Vasyl Bertash
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Vasyl Bertash Василь Берташ | |
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| Governor of Rivne Oblast | |
| In office 18 March 2010 – 2 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ihor Blahodyr (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Rybachok |
| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office April 2006 – November 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasyl Mykhailovych Bertash 7 January 1961 |
| Party | Party of Regions |
| Alma mater | National University of Water and Nature Management |
Vasyl Mykhailovych Bertash (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Берташ; born 7 January 1961, in Rokytne, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian construction engineer and later politician, member of the Verkhovna Rada.
Early years
[edit]Bertash was born onn 7 January 1961 in Rokytne, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union at the time of his birth.[1] In 1980 he graduated from Rivne Agricultural College while working at the Myrgoshchansky State Farm Technical School in Dubno and then at the Gorky collective farm in Lutsk.[1] He pursued a postgraduate education, and in 1985 he also graduated from the Ukrainian Institute of Water Engineers with a degree in civil engineering.[1]
After graduating, he returned to the Gorky collective farm in Lutsk then went to the Klevan Industrial Plant in Rivne.[1] From 1987 to 1998 he was then General Director of the enterprise "Rembudmontazh".[1] In addition, from 1992–1998, he was CEO of Polish-Ukrainian company REMROL.[2]
Politics
[edit]From 1998–2005, he worked at the Rivne Oblast State Administration, heading the regional construction department.[1] He was deputy of the Oblast Council in 2002–2006.[2]
From 2006–2007, Bertash was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing the Party of Regions.[1] From 2010–2014, he served as a Governor of Rivne Oblast. In 2023, he was a deputy of the Rivne Oblast Council.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Honored Builder of Ukraine (December 2000).
- Order of Merit of the 3rd degree (April 2002), 2nd degree (January 2011), 1st degree (January 2013); for a significant personal contribution to state building, socio-economic development of the Rivne region, many years of conscientious work and high professionalism.[2]
- International Order of the Smile (2003).
- Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (April 2004).
- Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public administration.
Hobbies
[edit]Vasyl Bertash is the president of the Rivne public organization "Billiards Sports Association".
Family
[edit]He is married. His son Myroslav was born in 1981.[1] His son was involved in a court case that later went to the European Court of Human Rights after a woman was convicted for stating that she saw Bertash's son exit the driver's side of a car involved in a 2008 accident, with the ECHR ruling that Ukraine had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights by convicting her.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Берташ Василь Михайлович". LB.ua. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Досьє: Берташ Василь Михайлович | Рівняни". March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "The ECHR ruled in favor of a Ukrainian woman who was accused of giving false testimony about an accident with the MPʼs son". Babel. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Official Ukraine Today portal
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Rivne Oblast
- Governors of Rivne Oblast
- Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Party of Regions politicians
- Opposition Platform — For Life politicians
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class
- Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine