Andriy Pavelko

Andriy Vasylyovych Pavelko (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Павелко, romanized: Andriy Vasylyovych Pavelko; born 7 October 1975) is a Ukrainian politician and sports functionary.

Andriy Pavelko
Андрій Васильович Павелко
People's Deputy of Ukraine
7th convocation
In office
12 December 2012 – 22 October 2013
ConstituencyBatkivshchyna, No.29[1]
8th convocation
In office
27 November 2014 – 29 August 2019
ConstituencyPetro Poroshenko Bloc, No.33[2]
Personal details
Born (1975-10-07) 7 October 1975
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

On 6 March 2015, he was elected as president of the Football Federation of Ukraine and officially replaced Anatoliy Konkov. Pavelko was already in charge as its acting president since 23 January 2015. In May 2019, he changed the federation's name to "Ukrainian Association of Football".

Political career

Following the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, he was elected as deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk City Council as number one on the list of the Front of Change, and was a member of the party.[3] He also unsuccessfully ran for the post of Dnipropetrovsk city mayor from the Front of Change.[3] He headed the Dnipropetrovsk branch of Front of Change from 2009 to 2012.[3]

Pavelko was placed at number 29 on the electoral list of Batkivshchyna during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[3]

In October 2013 Pavelko was expelled from the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction for "not sharing the position of the faction on key issues."[4] Pavelko did not join another faction.[3] Late 2013 he became the leader of the political party All-Ukrainian Union "Democrats".[3]

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Pavelko was re-elected to parliament after being number 33 of the electoral list of Petro Poroshenko Bloc.[3] In February 2019 his vote was registered in parliament while he himself was in Italy attending UEFA's 43rd congress.[5]

Pavelko did not take part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[3]

Achievement

During the period of his leadership of the Ukrainian Football Association, a number of positive developments have taken place in national football. According to Andriy Pavelko, 2019 has become the brightest in the history of Ukrainian football.[6] Last year became unique in the biography of the national team of Ukraine: no defeat in 10 matches, including - in eight matches of the Euro 2020 qualifying cycle.[7] The Ukraine national team triumphantly reached the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.[8] In addition, the U-20 youth team, led by Alexander Petrakov, won the World Cup.[9]

Anti-corruption law

While serving as Ukrainian MP, Pavelko initiated law No.743-VIII "On the prevention of corruption offences influence on the results of sporting competitions". The Parliament passed the law in November 2015.[10]

In February 2023 Pavelko was suspended for a month by court as president of the Football Federation of Ukraine for possible corruption of the federation during the construction of football fields.[11][12]

References
  1. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the I convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. Small biography on Andriy Pavelko, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
  4. ""Batkivshchyna" expelled two deputies from the faction". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. The card of the People's Deputy from the BPP Pavelek voted in the Council while he was in Rome, Civil movement "Chesno" (8 February 2019) (in Ukrainian)
  6. "Андрій Павелко: "2019 рік став найяскравішим в історії українського футболу" - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  7. "2019: підсумки року для національної збірної України - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  8. "До Шевы такого не было за всю историю: Украина впервые вышла в финальную часть Евро напрямую". www.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  9. "Збірна України U-20 — чемпіон світу 2019 року! - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  10. "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  11. "The court suspended Pavelek from the post of UAF president, the association reacted". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  12. "NABU is investigating Pavelko's possible corruption in the FFU". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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