Gennady Trukhanov: biography and political activity

Trukhanov Gennady Leonidovich - a businessman, Ukrainian politician. In 2014 he was elected mayor of Odessa. Member of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the seventh convocation. He was a deputy of the city council, he worked in the administration of the Verkhovna Rada and the Department for Work with Veterans.

Gennady Trukhanov: Biography

Gennady Leonidovich was born on January 17, 1965 in Odessa. He graduated from school № 4, after which he decided to master the military profession. He received his higher education in the Odessa Frunze Artillery Command School, specializing in the operation and repair of vehicles in the rank of lieutenant. From 1986 to 1992, he served in the North Caucasus, having served as captain.

After the collapse of the USSR, mass cuts began in the army units. Gennady Trukhanov, whose biography has changed dramatically, resigned from the Armed Forces and returned to Ukraine. On the military career was put a point. In 1992, he headed the protection of the Minimax Research and Production Enterprise, in 1993 he became the head of his own security company.

The beginning of the 2000s is associated with a sharp career growth. In 2001, Gennady Trukhanov appointed adviser on security of the general director of Lukoil-Ukraine. In the years 2004-2007, Was an adviser-consultant in the Verkhovna Rada administration.

2005-2010 was elected a deputy of the city council of Odessa. As part of his work, he directed the commission dealing with issues of sport and youth. In 2008 he was appointed regional representative of the State Committee for Veterans Affairs.

Gennady Leonidovich is a family man. Together with his wife they raise two daughters: Catherine and Alice.

Awards

Gennady Trukhanov in Ukraine is also known as a popularizer of martial arts. He is proud of the title of Honored Worker of Physical Education and Sports, awarded in 2002 by presidential decree.

For his personal significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports and significant achievements of Ukrainian athletes in the international arena the Cabinet of Ministers on January 19, 2005 decided to award the president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Thai Boxing GL Trukhanov with the Certificate of Honor with the presentation of a commemorative sign.

His merits have been repeatedly noted by the Cabinet of Ministers, the presidential vertical, the Verkhovna Rada, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Odessa City Executive Committee, and the Ministry of Defense. In 2008 he became the owner of the Order of Daniel Halytsky, in 2010 - the Order of the III degree "For Merit". In 2011, he was recognized as the "Political Leader of the Year" in the national rating "People's Recognition".

Deputy activity

12.12.2012 year Gennady Trukhanov received the deputy powers. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada as a representative of the Odessa region from the Party of Regions, having won election district No. 136.

During the work of BP, he served as chairman of the subcommittee on interaction with government agencies, local authorities, enterprises and institutions of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Justice and the Rule of Law.

He was deputy head of the group to ensure inter-parliamentary relations with Albania. Also he was in the groups for establishing ties with parliaments:

• France;
• Russian Federation;
• Armenia;
• Great Britain;
• Germany;
• Spain;
• Japan;
• Switzerland;
• China;
• Greece;
• The United States of America;
• Italy.

City Head

The peak of political and managerial career can be considered the election of GL Trukhanov Odessa city head. The first time he was elected Mayor of the city of a million people in the extraordinary municipal elections with a result of 43.49% of the vote. May 25, 2014 at the solemn meeting of the City Council took the oath.

After a year and a half (on October 27, 2015) Gennady Leonidovich was re-elected head of Odessa with the result of 52.9% of votes, thereby proving his competence in terms of managing one of the most important political and economic centers of Ukraine. Gennady Trukhanov, whose photo can be seen not only on the pages of the national but also the foreign press, has become a popular politician.

Panama dossier

The grand international scandal that arose after the promulgation of the so-called Panamanian documents also touched upon Mayor Gennady Trukhanov. Local journalists said that the politician is involved in the registration of offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands. Moreover, all registration documents indicated not Ukrainian, but Russian citizenship. Given the tension between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, this information caused a strong resonance.

Journalistic investigations

Leader of the Party of Regions faction in the Odessa City Council Gennady Trukhanov opponents more than once accused of links with crime, in particular with the authority of Alexander Anger. The politician decided to comment on the situation. In an interview with the magazine Power of Money, he explained that in 1993-1996, He led the security company "Captain" and because of the specifics of the work, of course, he knew about the underworld of the underworld. He had to communicate with law enforcement agencies, and with representatives of criminals.

"I had and now have to contact them. This layer of society has always existed, exists now and, most likely, will exist in the future. If we manage to completely eradicate crime, then, perhaps, it will disappear. Policemen also meet with criminals. Therefore, to claim that I am also a criminal, this is equivalent to saying that half of the law enforcement officers are the same. They say, why are you in contact with the bandits? When I see pictures on which I allegedly are with criminals, I do not deny this. However, who determines that there are representatives of the criminal world with me, where are the judgments? "- Mayor Gennady Trukhanov said. The friendship of the deputy with such an odious personality as Alexander Angert, now living in Israel, aroused special interest of journalists.