Aliona Babak

Aliona Babak
Альона Бабак
Babak in 2013
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014 – 11 March 2017
Minister for Communities and Territories Development
In office
29 August 2019 – 4 February 2020
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byHennadiy Zubko
Succeeded byDenys Shmygal
Personal details
Born (1969-09-27) 27 September 1969 (age 55)
Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political partySelf Reliance

Aliona Valeriyivna Babak (Ukrainian: Альона Валеріївна Бабак, born September 27, 1969)[1] is a Ukrainian politician who was appointed in August 2019 as Minister of Regional Development.[2] On 16 January 2020 she announced her resignation.[3][4] On 4 February 2020 she was formerly dismissed by Parliament (Verkhovna Rada).[5]

Babak was a member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 8th convocation, member of parliamentary faction Samopomich Union. She was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, appearing 8th on the party list of Samopomich Union.[1] She left parliament in March 2017 claiming "I'm not a politician, I'm more of an expert. Political activity is difficult for me as a person."[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Rada-bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
  3. ^ Babak is leaving her post in Ministry of regions, – the source (Бабак йде з посади голови Мінрегіону, - джерело ). RBC Ukraine. 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ Honcharuk has decided on new minister of communities and territories (Гончарук визначився із новим міністром громад і територій). TSN. 17 January 2020
  5. ^ Ukraine's parliament appoints Shmyhal as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Community Development, UNIAN (4 February 2020)
  6. ^ "Депутат від "Самопоміч" Олена Бабак залишить Верховну Раду".