Ukrainian businessman and politician
Hennadii Anatoliyovych Vatsak (Ukrainian: Геннадій Анатолійович Вацак; born 9 February 1972) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 16th electoral district as a member of For the Future.[1][2] Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.[3]
Biography
Hennadii Anatoliyovych Vatsak was born on 9 February 1972 in the city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi in Ukraine's Vinnytsia Oblast. He has a vocational education. After school he entered the Mohyliv-Podilsky Medical College, graduating in 1991. Until 1994 he worked as a paramedic at a children's hospital. From 1995 to 1999 he worked as a waiter in a restaurant.[4]
He owns the Vatsak Confectionery House, which produces confectionery.[5] He also announced in 2018 that he plans to start a construction business by building 4 plants in Mogilev-Podolsky.[6]
Political activity
In 2015 he was elected a deputy of the Vinnytsia Regional Council from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Regional Council on Legality, Anti-Corruption, Lustration, Rules of Procedure and Deputies' Activities. His assistant is Tetiana Anatoliyivna Fomenko. Vatsak is considered one of the richest deputies in Vinnytsia.[7]
In 2019, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Ukraine's 16th electoral district (Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Kryzhopilskyi, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Pishchanskyi, Chechelnytskyi, Yampilskyi districts) as an independent self-nominated candidate. At the time of the election, Vatsak was director of the Marketing Department of Vatsak Confectionery House LLC, an independent, and living in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.[8]
On 11–13 June 2019, self-nominated Vatsak opened three photo zones "I love my city / village" in Gorodkivka, Pishchanka and Kryzhopil. The discoveries were accompanied by entertainment, competitions and treats with sweets [9] Vatsak also financed the organization of a mixed martial arts tournament (MMA) in Yampil, and distributed cash prizes to soldiers and residents of the city. In June 2019, self-nominated Vatsak launched a social initiative called "See Better", a program wherein ophthalmologists would make field visits for residents of the 16th electoral district.[9]
On 17 December 2020, he voted "FOR" the appointment of the plagiarist SM Scarlett as Minister of Education and Science, who was even opposed by the relevant committee.[10]
Automobiles
In 2008 he owned a Hummer car, which he sold in 2013. Then he started driving a BMW X6 in 2009.[11] Then he changed his car from a BMW X6 to a Maserati Quattroporte Q4 and a Jaguar F-Type.[12]
Charity
In 2016, he opened a children's chess school "Vatsak" in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.[13] Supported by the sports club "Spartak-Vatsak", the club won the Vinnytsia Kickboxing Cup in 2016. He built a 40-meter fountain on Shana Square in Mogilev-Podolsky.
In 2013 he won the nomination "Philanthropist: small business (including individuals - entrepreneurs)" of the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine - 2013".[14]
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