Pavlo Melnyk

Ukrainian politician

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

Pavlo Melnyk

Павло Мельник

Official portrait, 2019

People's Deputy of Ukraine

Incumbent

Assumed office
29 August 2019
Preceded by| Serhiy Valentyrov [uk]
Constituency| Zaporizhzhia Oblast, No. 81
Personal details
Born|  (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political party| Servant of the People
Other political
affiliations| Independent
Alma mater| Zaporizhzhia National University

Pavlo Viktorovych Melnyk (Ukrainian: Павло Вікторович Мельник; born 26 June 1984) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 81st electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 2019.

## Early life and career

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Pavlo Viktorovych Melnyk was born on 26 June 1984 in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. He is a graduate of Zaporizhzhia National University's faculty of foreign philology, becoming qualified as a master of philology and a translator. He later became a qualified teacher of higher education. Prior to his election, Melnyk was public relations director of the "Alcohol STOP" charity, and was awarded by the Zaporizhzhia City Council for his activities.[1]

Melnyk also worked in journalism and television presentation prior to his election, organising regional-level sections of national beauty contests. He was a winner of Ukrainian music competitions, and took classes in public relations and political science.[1]

## Political career

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During the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Melnyk was the candidate of Servant of the People for People's Deputy of Ukraine in Ukraine's 81st electoral district. At the time of the election, he was an independent.[2] He was successfully elected, defeating incumbent Serhiy Valentyrov [uk] (running as a member of Opposition Platform — For Life) with 33.12% of the vote to Valentyrov's 30.35%.[3]

In the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament), Melnyk joined the Servant of the People faction, as well as the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukrainian Integration with the European Union and the Parliamentary Platform for Fighting Tuberculosis inter-factional association.[2] According to analysis conducted by anti-corruption non-governmental organisation Chesno, Melnyk proposed more bills than any other People's Deputy from Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2019.[4]

In 2022, Melnyk was among the signatories of a proposal to Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk to deprive members of the national and local governments of their duties if they were members of pro-Russian parties.[2] He also voted in favour of the controversial urban planning reform, which was regarded by Chesno as placing control of reconstruction following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine into the hands of developers, rather than citizens.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Мельник Павло Вікторович" [Melnyk, Pavlo Viktorovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Мельник Павло Вікторович" [Melnyk, Pavlo Viktorovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №81" [Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 81]. Central Election Commission (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
4. ^ Prykhodko, Olha (31 January 2020). "Запорізькі нардепи в Раді: законопроект про самогоноваріння та скандал з кнопкодавством" [Zaporizhzhia People's Deputies in the Rada: moonshine draft law and piano voting scandal]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
5. ^ Fedoriv, Iryna (13 December 2022). "Скандальну містобудівну реформу протягнули майже мінімальною кількістю голосів — Рух ЧЕСНО" [Scandalous urban planning reform pushed with almost-minimal votes - Chesno movement]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.