Boris Kolesnikov
Place of birth, education. He was born in Mariupol, Donetsk region. In 1991 he graduated from Donetsk Soviet Trade (specialty “Commodity”). In 1997 – Donetsk Academy of Management (specialization – “Management in the industrial sphere”).
Careers. Of 1980-1985. – The seller of the Kuibyshev workers’ supply PO Donetskugol. 1985-1986. – The seller of Donetsk wholesale and retail plant. In 1986 – the carpenter Donetsk Maintenance Center metalworking equipment. 1986-1992,. – The collector, dealer association Donetsk City farm markets.
1992-1993. – Deputy Head, Head of Commerce and logging enterprises of Donetsk. From 1993-1996. – Director General of the Collective trading company South.
1996-1999. – CEO, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Firm” South. “At the same time B. Kolesnikov has served predpravleniya Company owned by him” by “Kyiv-Conti, which specializes in the production of confectionery products (since 2006 the company called” Conti “; today controls noticeable share of Ukrainian and Russian markets “konditerki” composed – three factories with a staff of 9 thousand people).
In 1999, businessman Kolesnikov comes into power. Until May 2001, he – Deputy Chairman of Donetsk Regional Council. Then another five years – Chairman of the Regional Council.
In 2006 and 2007. becomes a MP from the Party of Regions. He worked in the Verkhovna Rada Committee on matters of economic policy.
From March 2010 – Vice Prime Minister Mykola Azarov government.
Positions and evaluation. It has long B. Kolesnikov – one of the most famous and influential businessmen and politicians in the Donetsk region. More recently – political Olympus inhabitants of Ukraine. He enters the circle of the most influential members of the Party of Regions. At the parliamentary elections of 2007, held under the same 10-th number of the electoral list as in 2006, although observers say that this place does not reflect its real weight in the party. He headed the PR campaign headquarters. Deputy Chief of Party and Faction of Regions in the parliament. Member of the Presidium of the political council PR.
Scandals. After the presidential elections-2004 and the “orange revolution” B. Kolesnikov was hit by sight came to power political opponents. As part of the campaign slogan of Viktor Yushchenko “bandits – in prison!” law enforcement agencies filed against the chairman of the Regional Council Donec a criminal case. In particular, he was charged with extortion, seizure of shares of Donetsk fashionable shopping mall “White Swan”. A few months politician sat in jail. The distinguished foreign and domestic lawyers with the support of influential politicians of Regions obtained the release of Boris Kolesnikov from custody and the closure of criminal cases “due to lack of corpus delicti. And later the victim of “case Kolesnikov, a former co-owner of the” White Swan “, he came under investigation -” perjury “.
Leaving the bullpen in August of 2005, the head of Donetsk regional council had promised to secure the imprisonment of “orange”, were incited to attack him militiamen (first of all – former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko). Nevertheless, once in power, the Party of Regions one of the senior Orange competitors did not. And he B. Kolesnikov was not against the creation of “broad coalition” with the pro-president Our Ukraine.
Status. According to “Focus” magazine, published in February 2008, the state BN Kolesnikov reached $ 470 million, an increase over the previous year by $ 250 million a rating of 130 richest Ukrainians co-founder of “Conti” has been ranked 56-th line. And the experts of “reporter” a few months later counted his assets at $ 271 million, attributing to its ranking of the richest fellow 50-th place.
Regalia. Honored Economist of Ukraine. Winner of a silver medal, “Independence of Ukraine” and insignia of MIA of Ukraine “The Law and honor.”
Family, social circle. The politician is married. He has a son (born in 1992) and daughter (2004 born).
B. Kolesnikov from a young age is friends with Rinat Akhmetov – the richest Ukrainian, the owner of SCM, and one of the few very heavy figures in the Party of Regions. It is no coincidence oligarch Boris confided Kolesnikou Vice-President of Football Club “Shakhtar” – not very profitable, but one of his favorite business projects.