In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasylovych and the family name is Onopenko.
Vasyl Onopenko
Василь Онопенко
Official portrait, 2006
Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine
In office 2 October 2006 – 29 September 2011
President
Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by
Vasyl Malyarenko
Succeeded by
Petro Pylypchuk
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office 12 May 1998 – 5 October 2006
Constituency
SDPU(o), No. 3 (1998–2002)
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No. 4 (2002–2006)
Minister of Justice
In office 27 October 1992 – 7 August 1995
President
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Kuchma
Prime Minister
Leonid Kuchma
Vitaliy Masol
Preceded by
Volodymyr Kampo
Succeeded by
Serhiy Holovatyi
Personal details
Born
(1949-04-10) 10 April 1949 (age 75) Velyki Kryshlentsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political party
Independent (1998, 2002, since 2012)
Other political affiliations
Party of Human Rights (1994–1995)
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (1995–1998)
Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (1998–2012)
Batkivshchyna (1999–2002)
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (2002–2006)
Alma mater
Kharkiv Law Institute
Occupation
Jurist, politician
Vasyl Vasylovych Onopenko (Ukrainian: Василь Васильович Онопенко; born 10 April 1949) is a Ukrainian judge and politician who served as chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine from 2006 to 2011. Prior to this, he served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1998 to 2006, as Minister of Justice from 1992 to 1995, and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine within the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
Vasyl Vasylovych Onopenko (Ukrainian: Василь Васильович Онопенко; born 10 April 1949) is a Ukrainian judge and politician who served as chairman of the...
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made to remove those unaffiliated with the Kyiv Seven from the party. VasylOnopenko, leader of the party, was removed after saying that the party's leaning...
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by Roman Zvarych Minister of Justice In office 1995–1997 Preceded by VasylOnopenko Succeeded by Syuzanna Stanik Personal details Born (1954-05-29) May...
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Court of Ukraine In office 23 December 2011 – 18 April 2013 Preceded by VasylOnopenko Succeeded by Mykhailovych Yaroslav [uk] Personal details Born Petro...
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