Olena Sotnyk

Olena Sotnyk
Олена Сергіївна Сотник
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
27 November 2014
Personal details
Born (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Ukrainian
Political party Self Reliance

Olena Serhiyivna Sotnyk (Ukrainian: Олена Сергіївна Сотник, born 21 December 1982)[1] is a Ukrainian politician and lawyer. Appearing 11th on the party list of Self Reliance, she was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[1]

In addition to her role in parliament, Sotnyk has been serving as member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2015. As member of Self Reliance, she currently serves as vice-chairwoman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. She is a member of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights, the Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and the Sub-Committee on External Relations.

Born in Kiev,[2] Sotnyk worked as a lawyer specializing in corporate and criminal law before turning to politics.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Народний депутат України VIII скликання: Сотник Олена Сергіївна" [Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada: Olena Serhiyivna Sotnyk] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada.
  2. ↑ "Olena Sotnyk". Self Reliance.
    • "АВТОБІОГРАФІЯ" [Autobiography] (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Self Reliance. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Zhuk, Alyona (21 July 2015). "Lawmaker Sotnyk: Authorities chase quantity, not quality in reforming Ukraine". Kyiv Post.
  4. ↑ "Олена Сотник" [Olena Sotnyk] (in Ukrainian). uba.ua.
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