Serhiy Tihipko

Serhiy Tihipko is a Ukrainian businessman and political figure, leader of the "Labour Ukraine" party (2000–2005) and the "Strong Ukraine" party (2009–2012, since 2014). In 1992, he was chairman of the board of PrivatBank. People's Deputy of the 3rd, 4th and 7th convocations.

Tihipko was Deputy Prime Minister under Pavlo Lazarenko in 1997 and remained in the post for two years, working for Lazarenko's successor Valerii Pustovoitenko. In 1999-2000, he was Minister of Economy in the government of then Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko.

Tihipko is subject to lustration and by law cannot work in senior positions in Ukraine, since he was Deputy Prime Minister under Mykola Azarov. And in 2012, he worked as deputy head of the Party of Regions.

Tihipko was among the deputies who voted for the dictatorial laws of January 16, 2014.

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