Taras Zinoviiovych Yuryk (Ukrainian: Тарас Зіновійович Юрик; born 9 December 1980) is a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 165th electoral district in Ternopil Oblast from 2014 to 2019. He represented the Petro Poroshenko Bloc while in office. He was a Member of the MDO "Deputy Control".[1]

Taras Yuryk
Тарас Юрик
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014 – 29 August 2019
Preceded byVolodymyr Boiko
Succeeded byIvan Chaikivskyi
ConstituencyTernopil Oblast, No. 165
Personal details
Born (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 43)
Kobyllia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political partyPetro Poroshenko Bloc
Alma materWest Ukrainian National University

Early life and career

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Taras Yuryk was born on 9 December 1980.

Between 2001 and 2002, he was the head of the legal department of "Bolear MED" in Ternopil.

In 2002, he graduated from the Ternopil Academy of National Economy (now West Ukrainian National University).

From 2002 to 2003, he was a legal advisor of the Ternopil branch of JSC "Ukrinbank", and from 2003 to 2004, he was a senior legal advisor.

In February to May 2005, he was the acting head of the legal department of the Ternopil branch of TAS-Komertsbank JSC. Until 2006, he was the head of the legal department.

Since 2005, he is a member and co-founder of the Ternopil Regional Organization "Regional Investment Research Fund".

From 2006 to 2010, he was the head of the Ternopil branch of JSC "Transbank", Western regional branch.

From 2010 to 2011, he was deputy director of the Western Regional Directorate (head of the Ternopil branch) of Evrogazbank JSC.

In 2014, he was a member of the supervisory board of Protection Group LLC.

Political career

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During the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Yuryk ran as the Petro Poroshenko Bloc candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 165th electoral district, located in Ternopil Oblast. He was successfully elected.[2]

On 29 December 2014, the draft law No. 1677 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights" (regarding freedom of panorama)" was registered in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) after being submitted by Yuryk. The developer of the project is the NGO "Wikimedia Ukraine"[3]

He was a member of the supervisory board of Ternopil National Medical University.[4]

Since February 2017, he is the head of the Ternopil Oblast Football Federation.[5]

Personal life

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His wife is Maryana Tomyak, who is a journalist of the INTB TV channel.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Депутати — члени Міжфракційного депутатського об'єднання "Депутатський контроль"". Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Список народних депутатів України, обраних на позачергових виборах народних депутатів України 26 жовтня 2014 року // Голос України, 11 November 2014". Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ Проект Закону про внесення доповнень до Закону України «Про авторське право та суміжні права» (щодо свободи панорами)
  4. ^ Відбулося засідання Наглядової ради ТДМУ // TDMU website. — 2016. — 16 April.
  5. ^ Тернопільська федерація стала Асоціацією // amateur, 22 November 2019
  6. ^ В Тернополі одружились відомі політик Тарас Юрик і журналіст Мар'яна Том'як // ТЕ портал, 15 June 2014