Mykola Liushniak

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

Mykola Liushniak
Микола Люшняк
Official portrait, 2019
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2014
Preceded by	Mykhailo Apostol [uk]
Constituency	Ternopil Oblast, No. 166
Personal details
Born	(1974-02-08) 8 February 1974 (age 50) Berezhany, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political party	Dovira
Other political affiliations	Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (2012) European Solidarity (2014) Independent

Mykola Volodymyrovych Liushniak (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Володи́мирович Люшня́к; born 8 February 1974) is a Ukrainian public and political figure and businessman. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2010). People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 8th and 9th convocations.^[1]

Member of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada to investigate possible illegal actions of government officials and others who could contribute to the violation of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and pose a threat to national security of Ukraine (19 May 2021).^[2]

Biography

As a member of the UDAR political party, was a candidate in the single-mandate constituency No. 166 from the UDAR party in the 2012 elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Mykola Lyushnyak received 49,526 votes or 40.48% in the 2014 elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the single-mandate constituency No. 166 in the Ternopil region. The main rival, Mykhailo Apostol, a People's Deputy from the constituency at the time, stated that the results of the voting had been falsified at a press conference at the Ternopil Press Club.^[3] According to the results of the voting, he became a People's Deputy of Ukraine.^[4]

Non-partisan, in the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation he is a member of Dovira.

References

1. "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
2. "Про утворення Тимчасової слідчої комісії Верховної Ради України з питань розслідування можливих протиправних дій представників органів державної влади та інших осіб, що могли сприяти порушенню державного суверенітету, територіальної цілісності та недоторканності України і становити загрозу національній безпеці України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
3. "Михайло Апостол заявляє про фальсифікації результатів голосування". TV-4. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
4. "СПИСОК народних депутатів України, обраних на позачергових виборах на…". archive.md. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2021.