Oleh Bilorus
Oleh Hryhoryovych Bilorus (born 14 October 1939) is a Ukrainian politician, Dr.sc.oec, professor, member-corr. of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) (since May 1990, Department of Economics, International Management)
Oleh Bilorus Олег Григорович Білорус | |
|---|---|
 2006 | |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| President | Leonid Kravchuk |
| Preceded by | Sergiy V. Kulyk |
| Succeeded by | Yuriy Shcherbak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1939 Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Batkivshchyna |
| Other political affiliations | Hromada |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National Economic University |
Biography
Family
Bilorus was born on 14 October 1939 in Сhervona village, Fastiv Raion, Kyiv oblast in the family of teachers.[1] He is married, his spouse Larisa (b. 1945) is as well a language teacher. Oleg Bilorus has two children, his son Igor (b. 1968) is an economist, daughter Irina (b. 1969) is a philologist, has a PhD in law.[2]
Education
In 1960 Oleg Bilorus graduated from the Economics and Industrial Management faculty, Kyiv Institute of National Economy (with the engineer-economist specialization). He received his PhD with the thesis "The Problems of Combining the Industrial Production Processes" (1966), and doctorate thesis "Problems of Economics, Associations and Complexes (theory and methodology)"(1980).[2] He also held research internships:
- 1964-1965 at the University of Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
- 1974-1975 at Harvard University and Columbia University (United States).[3]
He speaks English, French, Serbian, Croatian, Polish, German languages. Oleg Bilorus is the author (or coauthor) of more than 500 scientific papers, including 27 individual and collective monographs and textbooks.[4]
Career
- 1960-1962 - engineer-economist, deputy head, head of planning and economic department of scientific production association (NPO) named after T. Shevchenko in Kharkiv
- 1962-1966 - post-graduate student at the Kyiv Institute of National Economy
- 1964-1965 - research fellow at the University of Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
- 1966-1979 - assistant, senior research fellow, senior lecturer, associate dean, dean, rector of the Kyiv Institute of National Economy
- 1970-1979 - 1st vice-rector of the Kyiv Institute of National Economy
- 1974-1975 - research fellow at Harvard University and Columbia University (USA)
- 1979-1986 - director of the Department of Industry, Science and Technology at the UN Secretariat in Geneva
- 1986-1989 - deputy director of the Institute of Economics of USSR Planning Committee (Kyiv)
- 1989-1990 - deputy director, head of Department, Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- 1989-1992 - CEO (and founder) of the International Management Institute in Kyiv, the Director of Institute of the World Economy and International Relations affiliated with Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (since 1990)
- 1992-1994 - Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
- 1996-1997 - advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavel Lazarenko. Member of "Lazarenko" All-Ukrainian Association "Hromada", presidium member and deputy chairman of the party (1996–1999)[5]
- 1998-2002 - People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 3rd Verkhovna Rada from "Hromada"
Politic career
- March 1998-April 2002 - People's Deputy of the 3rd Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, from "Hromada", No. 8 in the list
- April 2002-May 2006 - People's Deputy of the 4th Verkhovna Rada, from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT), No. 4 in the list
- May 2002-February 2005 - Deputy Chairman of BYuT, since February 2005 - Chairman of the BYuT fraction
- May 2006-June 2007 - People's Deputy of the 5th Verkhovna Rada, elected from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No. 11 in the list
Bilorus was re-elected into parliament for BYuT during the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[6]
Bilorus was placed at number 122 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [7][8][9] He was not re-elected into parliament.[9]
Awards and titles
- Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine
- Doctor of Economics
- A Diplomat of the Year (United States, 1994)
- Awardee of Schlichter prize, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1989), and of M.Ptukha prize, (2000)
- 1972, 1976 - Excellence distinction of higher education of the USSR
- 1999 - Colonel-General of Zaporizhzhya Cossacks
- 1970 - Honorary Hunter of Ukraine
- 1970 - Medal "For Valorous Work"
- 2005 - Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
- 2009 - Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise fifth class
Diplomatic rank - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine (March 1992).[5]
References
- Oleg Bilorus profile at liga.net
- "Политрада. Аналитика о политиках. Досье политиков, их обещания и цитаты. - Билорус Олег Григорьевич". Politrada.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- "УБОП : Досье : Билорус Олег Григорьевич". Ubop.net.ua. 1939-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- "Олег Билорус - ЛІГА:Досье // Биография и фото Олег Билорус". File.liga.net. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- "Білорус Олег Григорович". Bilorus.openua.net. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- Ukraine cannot become neutral Switzerland - BYuT MP Oleh Bilorus, Ukrinform (13 July 2009)
- (in Ukrainian) Повний список кандидатів у народні депутати від ВО "Батьківщина", Ukrayinska Pravda (30 July 2012)
- They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
- (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)