вікторович" [Koliev, Oleh Viktorovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
2. "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №134" [Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 134]. Central Election Commission (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
3. "Колєв Олег Вікторович" [Koliev, Oleh Viktorovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.