Oleksandr Vilkul

Vilkul was in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election at the top of the nationwide party-list of Opposition Bloc. But the nationwide list of this party won 3.23% of the votes and thus did not overcame the 5% election barrier keeping him out of parliament.

Vilkul was nominated by his party Opposition Bloc on 17 December 2018 to be their candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. But a Ukrainian court ruled three days before (in response to a lawsuit filed by People's Deputy of Ukraine for Opposition Bloc Serhiy Larin) that Opposition Bloc's congress at which Vikul was to be nominated could not "reorganize the party by any means". On 18 December 2018 the website of Opposition Bloc stated that therefore all the decisions made at the congress were invalid. On 20 December 2018 the website of Opposition Bloc was down. Vilkul was nominated for the presidency again by Opposition Bloc - Party for Development and Peace (the recently renamed Industrial Party of Ukraine) on 20 January 2019. On 7 March 2019 Evgeny Murayev pulled out of the election favor of Vilkul. He also announced that the Vilkul party Opposition Bloc and Muraev's Nashi would soon merge.

The Yatsenyuk Government, without a post for Vilkul, was created in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Ukrainian revolution on 27 February 2014.

Vilkul was elected MP during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for Opposition Bloc.

Marital Status – married to Olena Anatoliivna Vilkul (was born in 1978). They have a daughter Maria (was born in 2008).

16 May 2013 by Decree of President of Ukraine No.279/2013 Oleksandr V. was awarded with State Prize of Ukraine in science and technology "for development and implementation equipment and technologies of production and application of high-efficiency, save explosive emulsion in Ukrainian mining plants".

24 December 2012 by Decree of the President of Ukraine he was appointed as a Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine.

24 December 2012 by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Vilkul was appointed Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine.

In 2012, he was honoured with one of the highest awards of Ukrainian Orthodox Church – The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called.

In February 2012, Oleksandr Vilkul received the highest award of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) – "Mark of Distinction from Celebrant of UOC". Awarded with Order of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Nestor the Chronicler and also with Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd degree.

23 August 2011 by Decree of the President of Ukraine, for "considerable personal contribution to the independence of Ukraine, statement of sovereignty and international authority, achievements related to national development, social and economic, scientific and technical, cultural and educational activity, faithful and impeccable service to people of Ukraine" honoured with "Order of Merit" 2nd class.

His father Yuri Vilkul has been Mayor of Kryvyi Rih since 2010.

From March 2010 Oleksandr Vilkul is a Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Organization of the Party of Regions.

18 March 2010, according to Decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich No.384/2010 Vilkul was appointed Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.

From November 2010 Vilkul is a Deputy of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council. He was elected by majority voted system and got 83,17% votes of electors.

On 18 March 2010 by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Oleksandr Vilkul was appointed the President of the State Administration of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

According to the "Comments" weekly newspaper, in 2010 Oleksandr Vilkul was recognized the best Governor in Ukraine. And following the results of the year of 2011, Oleksandr Vilkul became the winner of the national award "Person of the Year", having won the category "Regional Leader."

2009 – medal "For Substantial Contribution to Development of Dnipropetrovsk Region"

2008 – "Order of Merit" of 3rd class for substantial contribution to developing of mining and smelting industry

On early parliamentary election in 2007 became MP of Ukraine of the 6th convocation. He was Vice Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Industrial and Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship. Being Ukrainian People’s Deputy, Oleksandr Vilkul, had achieved redistribution of charge emission in favour of local government budgets. As a result, regions got 70% of ecological dues.

In 2007 he was a head of electoral headquarter of the Party of Regions and in 2010 - electoral headquarter of the candidate for Presidency of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich at Dnipropetrovsk Region.

From 2006 he was elected as MP of the 5th convocation (fraction of Party of Regions). In July 2006 he was elected as Vice Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on issues of Industrial and Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship.

From August 2006 until June 2010 – Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council of the 5th convocation. Wrote a statement of Resignation as a Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, as soon as his son was appointed to the post of Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.

2005 – rank "Honoured Worker of Industry of Ukraine"

2004-2006 – General Director of CGOK and Northern Iron Ore Enrichment Works (NGOK)

2004 – Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with commemorative medal

2003-2004 - General Director of Central Iron Ore Enrichment Works (CGOK).

From 2003 Vilkul became a member of Party of Regions. From 2005 he is a Chief of Kryvorizhska State Organization of the Party of Regions. In 2004 and 2006 was a Head of Kryvorizhskyi electoral headquarters of the Party of Regions.

From 2003 – 2006 – The Rector of Krivorozhskiy Technical University.

2003 – the lapel badge of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration "For Region Development"

2002-2003 – Deputy Chief Executive of Southern Iron Ore Enrichment Works (SGOK).

2001-2002 – Vice President of Economics and Foreign Economic Relations of Public Organization "Academy of Mining Science of Ukraine".

1997-2001 – Led Commercial and Finance Department, General Deputy Director.

In 1996 graduated from Kryvyi Rih Technical University with a specialization in "Open Cast Mining". He started his career as an Assistant of Engine Driver of excavator at OJSC "Southern Iron Ore Enrichment Works", served as Mining Master.

Vilkul lost the election, coming in 8th place out of the 39 candidates in the first round with 784,274 votes which represented 4.15%. The election was eventually won by Volodymyr Zelensky in the second round, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko.

Oleksandr Vilkul – son of a miner in fourth generation. His grand-grandfather Borovskiy Oleksandr Vasyliovych (born 10 October 1896, in Kryvyi Rih – died 17 September 1972). Civil War Participant, honorary citizen of Kryvyi Rih, was a member of the leadership of the Dzerzhinsky Mining Department, was awarded the Order of Lenin.