Serhiy Holovatyi | |
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Сергій Головатий | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
Prime Minister | Yuriy Yekhanurov |
Preceded by | Roman Zvarych |
Succeeded by | Roman Zvarych |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 1995–1997 | |
Preceded by | Vasyl Onopenko |
Succeeded by | Syuzanna Stanik |
Personal details | |
Born | Odesa | May 29, 1954
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
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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]