Mykola Skoryk

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Skoryk.

Mykola Skoryk
Skoryk in 2015
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2014
7th Governor of Odesa Oblast
In office 8 November 2013 – 3 March 2014
President	Viktor Yanukovych Oleksandr Turchynov (acting)
Prime Minister	Mykola Azarov Serhiy Arbuzov (acting) Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded by	Eduard Matviychuk
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Nemyrovsky
Chairman of the Odesa Oblast Council
In office 23 May 2006 – 16 November 2010
Preceded by	Fedir Vlad
Succeeded by	Mykola Pundyk
Personal details
Born	(1972-11-27) 27 November 1972 (age 52) Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Occupation	Politician

Mykola Leonidovych Skoryk (Ukrainian: Микола Леонідович Скорик, born 27 November 1972[1] in Odesa) is a Ukrainian politician who was Chairman of the Odesa Regional State Administration.

Career

On 9 September 2012, Skoryk took part at the Chornomorets football club's ceremony which was held at the newly built football stadium.[2] On 23 December 2013, he congratulated coach Roman Hryhorchuk and the club's general director, Sergei Kernitsky on their championship participation. For that, they awarded him with the black and blue coloured T-shirt with number one on it and some souvenirs. During the same meeting he also praised the team for winning bronze medals back in 1974 and added that he would like to see current "sailors" to join this football club.[3]

On 25 February 2014, he held a meeting in Odesa with various NGO politicians which included such parties as Batkivshchyna, Party of Greens of Ukraine, Rodina, Svoboda, and Youth Unity.[4] On a day prior to it, he addressed to the people of Odesa:

In these difficult times it is important to remain calm. We need to do everything we can to Odesa remained peaceful town. As head of the region declare I will act, and acting under Ukrainian law. Encourage supporters and opponents of the authorities also act within the law. I'm in the workplace. In Kharkiv, there are no representatives of the Odesa region. The situation in the Odesa region generally calm and under control. Work all local executive authorities. The situation in the country is difficult. Appeal to public organizations operate in a lawful manner. Otherwise, we get to the point of absurdity.[5]

In the October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Skoryk was elected into parliament; after placing 10th on the electoral list of Opposition Bloc.[1][6][7]

In September 2016 Skoryk was suspected of involvement in riots targeting Euromaidan-supporters in Odesa in February 2014.[8][9]

In the October 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Skoryk was reelected into parliament; after placing 16th on the electoral list of Opposition Platform — For Life.[1]

In the 2020 Odesa local election Skoryk was a candidate for mayor of Odesa (nominated by Opposition Platform — For Life).[10] But in the second round of the mayoral election he was defeated by incumbent mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov, 54.28% of the voters voted for Trukhanov.[11]

References

1. "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
2. Andriy Novak (9 September 2012). "Head of Odesa Regional Council Mykola Skoryk familiarizes with beginning of base construction for new football arena at central stadium of FC Chornomorets". Odesa: Ukrinform. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
3. "Management and players of FC "Chernomorets" met with the governor of Odessa NL area Skoryk". Migration. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
4. "The meeting of the Odessa Regional State Administration Mykola Skoryk with representatives of public organizations and various political parties in the region". Migration. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
5. "Nikolai Skorik encourages area residents to remain calm". Migration. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
6. "Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament". Ukrinform. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
   "People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC]". Interfax-Ukraine. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
   "Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC". Interfax-Ukraine. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
7. "Full electoral list of Opposition Bloc". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
8. "Politicians Fight in Ukrainian Parliament". 23 September 2016.
9. "Новини | Українська правда".
10. "В Одесі за крісло мера поборються 2 Зеленських, 5 Філімонових і Саакашвілі" [In Odesa, 2 Zelensky, 5 Filimonov and Saakashvili will compete for the mayor's seat]. Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
11. (in Ukrainian) Trukhanov officially won the mayoral election in Odesa, The Ukrainian Week (17 November 2020)

External links

Media related to Mykola Skoryk at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Eduard Matviychuk	Governor of Odesa Oblast 2013 - 2014	Succeeded by Volodymyr Nemyrovsky