Maksym Kozytskyi

Maksym Kozytskyi
Максим Козицький
Governor of Lviv Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2020
Preceded by	Markiyan Malsky
Personal details
Born	(1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 43) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Political party	Servant of the People
Education	Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Occupation	politician, entrepreneur

Maksym Zinoviyovych Kozytskyi (Ukrainian: Максим Зіновійович Козицький, born 19 February 1981) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, politician, and Governor of Lviv Regional State Administration as of 5 February 2020.^[1]

Early life

Between 1998—2004, he studied to become a surgeon at Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.^[2]

In 2005—2007, he studied at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he received a master's degree in organisational management, and at the Institute of Postgraduate Education of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, where he received a specialist degree in accounting and auditing.^[3]

In September 2007 Kozytskyi occupied different positions in energy companies such as Ukrnaftogazinvest LLC and Precarpathian Energy Company LLC. In October 2016 he took the position of CEO of Eco-Optima LLC.^[2]

Politics

In 2015, Kozytskyi stood for election to the Lviv Regional Council for the political party «Self Reliance», but he was not accepted to the council. In the summer of 2019, he was a candidate for the position of the Governor of Lviv regional state administration (LRSA) together with Markiyan Malsky and Denys Shmyhal but did not get the position. However, in December 2019 Malsky announced his dismissal and Maksym Kozytskyi was approved by the Government of Ukraine for the position of the Governor of LRSA.^[4]

On February 5, 2020 the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an order approve Maksym Kozytskyi as the Governor of Lviv Regional State Administration.^[5] At the same time, Kozytskyi became the chief of Lviv Regional Organization of the political party Servant of the People.

In October 2020 Kozytskyi was the first in the party list of Servant of the People at the elections to the Lviv Regional Council^[6] and the party obtained 9 seats, thus, becoming second major party in the Lviv Regional Council.

Recognition

Introducing Maksym Kozytskyi the Governor of Lviv Regional State Administration during a visit to Lviv Oblast on 6 February, Zelenskyy described the newly appointed official as follows: "We have your man – a Lviv resident, Maksym Kozytskyi... He is an experienced, professional person. We were looking for a strong manager – here he is."^[3] Zelenskyy added that Kozytskyi will work closely and coordinate problematic issues in the sector with the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Community and Territorial Development Denys Shmyhal, who also hails from Lviv.^[3]

Personal life

He is married, and together with his wife Oksana Kozytska (who works at Lviv Medical University), he has two children – a daughter, Sofia, and a son, Zinoviy.^[3]

References

1. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №43/2020". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 February 2020.
2. "Zelenskyy introduced a new Governor of LRSA, Maksym Kozytskyy".
3. "Колишній хірург та відомий підприємець. Що відомо про нового голову Львівської ОДА Максима Козицького". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). The New Voice of Ukraine. 2020-02-07.
4. "Kozytskyi Maksym Zinoviyovych - all truth Biography, Elections, Parliamentary Parties, Declaration".
5. https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volodimir-zelenskij-priznachiv-maksima-kozickogo-golovoyu-lv-59641 ^{[bare URL]}
6. "The party "Servant of the People" approved their candidates for the local elections in Lviv region".

External links

• Maksym Kozytskyi on Facebook
• "Volodymyr Zelenskyi appointed Maksym Kozytsky to the post of Lviv RSA Head". Office of the President of Ukraine.