Anatoliy Franchuk

Anatoliy Romanovych Franchuk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Романович Франчук; 8 September 1935 – 7 July 2021) was a Ukrainian politician.[1]

Anatoliy Franchuk
Prime Minister of Crimea
In office
6 October 1994 – 26 January 1996
Preceded byBorys Samsonov
Succeeded byArkadiy Demydenko
In office
4 June 1997 – 27 May 1998
Preceded byArkadiy Demydenko
Succeeded bySerhiy Kunitsyn
Minister of Economy of Crimea
In office
22 March 1991 – 17 September 1993
Succeeded byTetyana Shandra
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
In office
11 May 1995 – 25 May 2006
Personal details
Born8 September 1935
Volodymyrivka, Illintsi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 85)
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyRevival

Biography

Franchuk graduated from the Krasnoyarsk State Technical University in 1961 and the Academy of National Economy in 1980. After serving in the Soviet Army and holding various engineering jobs within the USSR, he became Minister of Economy of the Republic of Crimea from 1991 to 1993. In 1994 the Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, a family friend, appointed him as Prime Minister of Crimea against the elected separatist President of Crimea, Yuriy Meshkov. He eventually exercised power in Crimea in 1995 after the Ukrainian National Guard forcibly expelled Meshkov from Crimea. He served until 1996 and again served from 1997 to 1998.

As a member of the Revival party, he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1995 to 2006.[2][3][4] Notably, his son, Ihor Franchuk, was married to Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of former President Leonid Kuchma.[5]

Anatoliy Franchuk died on 7 July 2021 at the age of 85.[6]

Awards

References
  1. "Умер бывший премьер-министр Крыма Анатолий Франчук". nv.ua (in Russian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "Народні Депутати України 2-го скликання (1994-1998)". rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
  3. "Народні Депутати України 3-го скликання (1998-2002)". rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
  4. "Народні Депутати України 4-го скликання (2002-2006)". rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
  5. Orishchuk, Fyodor (22 November 2005). "Анатолий Франчук: С Кучмой наши отношения оборвались". Четверта влада (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. "Умер экс-премьер Крыма и нардеп трех созывов Анатолий Франчук". Hromadske Radio (in Ukrainian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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