Alexander Vashchenko

Alexander Vashchenko

Candidate for President of Ukraine (2019)
Date of Birth: 04.05.1962
Country: Ukraine

Content:
  1. Personal Information
  2. Education
  3. 1976-1979: Graduated from Secondary School No. 2 in Oрджонікідзе
  4. Military Service
  5. 1982-1985: Worked as a radio mechanic at a factory in Oрджонікідзе
  6. Entrepreneurship and Business
  7. 1997-1999: Chairman of the Board of the corporation "Ukrpolimetally"
  8. 2004: President of the International Center for Economics and Law
  9. Personal Life
  10. Marital status: Married, with one son

Personal Information

Anatoliy Mykolayovych Vaschenko was born on May 4, 1962, in the village of Nedryhailiv, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, into a working-class family.

Education

1969-1976: Attended Oleksandrivska School in Oрджонікідзе (now Pokrov)

1976-1979: Graduated from Secondary School No. 2 in Oрджонікідзе

1995-2000: Completed a degree in International Economic Relations from Dnipropetrovsk National University, specializing in Economics

Military Service

1980-1982: Served in the Soviet Army
Professional Career

1979: Began his career as an electrician at a steel plant in Dniprodzerzhynsk

1982-1985: Worked as a radio mechanic at a factory in Oрджонікідзе

1985-1991: Held leadership positions in a local service industry company

Entrepreneurship and Business

1991-1997: Founded and served as General Director of the Inter-Sector Scientific and Production Center "Spectrum"

1997-1999: Chairman of the Board of the corporation "Ukrpolimetally"

1999-2003: President of the International Center for Economics and Law "ICEL"

2001: President of the transnational corporation "Ukrainian Oil and Gas Group"

2004: President of the International Center for Economics and Law

Political Career

2002: Ran for a seat in the Ukrainian parliament as an independent candidate

2003-2004: Developed a project to restore the Lviv-Poltava-Khmelnytskyi power lines

2006: Ran for a seat in the Ukrainian parliament as the leader of the "Power of the People" electoral bloc

Personal Life

Hobbies include playing the guitar and participating in artistic activities

Marital status: Married, with one son

Other Information

Accumulated initial capital through the supply of raw materials and energy resources to Ukrainian industries

Ceased work in the Ukrainian government in 2004 due to the inability to implement his proposed Lviv-Poltava-Khmelnytskyi power line restoration project

Participated in the final selection for the positions of regional governor for Odesa, Zhytomyr, and Mykolaiv in 2016

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