{{short description|Ukrainian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Eduard Stavytsky | image = Stavytskyy Eduard.jpg | order = | office = Chairman of Nadra Ukrayiny | governor = | term_start = January 31, 2007 | term_end = January 30, 2008 | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = Chairman of Nadra Ukrayiny | prime_minister1 = | term_start1 = March 24, 2010 | term_end1 = December 29, 2010 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine | prime_minister2 = Mykola Azarov | term_start2 = April 20, 2012 | term_end2 = December 24, 2012 | predecessor2 = Mykola Zlochevsky | successor2 = Oleh Proskuryakov | office3 = Minister of Power Generation and Coal Mining of Ukraine | prime_minister3 = Mykola Azarov | term_start3 = December 24, 2013 | term_end3 = February 27, 2014 | deputy = | predecessor3 = Yuriy Boyko | successor3 = Yuriy Prodan | birth_date = {{birth date|1972|10|4}} | birth_place = Lebedyn, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | death_date = | death_place = | profession = | occupation = | spouse = | party = Party of Regions | alma_mater = National Mining University of Ukraine<br>National Academy of State Management | native_name_lang = uk | native_name = {{nobold|Едуард Ставицький}} | caption = Stavytsky in 2014 }}
'''Eduard Anatoliyovych Stavytsky''' ({{langx|uk|Едуард Анатолійович Ставицький}}, born 4 October 1972) is a Ukrainian politician and government official who held several ministerial portfolios in the Azarov Government (2012–2014).
As part of investigation about facts of state property theft by government officials from the Ministry of Power and Coal Industry, in apartments and offices that belong to Stavytsky were searched by authorities who discovered 42 kg of gold, $4.8 million, and collection of expensive watches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141130174203/http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/03/22/7019924/ Avakov: In Stavytsky's apartment were discovered 42 kg of gold and $4.8 million cash]. Ukrayinska Pravda. 22 March 2014</ref><ref name=interview/>
In 2014 Stavytsky was given political asylum in Israel under name '''Nathan Rosenberg''' ({{lang|uk|Натан Розенберг}}).<ref name=interview>Kryukova, S., Musayeva, S. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160803124303/http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2016/08/2/7116497/ Runaway-minister Stavytsky: I was offered to pay few million of dollars to solve all issues]''. Ukrayinska Pravda. 2 August 2016.</ref>
== Early life == A graduate of the National Mining University of Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk) and the National Academy of State Management (Kyiv), in 1994–2006 Stavytsky worked on management positions at the "Ecological Fuel of Ukraine" in Oleksandriya, while also sponsoring the local youth football club "Oleksandriya-Amethyst" (part of the FC Oleksandriya).
== Political career == Inn 2007–2010 Stavytsky worked as a director of the state company "Nadra Ukrayiny" that specializes in geological surveying and governed by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine (Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources). During that period he was suspected in unlawful alienation of the state residence, for which he was fired twice, but reinstated on court orders.
In 2010 after Mykola Azarov became the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Stavytsky was reinstated and later promoted to a chairman of State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine. The same year he also was able to become a local representative in the Zhytomyr Oblast Council. In April–December 2012 Stavytsky was given a portfolio of the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine in the First Azarov Cabinet. After Azarov was reelected as the Prime Minister, Stavytsky became the Minister of Power Generation and Coal Industry of Ukraine.
== Post-resignation and charges == On 15 April 2014 Stavytsky's assets in the European Union were frozen.<ref>[http://itar-tass.com/en/world/727858 EU adds four Ukrainians to black list], IRAR-TASS (April 15, 2014)</ref> As part of investigation against the Ukrainian holding company VETEK owned by Serhiy Kurchenko, Eduard Stavytsky got on the wanted list of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine in March 2014.<ref>[http://www.unian.ua/politics/899827-eks-ministra-energetiki-stavitskogo-ogolosili-u-rozshuk.html#ad-image-0 Former minister of Power Generation Stavytsky is on the wanted list]. UNIAN. 24 March 2014</ref> He has been a fugitive since then.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/243934.html Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking CIS agreements over Yanukovych extradition], Interfax-Ukraine (12 January 2015)</ref> According to the Prosecutor office Stavytsky is, as an Israeli citizen, hiding in Israel under the assumed name of Nathan Rosenberg.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/339943.html Ukraine asks Israel to help in inquiry against ex-energy minister Stavysky], Interfax-Ukraine (25 April 2016)</ref>
As of January 2015, it was reported he was living in Herzliya or Kfar Shmaryahu.<ref name="jp">{{cite news |title=Ukraine reportedly requests to extradite former cabinet minister for embezzlement |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ukraine-reportedly-requests-to-extradite-former-cabinet-minister-for-embezzlement-494257 |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=29 May 2017}}</ref> Ukraine submitted an extradition to Israel, and in Ukraine, during this time, he was offered a plea bargain in the case over embezzlement, money laundering, and fraud, but he rejected it, so the prosecution office pursued a conviction ''in absentia''.<ref name="jp" /> In November 2016, Ukrainian prosecutors met with Stavytsky in Tel Aviv, of which an audio recording of the meeting was later leaked that suggested there were talks about softening his charges.<ref name="kp">{{cite news |last1=Rudenko |first1=Olga |title=Ukrainian prosecutors negotiate deal with exiled ex-minister Stavytsky in leaked audio - Jun. 11, 2018 |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukrainian-prosecutors-negotiate-deal-with-exiled-ex-minister-stavytsky-in-leaked-audio.html |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=Kyiv Post |date=11 June 2018}}</ref> However, it was subsequently announced by the government that the original charges would still apply, and the case against him would be sent to court in May 2018.<ref name="kp" /> In March 2021, Ukraine seized his oil and gas exploration permits associated with East Europe Petroleum.<ref>{{cite news |title=The crackdown fulfills a March 19 decision by the National Security and Defense Council. |url=https://ubn.news/the-crackdown-fulfills-a-march-19-decision-by-the-national-security-and-defense-council/ |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=UBN |date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
In June 2024, it was announced that the Vyshhorod District Court of Kyiv Oblast had dropped a secondary case against him regarding the misappropriation of assets of the Pushcha-Vodytsia recreation complex due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.<ref name="me">{{cite news |title=Court Closes Stavytsky Case; Gold and Cash Seized in 2014 Remain State Property |url=https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/court-closes-stavytsky-case-gold-and-cash-seized-in-2014-remain-state-property/ |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=Mezha |date=24 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Stavytsky did not appear in Ukraine, but did join the court online. However, the seized gold and cash from the case were kept and melted for 83 million hryvnias.<ref name="me" />
==Nadra Ukrayiny and Mezhyhirya== {{expand section|date=May 2026}} Between June through November 2007 the state residence switched ownership at least four times, while also being involved into a court case during that period.
==See also== * MedInvestTrade * Mezhyhirya Residence
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [http://dovidka.com.ua/user/?code=389877 Stavytsky] at the Official Ukraine today website * [https://archive.today/20130706204737/http://www.oblrada.zhitomir.ua/index.php/fr/7-pr/291-stavits.html Stavytsky] at the Zhytomyr regional council website * Chyvokunia, V. [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2008/02/20/3378459/ "Yushchenko and Yanukovych were accomplices during the alienation of Mezhyhirya"]. ''Ukrayinska Pravda''. 20 February 2008
{{Natural resources ministers of Ukraine}} {{First Azarov government}}
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