Khmelnytskyi is the pearl of Podollya, which attracts with its resorts, castles, palaces, estates, waterfalls and fortresses. On this land is Europe's largest national natural park "Podilskyi Tovtry", one of the most famous tourist cities of Ukraine Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Khmelnytskyi land has produced many cultural and scientific figures, politicians and entrepreneurs. Therefore, it is not surprising that the top five politicians of the influence of this region made up the top politicians, both at the all-Ukrainian and at the regional levels.
Experts are on the first step National influence rating-2021 placed the current Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrskyi. He is 41 years old. He graduated from the Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law. Doctor of Law. He taught at the same educational institution, headed the department for law-making and scientific expertise. He also worked as a lawyer in the companies "Hillmont Partners", "Global Ties KC", LLC "Legal Consulting". Before his government post, he was a people's deputy and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement. It is interesting that at one time Monastyrskyi was an assistant-consultant on the public foundations of People's Deputy Anton Herashchenko, who is now his adviser at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In second place was one of the richest businessmen of Ukraine, whose fortune together with his wife Halyna is 1,7 billion dollars. This is the current People's Deputy from the "For the Future" PE, the owner of the "Epicentr" hypermarket chain Oleksandr Gerega. The size of the wealth of the Gereg family placed them also on the 6th step in the ranking of the richest Ukrainians. However, the character of Gerega is ambiguous. On the one hand, he is a philanthropist and the founder of charitable foundations, and on the other hand, in 2014 he voted for "dictatorial laws" and is involved in anti-corruption investigations related to conducting business in Crimea.
Candidate for the President of Ukraine and current People's Deputy from the PP "For the Future" Viktor Bondar took third place in the National ranking of influence. He has repeatedly stated that he is a consistent supporter of Viktor Yushchenko. Now he is divorced and raising four children. In politics - since the 2000s. Prior to that, he worked as a legal advisor to large companies.
Mayor of Khmelnytskyi Oleksandr Simchyshyn placed on the fourth step of the rating. This position has been held by the official for the 6th year. It is interesting that during his term of office he did not miss a single session of the city council and fulfilled 63% of his promises.
The fifth place went to the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration Serhiy Gamaliya. Since 2007, he has been engaged in entrepreneurial activities. Engaged in transport and restaurant business, logistics. In particular, he is the owner of the company "Delicia", which is engaged in the restaurant business, and also provides mobile catering services. According to the declaration for 2019, he owns two apartments and a house in Poland, where he once lived temporarily, graduated from an economic school and worked as a legal consultant.
The well-known Khmelnytskyi owner of LLC "Chornogory", LLC "Monarch", chairman of the Board of Trustees "Kohlhofer Family Foundation", businessman Valery Kolfoger. He headed the Letychiv and Khmelnytskyi district state administrations. The company "Ukrbudinvest K", which belonged to the Kolhofer couple, is associated with the most high-profile deals on the purchase and sale of communal property in Khmelnytskyi, which were accompanied by informational scandals.
The seventh step was taken by the head of the Khmelnytskyi regional prosecutor's office Oleksiy Oliynyk. He started his career in 2002 as an assistant prosecutor of the Derazhnyan district of Khmelnytskyi region.
And the head of GUNP in Khmelnytskyi region Ruslan Gerasimchuk was ranked 8th. During his professional career in the internal affairs bodies, Colonel Gerasimchuk worked his way up from the regional department's chief of operations to the head of the GUNP in the Khmelnytskyi region.
People's deputy of Ukraine, public figure and publicist, 35-year-old expert on information development Oleksiy Zhmerenetskyi took ninth place. He holds two Master's degrees with honors. In June of this year, the People's Deputy signed the resolution to dismiss Avakov from the post of Minister of Internal Affairs.
The tenth is closed by the head of the SBU department in Khmelnytskyi region Taras Tsyutsyura. In the SBU since 1997, he has experience in operational and managerial work. Prior to that, he held the position of the first deputy of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Volyn region.
Deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council, general director of the Perlyna Podillya research and production agrofirm LLC, businessman Petro Ivashchuk begins the second top ten. He is followed by Oksana Piddubna, the head doctor of the Khmelnytskyi Infectious Disease Hospital, whose hospital has taken on the difficult task of treating patients with COVID-19.
13th place was taken by the 35-year-old head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council Violeta Labaziuk, wife of People's Deputy of Ukraine Serhiy Labaziuk. Next were the rector of the National Academy of the State Border Service of Ukraine named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Oleg Shynkaruk and the Ukrainian track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump, the champion of Europe-2021 Maryna Beh-Romanchuk.
Deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council, director of the state budgetary institution "Khmelnytskyi Scientific and Industrial Center for Investment and Development" Bohdan Mikhnyak took 16th place. After him, city council members Ihor Melnychuk and Ihor Yaloha were placed in the ranking.
The second-to-last place in the rating is the well-known TV presenter, actress and blogger Lesya Nikityuk. The last step in the TOP-20 most influential belongs to People's Deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance Yuriy Zaslavskyi.
