17 Facts About Borys Kolesnikov

Borys Viktorovych Kolesnikov is the leader of the political party Ukraine is Our Home.

Borys Kolesnikov is the former secretary of the Party of Regions' presidium, former people's deputy in Verkhovna Rada and head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Communications, and former deputy prime minister of Ukraine and former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.

Borys Kolesnikov is the owner and president of the HC Donbass ice hockey club.

Borys Kolesnikov entered politics in 1999 when Victor Yanukovych was Donetsk Oblast governor, Then another five years as chairman of the Regional Council.

In November 2004, during the Orange Revolution, Borys Kolesnikov stated that if Viktor Yushchenko would become President of Ukraine that "would prompt the establishment of a new federal state in the form of a southeastern republic with its capital in Kharkiv".

Borys Kolesnikov was arrested early 2005 on charges of abuse of office, extortion and making a death threat.

Borys Kolesnikov has repeatedly denied the charges, which were later dropped.

Borys Kolesnikov has since been cleared of charges and released from pre-trial detention in August 2005 when he offered a written pledge not to flee the country.

Borys Kolesnikov was elected to the Verkhovna Rada as a member of Party of the Regions in 2006 and 2007 and again in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

Borys Kolesnikov was not re-appointed in the second Azarov Government and instead kept his mandate in Verkhovna Rada.

Borys Kolesnikov did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

In May 2021 Borys Kolesnikov became the political leader of the new party Ukraine is Our Home.

On 11 March 2010 Borys Kolesnikov was appointed to the position of Vice Prime Minister for Euro 2012.

Borys Kolesnikov is concentrated on maritime sector of Ukraine, roads and vehicles.

In 2007 Borys Kolesnikov took 20th place in the Top 100 most influential Ukrainian people by Korrespondent magazine.

In 2013 Borys Kolesnikov's Foundation was admitted as the leader in the National Rating of Philanthropists in the nomination "Support of sport and physical education".

Borys Kolesnikov was married, had two children: a daughter Kateryna and a son Kostyantyn.