Halyna Chorna

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Halyna Chorna

Halyna Mykhailivna Chorna, née Myts (born 18 November 1967) is a Ukrainian politician, public figure, and journalist. People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation. Member of the faction All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda” (“Freedom”).

Early life and education[edit]

During her school years, Halyna Chorna studied at a music school and an art studio. In 1984, she graduated from secondary school No. 2 with a golden medal in Zolochiv, Lviv region.[1] In 1990, Chorna graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Ivan Franko Lviv State University.[1]

Career[edit]

From 1992 to 2002, Chorna worked in the Western Ukrainian socio-political newspaper Moloda Halychyna.[2] She was a correspondent and later the head of the socio-economic problems department. From 2002 to 2008, she worked in the magazine Vysoky Zamok (High Castle).[1] Her articles were published not only in these magazines but also in several Ukrainian and foreign media.

In February 2006, Chorna was appointed editor-in-chief of the All-Ukrainian Association Svoboda magazine.[3] The next year, she joined the Svoboda Board of Directors. In October 2010, Chorna was elected the Lviv Regional Council deputy from the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda. In 2012, she became deputy director of the company STO-VP Plus.[2]

In October 2012, she was elected a People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for a multi-mandate electoral district as a representative of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda.

In 2014, Chorna left the post of deputy director of STO-VP Plus and, on April 9 of the same year, took the oath of the People's Deputy of Ukraine. She was the deputy head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on issues of freedom of speech and information in the apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 

Her deputy powers were terminated on November 27, 2014.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Halyna Chorna has a husband - Chorny Arkadii Dmytrovych and a son Andrii. The family resides in Lviv, Ukraine.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Галина Чорна склала присягу народного депутата Україна. ВО "Свобода"". www.svoboda.org.ua. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "Галина Чорна: досьє, обіцянки, рейтинг » Слово і Діло". Слово і Діло (in Ukrainian). 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ^ "Чорна Галина Михайлівна — Біографія, Балотування, Фракції, Політична Агітація | ПолітХаб". www.chesno.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України, Чорна Галина Михайлівна". rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-28.