Oleh Koliev
{{short description|Ukrainian politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Viktorovych|Koliev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Oleh Koliev
| native_name = {{nobold|Олег Колєв}}
| native_name_lang = uk
| image = НДУ_9_Колєв_Олег_Вікторович.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| office = People's Deputy of Ukraine
| termstart = 29 August 2019
| predecessor = {{ill|Hennadiy Chekita|uk|Чекіта Геннадій Леонідович}}
| constituency = Odesa Oblast, No. 134
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = {{ill|Sukholuzhzhia|uk|Сухолужжя}}, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
| party = Servant of the People
| otherparty = Independent
| alma_mater = {{ill|Izmail State University of Humanities|uk|Ізмаїльський державний гуманітарний університет}}
}}
Oleh Viktorovych Koliev ({{langx|uk|Олег Вікторович Колєв}}; born 9 May 1973) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 134th electoral district from Servant of the People since 2019.
Early life and career
Oleh Viktorovych Koliev was born on 9 May 1973 in the village of {{ill|Sukholuzhzhia|uk|Сухолужжя}}, in Ukraine's southern Odesa Oblast. He is a graduate of the faculty of history at the {{ill|Izmail State University of Humanities|uk|Ізмаїльський державний гуманітарний університет}}. Prior to his election, Koliev worked as a history teacher, as well as a journalist for local media outlets. He was director of the Trans-Danubian News Editorial Gazette.{{Cite news |date=2020-01-15 |title=Колєв Олег Вікторович |language=uk |trans-title=Koliev, Oleh Viktorovych |work=LB.ua |url=https://lb.ua/file/person/4812_koliev_oleg_viktorovich.html |access-date=2022-12-25}}
Political career
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Koliev was the candidate of Servant of the People for People's Deputy of Ukraine in Ukraine's 134th electoral district. At the time of the election, he was an independent. He was successfully elected, defeating independents Yevhen Chervonenko (former governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Minister of Infrastructure) and {{ill|Hennadiy Chekita|uk|Чекіта Геннадій Леонідович}} (incumbent People's Deputy), as well as actor and director {{ill|Maksym Firsenko|uk|Фірсенко Максим Васильович}} of the Party of Shariy with 35.11% of the vote. Chervonenko garnered 16.85% of the vote, Chekita 8.52%, and Firsenko 7.32%.{{Cite web |title=Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №134 |trans-title=Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 134 |url=https://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2019/wp040pt001f01=919pf7331=134.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728133609/https://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2019/wp040pt001f01=919pf7331=134.html |archive-date=2019-07-28 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Central Election Commission (Ukraine) |language=uk}}
In the Verkhovna Rada, Koliev joined the Servant of the People faction, as well as the Verkhovna Rada Law Enforcement Committee. He also joined the For Odeshchyna inter-factional association.{{Cite web |title=Колєв Олег Вікторович |trans-title=Koliev, Oleh Viktorovych |url=https://www.chesno.org/politician/157345/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Chesno |language=uk}}