Serhiy Holovatyi

Serhiy Holovatyi
Сергій Головатий
Holovatyi in 2007
Minister of Justice
In office
2005–2006
Prime MinisterYuriy Yekhanurov
Preceded byRoman Zvarych
Succeeded byRoman Zvarych
Minister of Justice
In office
1995–1997
Preceded byVasyl Onopenko
Succeeded bySyuzanna Stanik
Personal details
Born (1954-05-29) May 29, 1954 (age 70)
Odesa
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Serhiy Holovatyi (Ukrainian: Сергій Петрович Головатий; born May 29, 1954[1]) is a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, former member of parliament, and former Minister of Justice of Ukraine. He is a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and has been the Acting Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine since December 29, 2020.[2] He served as a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament during the I[3] to VI[4] convocations and as the Minister of Justice of Ukraine in 1995-1997 and 2005-2006.[5][2] He is a former member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, he was a member of various parliamentary factions and groups, including Our Ukraine, BYuT (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc), and the Party of Regions.[6]

On February 27, 2018, he was appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.[7] On March 2, he took the oath of office and began to perform judicial duties.[8] Chairman of the Standing Committee on Legal Terminology of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.[9] Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine since September 17, 2019.[10]

Since December 29, 2020, he has been acting President of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in accordance with Article 33 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”.[11] On May 30, 2024, his powers were terminated due to reaching the age of 70.[12]

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  5. ^ "ГОЛОВАТИЙ Сергій Петрович". hcj.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. ^ "Указ Президента України №-45/2018 від 27.02.2018". Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Двоє суддів Конституційного суду склали присягу /Укрінформ, 2.3.2018/". Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Архівована копія" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ Конституційний суд обрав нового голову Archived 18 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Українська правда (17 вересня 2019)
  11. ^ Головатий Сергій Петрович // Офіційний вебсайт Конституційного Суду України
  12. ^ У в.о. голови Конституційного суду Головатого закінчились повноваження