Recently, everyone and sundry has been talking about the peculiarities of Ukrainian politics and its leaders. Among the colossal number of colorful and not very popular deputies and officials, there are also such people who nevertheless remain the most adequate against the backdrop of all the events taking place. One of them is deputy Sergei Sobolev. We will talk about his fate and life vicissitudes in the article.
Birth and education
Sobolev Sergey was born on September 5, 1961 in the Ukrainian regional center - the city of Zaporozhye. His father's name is Vladislav Anatolyevich. The man worked all his life at the Zaporozhye aluminum plant. Mother, Inna Nikolaevna, devoted her life to pediatrics, now she is a pensioner. The future politician studied in the same class as the now well-known Russian figure Sergei Glazyev, who is now an adviser to the President of Russia on economic issues.
In 1983, Sergei Vladislavovich successfully completed his studies at the Zaporozhye State Pedagogical Institute with a degree in history. In 1996 he received another diploma, but already at the Kiev National University. T. G. Shevchenko in the direction of "jurisprudence".
Spent two years in the military ranksArmed Forces of the USSR (1983-1985).
Work activity
Back in 1978, a young man was an employee of the Zaporozhye defense enterprise "Gamma". But after being transferred to the reserve from the army, Sergey Sobolev went to work at the Dnieper Electrode Plant in his hometown. From 1986 to 1990 was a teacher of history at the Pedagogical College in Zaporozhye. Until the summer of 1990, he was a member of the CPSU.
Going into politics
In 1990, a Ukrainian became a people's deputy for the first time. He entered the parliament from the Khortitsky majoritarian constituency No. 184. In the country's legislative assembly, he was the leader of a group of deputies called "Democratic Revival of Ukraine." He was also a member of the parliamentary committee dealing with science and education.
In 1994, the figure again became the people's choice. This time he led the Reforms deputy group and was a member of the Committee on Legal Policy and Judicial-Legal Reform. In addition, Sobolev was entrusted with the position of deputy head of the Control Commission of the Rada, responsible for privatization. During this period, Sergei initiated an investigation into the work of the leaders of the Black Sea Shipping Company and the suspension of the Decree of the President of the country regarding government bonds, on the basis of which various property of Ukraine was planned to be pledged for debts to foreigners.
In the spring of 1998, Sobolev, at the next parliamentary elections, was part of the party of Viktor Pynzenyk, which ultimately did not go to the Rada,because it did not overcome the mandatory four percent barrier.
Shift to Orange
From the end of 1999 until April 2001, Sergei Sobolev worked as an adviser to the then Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko. After that, in 2002, he again entered the parliament on the lists of the Our Ukraine party. In this convocation of the Rada, a certified historian was a member of the Counting Commission and the Committee on Legal Policy and Reforms of the Judicial-Legal System.
Also Sobolev was the permanent representative of the President of the country in the Verkhovna Rada for six months in 2005.
In 2006, Serhiy failed in the elections to the supreme legislative body of Ukraine, but already in 2007, in early elections, he went there together with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. Almost immediately he received the chair of the head of one of the subcommittees. In the spring of 2010, he was the main person of the opposition Cabinet of Ministers, which Yulia Vladimirovna really led.
In the 2012 elections, Sergei Sobolev entered the parliament as a non-partisan person on the lists of the All-Ukrainian Association "Batkivshchyna", where he was assigned the eighth number. He won the race for getting into power and became a deputy again. In the faction, he was entrusted to be the deputy head. Once again, he also entered the Legal Policy Committee. In addition to all this, an experienced politician became a member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE.
In October 2014, deputy Sergei Sobolev, whose biography indicates his activelife position, once again became the legislator of the country.
It is worth noting that it was the hero of the article who initiated the law on the occupation of Crimea, which was eventually adopted with amendments. The statesman also contributed to the adoption of a law providing for criminal pen alties for obstructing the Armed Forces of Ukraine from performing their official duties, as well as for committing attacks on state institutions.
Marital status
Sergey Sobolev (biography, his personal life is of interest to many people today) has been married for many years. Together with his wife, whose name is Nina Ivanovna, he raised two daughters. The deputy is fluent in English, and as a hobby he prefers tennis, football and skiing. The politician has several state awards.
