Vitaliy Kononov
Vitaly Mykolayovych Kononov (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Кононов; born 2 April 1950 in Kobuleti, Adjara) was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Green Party of Ukraine, which he then chaired. He was a national deputy of Ukraine, and been concerned with issues such as youth politics, physical training and sport. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Board of Ukrainian-wide union of democratic forces "Consent". He was also a presidential candidate in 1999, receiving 0.29% of the votes[1] and finished 11th of 13 candidates.
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| Born | 2 April 1950 Kobuleti (Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) |
| Nationality |  Soviet (until 1991) Ukrainian |
| Political party | Party of Greens of Ukraine |
| Profession | Engineer (Kyiv Polytechnic Institute) |
In his election program, Kononov supports transition to parliamentary-presidential government, and he actively speaks in support of environment protection.
References
- Day, Alan John; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard (2002). A political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe. Psychology Press. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-85743-063-9. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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| Preceded by Yuriy Shcherbak |
Leader of Party of Greens of Ukraine 1992–2006 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Kosterin |
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