Iwan Popescu

Date of Birth: 04.16.1964

Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Nishniye Petrovtsy in the Storozhinets district of Chernivtsi region. In 1986, he graduated from Chernivtsi State University with a degree in Russian Language and Literature (Qualification - Philologist, Teacher). In 2004, he graduated from the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management with a degree in Political Science (Qualification - Master in Political Science). Candidate of Philological Sciences.

Career. 1986-1987 - Teacher at Vocational School No. 10 in Kolomyia (Ivano-Frankivsk region).

1987-1994 - Assistant, Aspirant at the Department of Russian Language at Chernivtsi State University.

1994-1998, 1998-2002 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II and III convocations. Chairman of the Subcommittee of the Parliamentary Committee for Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations.

In 2005, he worked in the Secretariat of the Ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights Nina Karpatycheva.

2006-2007 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V convocation for the Party of Regions (No. 173 on the electoral list). Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations.

2007-2012 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation for the Party of Regions (No. 173 on the list). Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations. Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

From December 2012 to November 2014 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VII convocation for the Party of Regions (No. 73 on the list). Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interethnic Relations of the Committee for Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations. Member of the Permanent Delegation to PACE.

Member of the Party of Regions.

On January 16, 2014, he voted for the 'dictatorial laws' - a package of anti-democratic laws that significantly restricted citizens' rights and freedom of speech.

Since May 29, 2014, he has been a member of the Economic Development Group.

On February 24, 2014, a parliamentary group for economic development of former Regions deputies was established in the Verkhovna Rada, led by Anatoliy Kinach. The parliamentary association is headed by two co-chairs - Anatoliy Kinach and Vitaliy Chomutynnyk, as well as three deputy chairmen - Vitaliy Shuravskyy, Mychajlo Myronenko, and Volodymyr Pylypenko. Earlier, 76 deputies of the Party of Regions announced that they would leave the faction after the tragic events of February 18-20.

Social Activities. 1994-1998 - Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

Since 2005, he has been President of the Interregional Association 'Romanian Community of Ukraine.'

Awards. He was awarded the Order 'For Merit' of the II degree.

Family Connections. Wife Alexandra (born 1963), daughter Inna (born 1988).

04.16.2022.