Maksym Burbak

Maksym Yurіyovich Burbak (Ukrainian: Максим Юрійович Бурбак; born 13 January 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine. He was an MP of Ukraine from 2012 until 2019. First as member of the party Batkivshchyna, followed as member of People's Front. In July 2015 Burbak was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction.[1]

Maksym Burbak
Максим Бурбак
Maksym Burbak in 2014
3rd Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine
In office
27 February 2014 – 2 December 2014
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byVolodymyr Kozak
Succeeded byAndriy Pyvovarsky
Personal details
Born (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR
Political partyBatkivshchyna
Alma materChernivtsi University

Burbak is President of the NGO "Interregional Agricultural Society" (Chernivtsi).

Education

In 1998 he graduated from the Faculty of Law Chernivtsi National University with speciality "Jurisprudence".[2]

Career
  • 1998–2005 – commercial activities.[2]
  • 2006–2008 – Deputy Director of "Fintrast", Chernivtsi.[2]
  • From July 2008 – Acting Director of "Bucovina Auto Alliance", Chernivtsi.[2]
  • 2010–2012 – Member of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, the head of the "Front for Change".[2]

Former member of the party "Front for Change", led the Chernivtsi regional organization.[2]

In the 2012 parliamentary election Burbak was elected into parliament for the party Batkivshchyna, № 43 on the list. Chairman of the Subcommittee on the development strategy of the customs policy of free trade and economic integration of the Parliamentary Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy.[2]

On 27 February 2014 Burbak was appointed Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine in the first Yatsenyuk Government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk; he did not return in the second Yatsenyuk Government.[2][3]

In the 2014 parliamentary election Burbak was elected into parliament again as People's Front candidate in single-member districts number 45 situated in Khotyn with 24.22% of the votes.[4] On 3 July 2015 Burbak was elected parliamentary leader of the People's Front parliamentary faction.[1]

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Burbak lost reelection as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 204 (Chernivtsi Oblast).[5]

Family

Married.[2] He has two children.[2] Burbak's older brother Oleksiy Burbak was a classmate of Arseniy Yatsenyuk.[2]

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Yatsenyuk faction finally got his head, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2015)
  2. (in Ukrainian) Short bio, LB
  3. Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup, Interfax-Ukraine (2 December 2014)
    Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners, Kyiv Post (2 December 2014)
    (in Ukrainian) Rada voted the new Cabinet, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 December 2014)
  4. (in Ukrainian) Minister of Infrastructure Burbak won the district number 204, Chernivtsi Oblast. - 100% of protocols CEC, RBK Ukraine (29 October 2014)
  5. "Бурбак не проходить у нову Раду, а Іванчук переміг "Слугу народу"".
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