Yelena Protsenko
Native nameЕлена Проценко
Office4th Head of Simferopol
Term start25 October 2019
Term end17 February 2021
PredecessorNatalya Malenko
SuccessorValentin Demidov
PartyUnited Russia
Birth nameYelena Stepanovna Protsenko
Birth date16 April 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeShepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, Soviet Union

Yelena Stepanovna Protsenko (Russian: Елена Степановна Проценко; born on 16 April 1968), is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician and lawyer who had served as the 4th head of Simferopol from 2019 to 2021.[1]

Biography

Yelena Protsenko was born on 16 April 1968 in Shepetivka, Khmelnitsky Oblast in Ukraine.[2] She graduated from a trade college. She later graduated from the Vernadsky Taurida National University with a degree in law and jurisprudence.[3]

She began her career after graduating from college. She later held various positions, including leadership.

In July 2017, she has been the head of Municipal Unitary Enterprise Metrograd of the Simferopol city district, which is responsible for the functioning of markets, pedestrian underpasses and some other municipal facilities.[4]

On 25 October 2019, Protsenko was elected the 4th head of Simferopol for five years. According to the election results, she received 80 votes, in second place was Sergey Zyryanov, who scored 74 votes. In total, six applicants took part in the competition.[5][6]

On 17 February 2021, Protsenko filed a letter of resignation from the post of head of Simferopol at her own request.[7]

References

  1. ^ Официальный сайт Симферопольского городского совета. "В Симферополе назначили нового главу администрации". simgov.ru. Archived 2019-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ "Проценко Елена Степановна" (in Russian). City of Simferopol. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. ^ ""Я пришла надолго": новая мэр Симферополя рассказала о планах работы" (in Russian). Rambler Novosti. RIA Novosti. 2019-10-25. Archived 2019-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  4. ^ "Елена Проценко назначена на должность главы администрации крымской столицы" (in Russian). City of Simferopol. 2019-10-25. Archived 2019-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ^ "Главой Администрации города Симферополя выбрали Елену Проценко" (in Russian). Vesti Krym. 2019-10-25. Archived 2019-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ^ Gusakova, Yelena (2019-10-25). "Мэром Симферополя стала Елена Проценко" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Archived 2019-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  7. ^ Dremlyugin, Aleksandr (2021-02-17). "Мэр Симферополя ушла в отставку" (in Russian). Kommersant. Archived 2021-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-17.