Oleksandr Lomako
Lomako Oleksandr | |
|---|---|
Олександр Ломако | |
| Deputy mayor of Chernihiv | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Secretary of the Chernihiv City Council | |
| In office 20 November 2020 – 20 December 2024 | |
| Acting Mayor of Chernihiv | |
| In office 9 February 2023 – 20 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vladyslav Atroshenko |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform |
| Alma mater | Chernihiv Collegium National University named after T. G. Shevchenko, Ukrainian School of Political Studies |
Oleksandr Anatoliiovych Lomako (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Анато́лійович Лома́ко; born 27 November 1984[1]) is a Ukrainian politician. He was a secretary of the Chernihiv City Council of the 8th convocation and served as an acting mayor of Chernihiv from 1 February 2023 until 20 December 2024.[2] Lomako is the leader of the UDAR party in Chernihiv Oblast.
Early life
Lomako was born in Schorsk (now Snovsk), Chernihiv Oblast.
Education
Lomako graduated from the Ukrainian School of Political Studies in 2013. In 2018, he received a master's degree in public management and administration at the Chernihiv National University of Technology.
Career
Lomako was a private entrepreneur from 2009 to 2010. Then, he became an editor-in-chief of the private regional TV channel "Dytynets". From 2010 to 2015, he was the director of "Teleradiocampania LIGA" LLC.
Political career
Political activity during education
Lomako has started public activities while studying at the Chernihiv State Pedagogical University. He has participated in the public movements which later became the driving force of the Orange Revolution.
Lomako has suffered from repressions during both Kuchma and Yanukovych presidencies. He has been facing conviction under "suspicion of terrorism". Explosives and counterfeit money were supposedly found in his apartment. Afterwards the Ukraine police leadership issued a public apology and admitted responsibility for setting up and organizing political repressions.
In 2005, Lomako became one of the co-founders of the public network "OPORA". He was the chairman of the board of the organization and the head of election programs, organizing nationwide monitoring of compliance with democratic standards in local and national elections to the Verkhovna Rada in 2006 and 2007.
Lomako took an active part in the Revolution of Dignity.
Chernihiv government
Deputy Mayor of Chernihiv (2015-2020)
In 2015, he became the deputy mayor of Chernihiv for strategic development of the city. He took care of the areas of education, medicine, culture, youth and sports, economy, finance, tourism, provision of administrative services, public relations, among others.
In the 2020 local elections, Lomako led the election campaign of the "Native House" party in the Chernihiv region, was number two on the party's list for the Chernihiv City Council. In November 2020, he was elected secretary of the council.
Secretary of the Chernihiv city council (2020-2023)
In the local elections of 2020, the "Native House" party showed one of the highest results in Ukraine, and the mayor Atroshenko was re-elected with the third result in Ukraine among city mayors. On 31 July 2021, the Homeland Party and UDAR parties signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and joint participation in the next parliamentary elections in Chernihiv. On November 3, 2021, Oleksandr Lomako headed the regional organization of the UDAR Vitaliy Klitschka party in Chernihiv Oblast.[3]
From 2015 to 2020 Lomako was acting as a deputy mayor of Chernihiv for the activities of the council's executive bodies, acting the first deputy of the Chernihiv city mayor, a member of the executive committee of the Chernihiv City Council of the VII convocation.
From 20 November 2020 to and including — secretary of the Chernihiv City Council of the VIII convocation, member of the executive committee of the Chernihiv City Council of the VIII convocation.
Mayor of Chernihiv (2023-2024)
From 1 February 2023 to 20 December 2024 Lomako was the acting mayor of Chernihiv.[4]
Investigations
In September 2023, the SBU searched Lomako's home. The basis for the search was the decision of the Kyiv Court. In September 2024, repeated searches were conducted as part of the case of illegal land allocation.[5]
In January 2025, Lomako was detained by law enforcement agencies in Chernihiv and taken to an unknown destination. His associate from the UDAR party, Artur Palatnyi, considered it political repressions.[6]
References
- ^ "Ломако Олександр Анатолійович". chernigiv-rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Чернігів: Виконувачем обов'язків міського голови став Олександр Ломако". web.archive.org. 2023-04-26. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Олександр Ломако". udar.party (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Шапошніков, Денис; Кирієнко, Марина (2024-12-20). "Олександра Ломака звільнили з посади секретаря Чернігівської міської ради". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Головне управління Національної поліції в Чернігівській області". cn.npu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Палатний повідомив, що екс-в.о мера Чернігова Ломако схопили силовики: «Той, хто дав вказівку цієї силової розправи — ворог України»". www.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-01-11.