Yuriy Aristov (politician)

Not to be confused with Yuriy Aristov.
Yuriy Aristov
Юрій Арістов
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
29 August 2019 – 27 July 2023
ConstituencyServant of the People, No. 42
Personal details
Born (1975-07-01) July 1, 1975 (age 49)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyServant of the People

Yuriy Aristov (Ukrainian: Юрій Арістов, born 1 July 1975) is a Ukrainian politician who previously served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine as the 42nd member of Verkhovna Rada. He was also a deputy chief of Ukraine's Committee of National Security, Defense, and Intelligence,[1] and head of the Committee on Budget.[2][3] He was elected in the 2019 election.[4]

In July 2023, Aristov was in the focus of media attention, when it was discovered that earlier that month he was allowed to travel abroad to hold meetings in the Parliament of Lithuania. Subsequently, he claimed to have fallen ill, and then went with his family on a luxury holiday to the Maldives for two weeks. After this activity was discovered, a criminal investigation was opened against Aristov.[5][6] On 25 July 2023, he requested to leave his position as an MP,[7] on 27 July the Verkhovna Rada confirmed this decision and thereby deprived Aristov of his seat in parliament.[8]

References

  1. ^ Service, RFE/RL's Russian. "Ukrainian Government Estimates Damages Caused By Russian Invasion At $143.8 Billion".
  2. ^ "Head of the Committee on Budget Yuri Aristov met with representatives of the World Bank in Ukraine". www.rada.gov.ua.
  3. ^ "Crimea: water supply becoming a tool for political pressure". Uacrisis.org. February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Head of Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee Aristov searched – sources". LB.ua. November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Loh, Matthew. "A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. ^ "People's Deputy, who went on holiday to the Maldives during the war, was served a notice of suspicion". dbr.gov.ua. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ "Нардеп Аристов, отдыхавший на Мальдивах, написал заявление о сложении депутатского мандата". www.unian.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  8. ^ "Нардепа Аристова после отдыха на Мальдивах лишили депутатских полномочий". www.unian.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-27.