Nikolay Bagrayev

Nikolay Georgievich Bagrayev is a Ukrainian businessman in the fields of media and show business, public figure.

Nikolay Bagrayev was born on 19 June 1964, in Digora village of North-Ossetian ASSR, Russia. Parents: Georgiy Bagrayev(1882–1977) was a farmer, mother, Chabahan Bagrayeva (born 1927), is a veteran of war and labor, lives in Dihora. Nikolay Bagrayev is married, his wife Svetlana Baпrayeva (born 1966)is a psychologist. They have son Ruslan (born 1988), he graduated from Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU)(International Economics and Management faculty), and a daughter, Lyudmila (born 1990). She is also the student at the International Economics and Management faculty at KNEU.

• 1987 - Kherson Agricultural Institute, faculty of Civil Engineering
• 2005 - Kyiv National Economic University, faculty of International Economics, cum laude

• 1987-1988 - senior technical inspector, permanent buildings and facilities construction department, "Kherson Beauty"
• 1988-1991 - second and later first Secretary of Kakhovka сity Komsomol Committee
• 1991-1992 - Chairman of the Youth Committee of Kakhovka municipality
• 1992-1996 - Director General, Directorate of the International Festival "Tavria Games"
• 1996-2000 - President of JSC "Tavria Games"
• February 1998 - October 2000 - Secretary of Presidential Expert Council of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs
• June 2000- May 2002 - Member of the National Presidential Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine

Nikolay Bagrayev is a successful businessman in mass-media and show business. Founder and Honorary President of the festivals "Tavria Games" (founded in 1992), "Black Sea Games" (1998).

• June 2002 - April 2006 - Secretary of Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information
• June 2006 - June 2007 - Chairman of the Subcommittee on electronic media and ICT systems, Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information
• since December 2007 - Member of Verkhovna Rada Committee on freedom of speech and information
• since May 2006 - Member of the fraction of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
• December 2007 - March 2010 - Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (as a public service)
• Member of the Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine
• Member of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Russia

Nikolay Bagrayev was the People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 4th, 5th and 6th convocations of Verkhovna Rada. Although elected for Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (and at the time member of All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland") in March 2012 he became a member of the faction of Party of Regions. Although he was earlier one of the architects of the election campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko during the Ukrainian presidential elections of 2010.

In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of Party of Regions (number 51 on this list).

Bagrayev did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.. From November 2014 - ended authority deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation.