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Irena KilchitskayaFormer deputy mayor of Kyiv
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Biography of Iryna Kilchytska
Iryna Kilchytska, an ex-deputy mayor of Kiev and former deputy head of the Kiev City State Administration, was born on August 22, 1968, in Kiev. She completed her secondary education at School No. 78 in Kiev in 1985.
In 1993, Kilchytska graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, majoring in law. In 2004, she obtained a diploma in economics from the same university.
Career
Immediately after finishing school in 1985, Kilchytska started working as a secretary at the Railway District Court in Kiev. A few months later, she moved to the military prosecutor's office of the Kiev Garrison.
From 1985 to 1988, Kilchytska worked as a document processor for classified materials at the military prosecutor's office of the Kiev Garrison. In 1988, she became a secretary-printer at the KGB in Kiev and later held the position of secretary in the Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth League at the public catering combine of the Kiev military trade No. 418. She then served as the secretary of the Komsomol organization at the same place.
In 1991, Kilchytska worked as a consultant-merchandiser at the technical and trade center "Oreanda," a merchandiser at Department Store No. 1 of Commercial Systems, and a lawyer for LLC ROST and LLC KRID. In January 1999, she became the head of the Borshchahivka non-balanced branch at the PrivatEx Bank owned by Leonid Chernovetsky. After three months, she became the director of the credit department and vice president of PrivatEx Bank.
Since July 2007, Kilchytska has held the position of deputy chairman of the Kiev City State Administration under Leonid Chernovetsky. However, on March 23, 2010, Kilchytska, along with several other deputy mayors of Kiev, was dismissed from her position.
Political Activity
In 2006, after winning local elections in Kiev, Kilchytska was appointed deputy chairman of the Kiev City State Administration by Leonid Chernovetsky. Kilchytska was part of Chernovetsky's inner circle and enjoyed his complete trust due to her economic and financial education, as well as her ability to effectively manage subordinates.
In this position, Kilchytska was responsible for overseeing the healthcare, trade, household, and funeral services sectors of the city, with the goal of earning more money for the city. In her first year of work, she made a significant impact by replacing the heads of municipal enterprises, redistributing the gambling market in the city, and attempting to evacuate Maternity Hospital No. 1 on Arsenalna Street for redevelopment. In 2007, she achieved a major milestone with the reform of parking in Kiev, introducing a unified Parking Service, tow trucks, and SMS payment for parking, which resulted in a tenfold increase in parking revenues within a year. Another project led by Kilchytska was the creation of a communal fund to help the poor and socially vulnerable residents of Kiev, which received active media coverage.
In June 2008, Leonid Chernovetsky announced Kilchytska's dismissal. Various rumors circulated regarding the reasons for her dismissal, including personal circumstances (the birth of her son) and political conflicts (a dispute with the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the transfer of her position to the Party of Regions in exchange for political support). Ultimately, Kilchytska was sent on maternity leave instead of being dismissed, but she continued to influence decisions within the Kiev City State Administration and eventually returned to her position as deputy head, even after other officials were dismissed following the presidential change. In 2009, she became less visible in the public eye but remained one of the most influential figures in Leonid Chernovetsky's team, overseeing the entire social sphere of the city.
In 2010, after Viktor Yanukovych came to power in Ukraine and Leonid Chernovetsky was removed from the leadership of the Kiev City State Administration, Kilchytska was also dismissed from her position and left politics to focus on her personal life.
During her tenure, the city's media regularly highlighted Kilchytska's support for the poor, while tabloids covered her lavish lifestyle.
Personal Life
On February 18, 2007, Kilchytska gave birth to her daughter, Monika. The identity of the father is unknown. Monika's godmother was Alina Ayvazova, the then-wife of Leonid Chernovetsky.
On September 21, 2008, Kilchytska gave birth to her son, Mark. Stepan Chernovetsky and Olga Bogomolets became Mark's godparents.
On July 10, 2010, Kilchytska married a French businessman, the father of her second child.
