Oleksandr Yefremov

This article is about a Ukrainian politician. For Ukrainian football functionary, see Oleksandr Yefremov (functionary).
Oleksandr Yefremov
People's Deputy of Ukraine
5th convocation
In office
May 25, 2006 – November 23, 2007
ConstituencyParty of Regions, No.19[1]
6th convocation
In office
November 23, 2007 – December 12, 2012
ConstituencyParty of Regions, No.8[2]
7th convocation
In office
December 12, 2012 – November 27, 2014
ConstituencyParty of Regions, No.5[3][4]
4th Governor of Luhansk Oblast
In office
April 1998 – 26 January 2006
Preceded byHennady Fomenko
Succeeded byOleksiy Danilov
Personal details
Born (1954-08-22) August 22, 1954 (age 70)
Voroshylovhrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political partyParty of Regions
Alma materEast Ukraine Volodymyr Dahl National University

Oleksandr Yefremov or Aleksandr Efremov (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Єфремов, Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Ефре́мов) is a Ukrainian former parliamentarian and politician. A former governor of the Luhansk Oblast, from 2010 until 2014 he was Party of Regions's faction leader in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament). On 14 February 2015 Yefremov was detained on suspicion of "abuse of power under aggravating circumstances".[5] This arrest was effectively ended when his bail expired on 1 November 2015.[6] Yefremov was again detained on 30 July 2016 on suspicion of violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by helping to create the Luhansk People's Republic and misappropriation of property.[7] He was released from prison pending investigation in 2019.[8] Shortly after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Yefremov moved to Moscow, Russia where he now resides.[8]

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  2. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.
    "Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27". UNIAN. 26 November 2014.
  5. ^ Ex-head of Regions Party faction Yefremov detained on suspicion of abuse of power under aggravating circumstances, Interfax-Ukraine (14 February 2015)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference UW A Crib Sheet for the President was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Lutsenko: Yefremov suspected of helping creation, activities of terrorist organization LPR, Interfax-Ukraine (30 July 2016)
    Ex-head of Regions Party faction Yefremov detained on suspicion of violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity, Interfax-Ukraine (30 July 2016)
    Ex-Regions Party faction head Yefremov detained – PGO, UNIAN (30 July 2016)
    Indictment against ex-head of Regions Party faction Yefremov sent to court; Interfax-Ukraine (5 January 2017)
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Yefremov7425315 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).