Yelena Protsenko

{{Short description|Ukrainian-born Russian politician and lawyer}}

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|office = 4th Head of Simferopol

|term_start = 25 October 2019

|term_end =17 February 2021

|predecessor = Natalya Malenko

|successor = Valentin Demidov

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|party = United Russia

|birth_name = Yelena Stepanovna Protsenko

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Yelena Stepanovna Protsenko (Russian: Елена Степановна Проценко; born on 16 April 1968), is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician and lawyer who had served as the 4th head of Simferopol from 2019 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://simgov.ru/press/government/3525/|title=В Симферополе назначили нового главу администрации|author=Официальный сайт Симферопольского городского совета|website=|date=|publisher=simgov.ru|accessdate=2019-10-27|archive-date=2019-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027072824/http://simgov.ru/press/government/3525/|url-status=live}}

Biography

Yelena Protsenko was born on 16 April 1968 in Shepetivka, Khmelnitsky Oblast in Ukraine{{cite web|title=Проценко Елена Степановна|url=https://simf.rk.gov.ru/ru/head/show/23|website=simf.rk.gov.ru|publisher=Портал Правительства Республики Крым|accessdate=2020-01-13|archive-date=2020-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113144243/https://simf.rk.gov.ru/ru/head/show/23|url-status=dead}}.. She graduated from a trade college. She later graduated from the Vernadsky Taurida National University with a degree in law and jurisprudence.{{Cite web|url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/43055420-ya-prishla-nadolgo-novaya-mer-simferopolya-rasskazala-o-planah-raboty/|title="Я пришла надолго": новая мэр Симферополя рассказала о планах работы|publisher=Рамблер/новости|language=ru|accessdate=2019-10-27|archive-date=2019-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027072825/https://news.rambler.ru/other/43055420-ya-prishla-nadolgo-novaya-mer-simferopolya-rasskazala-o-planah-raboty/|url-status=live}}

She began her career after graduating from college. She later held various positions, including leadership.

In July 2017, she has been the head of Municipal Unitary Enterprise Metrograd of the Simferopol city district, which is responsible for the functioning of markets, pedestrian underpasses and some other municipal facilities.{{Cite web|url=https://simf.rk.gov.ru/ru/article/show/4728|title=Елена Проценко назначена на должность главы администрации крымской столицы {{!}} Симферополь {{!}} Официальный портал|publisher=simf.rk.gov.ru|accessdate=2019-10-27|archive-date=2019-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027072823/https://simf.rk.gov.ru/ru/article/show/4728|url-status=live}}

On 25 October 2019, Protsenko was elected the 4th head of Simferopol for five years. According to the election results, she received 80 votes, in second place was Sergey Zyryanov, who scored 74 votes. In total, six applicants took part in the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://vesti-k.ru/glavoj-administracii-goroda-simferopolya-vybrali-elenu-procenko/|title=Главой Администрации города Симферополя выбрали Елену Проценко|author=|website=|date=2019-10-25|publisher=Вести Крым|language=ru|accessdate=2019-10-27|archive-date=2019-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027072822/https://vesti-k.ru/glavoj-administracii-goroda-simferopolya-vybrali-elenu-procenko/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2019/10/25/reg-ufo/merom-simferopolia-stala-elena-procenko.html|title=Мэром Симферополя стала Елена Проценко|publisher=Российская газета|language=ru|accessdate=2019-10-27|archive-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030062246/https://rg.ru/2019/10/25/reg-ufo/merom-simferopolia-stala-elena-procenko.html|url-status=live}}

On 17 February 2021, Protsenko filed a letter of resignation from the post of head of Simferopol at her own request. With what it is connected, it is not specified.{{Cite web|language=ru|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4694056|title=Мэр Симферополя ушла в отставку|website=www.kommersant.ru|date=2021-02-17|accessdate=2021-02-17|archive-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217135522/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4694056|url-status=live}}

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