Oleksandr Kovalchuk
{{Short description|Ukrainian politician}}
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| native_name = Олександр Ковальчук
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| office = Member of the Verkhovna Rada
| term_start = 29 August 2019
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| birth_name = Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
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| party = Servant of the People
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|education = Lviv University of Trade and Economics
University of Minnesota
Cuyahoga Community College
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk ({{Langx|uk|Олександр Володимирович Ковальчук}}; born 5 February 1974) is a Ukrainian public figure and politician.{{Cite web|title=На 152-му окрузі в Рівному впевнено переміг кандидат від "Слуги народу" Ковальчук|url=https://www.segodnya.ua/ua/vybory2019/news/na-152-m-okruge-v-rovno-uverenno-pobedil-kandidat-ot-slugi-naroda-kovalchuk-1307252.html|access-date=1 December 2021|website=www.segodnya.ua|language=uk}} He serves as People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation.{{Cite web|title=Центральна виборча комісія - Вибори народних депутатів України 2019|url=https://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2019/wp040pt001f01=919pf7331=152.html|access-date=1 December 2021|website=www.cvk.gov.ua}} He serves as Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy.{{Cite web|date=29 August 2019|title=Парламент затвердив список своїх комітетів і їх склад. ХТО В ЯКОМУ - Новинарня|url=https://novynarnia.com/2019/08/29/parlament-zatverdiv-spisok-svoyih-komitetiv-i-yih-sklad/|access-date=1 December 2021|website=novynarnia.com|language=uk}} He is a Deputy Member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.{{cite web |title=KOVALCHUK, OLEKSANDR |url=https://pace.coe.int/en/members/8242/ |website=pace.coe.int |access-date=20 April 2025}} He is a member of the Political Council of the "Servant of the People" party.{{Cite web|title=Політрада "Слуги Народу" займеться тактикою та стратегією|url=https://sluga-narodu.com/politrada-sluhy-narodu-zaymetsia-taktykoiu-ta-stratehiieiu/|access-date=1 December 2021|website=Політична партія «Слуга Народу»|language=uk}} Outside of politics, he served as chairman of the board, co-founder of the NGO «Interaction platform "Prostir"».{{Cite web|title=Платформа взаємодій "Простір"|url=https://www.prostir.rivne.ua/team|access-date=1 December 2021|website=www.prostir.rivne.ua}}
Early life
Kovalchuk was born on 5 February 1974 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR.{{cite news |title=Хто переміг по округах - Олександр Ковальчук від "Слуги народу" переміг в 152 окрузі в Рівному |url=https://ukranews.com/ua/news/644258-hto-peremig-po-okrugah-oleksandr-kovalchuk-vid-slugy-narodu-peremig-v-152-okruzi-v-rivnomu?ysclid=m9q63xuq9757638617 |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=Ukrainian News |date=23 July 2019 |language=uk}} From 1981 to 1991 he attended Secondary School No. 5 in Novogrod-Volynskyi.{{cite news |title=Ковальчук Олександр Володимирович |url=https://4vlada.com/kovalchuk-olexandr-volodymyrovych |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=Четверта влада |date=19 December 2019 |language=uk}} Afterward, from 1991 to 1995, he studied at the Lviv University of Trade and Economics, graduating with a degree in economics and finance. He then worked as the Director of the Yarun Trade and Commercial Association in the Novograd-Volynskyi district from 1995 to 1997. Afterward, for a year, he did international studies in agricultural training at the University of Minnesota through the MAST International Programme. He moved to the United States after this, working from 1999 to 2007 in various IT companies like Target and Adamant Computers, and then became the co-owner of the company Azatek and GTD. Meanwhile, while working, he went to Cuyahoga Community College from 2000 to 2002, majoring in foreign languages and the social sphere.
Personal life
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Category:Servant of the People (political party) politicians