1. Oleksiy Chernyshov coordinated the decentralization reform, recognized by the European Union as one of the most successful reforms in Ukraine, as well as the reform of state regulation in construction.
21 Facts About Oleksiy Chernyshov
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Oleksiy Chernyshov revived the corporate governance reform within the Naftogaz Group.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov has over 20 years of experience in the private sector in Ukraine and abroad, specializing in finance, investments, investment banking, real estate, and IT.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov was born in Kharkiv, where he spent his childhood, school years, and obtained his higher education.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov continued his career at Telesens, a subsidiary of Telesens AG.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov developed a portfolio of commercial real estate projects with a total area of 350,000 m and attracted major international players in the fields of direct investment and commercial real estate development, including UNIQA Real Estate AG, New Century Holdings, ECE, and others.
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Additionally, during his tenure as the head of the administration, Oleksiy Chernyshov revived the work of the Regional Development Agency of the Kyiv Region.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov was appointed minister of communities and territories development and confirmed during a special session of the Verkhovna Rada on 4 March 2020.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov helped to oversee the Great Construction, a controversial project announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2020 to modernize infrastructure in the country.
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On November 3,2022, Oleksiy Chernyshov was dismissed as Minister for Communities and Territories Development by the Verkhovna Rada.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov's team developed a concept for state functioning under martial law.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov resolved issues related to settling the debts of district heating companies for consumed gas and coordinated the development of an online platform, UNEEDS, to collect critical needs of DHCs.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov advocated for legally fixing gas prices for the population at the 2021 level and prohibiting penalties and fines during martial law.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov was specifically responsible for securing support in Germany, Austria, Sweden, and Finland.
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On November 3,2022, Oleksiy Chernyshov stepped down from his position as Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov began his tenure by requesting that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resume the selection process for the supervisory board.
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In June 2023, Oleksiy Chernyshov's team initiated a US court procedure to enforce the compensation by using frozen Russian assets.
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In 2014, Oleksiy Chernyshov founded the Kyiv Vision Foundation, an organization is dedicated to attracting investment to the country, supporting cultural projects and promoting Ukraine in Europe through the contemporary Ukrainian art.
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In November 2017, Oleksiy Chernyshov became a chairman of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian Real Estate Club, a professional organization that brings together local and international experts and practitioners of the Ukrainian real estate market and promotes investment.
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In March 2019, Oleksiy Chernyshov joined the All-Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance.
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Oleksiy Chernyshov is married to Svitlana Chernyshova, Doctor of Philology, professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.