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Dmytro Natalukha (Ukrainian: Дмитро Андрійович Наталуха) (born 15 September 1987, Moscow) is a Ukrainian politician and public figure. He is a Member of the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada convocation (People's Deputy of Ukraine), human rights activist and chair of the Committee on Matters of Economic Development.
He is a member of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction. He serves as Deputy member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Early life
Dmytro Natalukha was born on 15 September 1987 in Moscow. At age 3 his parents moved to Sumy, Ukraine. In connection with his father's work, he moved to Italy. Natalukha completed his secondary education in Ukrainian and Italian schools.
After returning to Ukraine, in 2004 he entered Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv at the Faculty of Private International Law, where he specialized in international law. He is a translator and interpreter of French.
In 2010, he received a master's degree for the thesis, "Resolution of territorial disputes in international law" in which as an example he took the unofficial political claims of some Russian politicians on the Crimean peninsula and Sevastopil in particular.
In 2014 he graduated from the Master's Program in International Politics at the University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College), UK. There he specialized in the national strategy, political economy and policy of China. He is the Head of the Cambridge University Ukrainian Society. He defended his master's thesis on "Problems of the formation of the political elite in Ukraine after 2004.". He was Vice President of the College Student Council. He wrote analytical materials and articles on developments in Ukraine for Europe's leading research centers
Career
While a student at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Natalukha began working in law firms. From 2007 to 2009 he worked with Real Estate and Land Law, International Investment at Spenser and Kauffmann Attorneys at law in Kyiv. After finishing his degree he started working at Ilyashev and Partners law firm in Kyiv. He specialized in International Investment, Banking and Finance ad Litigation.
From 2011-2013 Dmytro worked with Baker McKenzie CIS Limited" in Kyiv.
In 2014 Natalukha moved to England. Working in London, he was engaged in the "Project for Democratic Union" as Associate Researcher in International politics, national strategy and problems of European integration.
After returning to Ukraine in 2014 Dmytro worked at "HIAS" / "Right to Protection" (Executive Partner Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). Kyiv, Ukraine. (Advocacy, internally displaced persons, human rights, lobbying the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons, as well as coverage of IDPs' problems in Ukraine).
In 2015 he was appointed the head of the Kominternivsky District State Administration of Odessa region. Kominternovske, Odesa Region. He engaged in public service until 2017.
Natalukha founded the company "Lead / Augury" where he worked before was elected to the Verkhovna Rada, which deals with Public authorities relations, branding, political consulting.
Politics
On 26 June 2019, The Central Election Commission of Ukraine registered Natalukha as a candidate for deputy from the Servant of the People party.
According to the results of early parliamentary elections in Ukraine in 2019, Natalukha was elected to the Verkhovna Rada.
In Parliament of the 9th convocation, he was appointed the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development.
As of 2 October 2019 Natalukha participated in the development of 19 submitted to Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada legislative acts proposals, 11 of which became valid legislative acts. Key laws include:
- Law on Concession
- Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine in connection with the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Standardization"
- Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding State Regulation of Space Activity
Community activities
Natalukha was the chair and co-founder of the Alumni Club of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv International Relations Institute. The Institute organizes graduate meetings of the Institute of various specialties and years of graduation such as Vasyl Gorbal, Volodymyr Ogryzko, Grigol Katamadze, Borys Tarasyuk, Volodymyr Vasilenko and Mikheil Saakashvili.
Dmytro was also a head of the Society of Ukrainians at Cambridge University (CUUS), which brings together Ukrainian students at Cambridge and a leader of the Ardea Alba IIB Alumni Club, which brings together local and international IIR alumni.
He coordinated the Professional Government Initiative that brought together about 2000 Ukrainians graduated from foreign universities.
In 2014 he became an activist of Euromaidan. He supported the Revolution of Dignity.
HE is the founder of the Ukrainian Institute on Territory Branding.
Family
He married Alyona Shkrum – 8th and 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada People's Deputy (in the list of "All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland").
