Anton Polyakov
Anton Polyakov | |
|---|---|
Polyakov in 2021 | |
| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 8 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1987 |
| Died | 8 October 2021 (aged 33) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Party | Servant of the People (until 2019) For the Future (2020-2021) |
Anton Polyakov (Ukrainian: Антон Едуардович Поляков; 11 November 1987 – 8 October 2021) was a Ukrainian politician.[1] A member of the party Servant of the People (until December 2019), he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2019 to 2021.[2]
Early life
Polyakov was born on 11 November 1987 in Chernihiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[3] In 2004, he graduated from Chernihiv Collegium No. 11. Later, in 2010, he registered the trademark "Count" for a company selling flooring.[3]
Political career
In 2016, he became head of the public organization "Ukrainian Center for Combating Crime and Corruption", and during the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election was a confidant of Volodymyr Zelensky for electoral district no. 205.[3] Later that same year, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada during the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a non-partisan nominated by the Servant of the People for the 206th constituency (Chernihiv).[3] Upon joining the parliament, he became a member of the Servant of the People party until 25 November 2019 when he was expelled together alongside Anna Skorokhod.[3] According to an official party statement, he was removed for not voting inlign with the party's position.[4] He formally submitted a letter of resignation from the party on 16 December 2019.[4]
He was non-fractional in parliament until 2020 when he became a member of the For the Future party.[3] He was notable from then for submitting a record number of amendments against the "anti-Kolomoisky law", and in September 2020 the For the Future party nominated him for the post of Mayor of Chernihiv.[3]
Death
He died from coronary heart disease on 8 October 2021, at the age of 33.[5] Alcohol and methadone were found in Anton's blood. Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod said that Anton Polyakov was murdered.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Поляков Антон Едуардович". cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №206". cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ a b c d e f g "Поляков Антон Едуардович — Біографія, Балотування, Фракції, Політична Агітація | ПолітХаб". www.chesno.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Новини України - Нардеп Поляков подав заяву про вихід зі складу Слуги народу". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Депутата Антона Полякова знайшли мертвим". BBC News Ukrainian (in Ukrainian). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Депутатка Скороход заявила, що Полякова вбили". RFE/RL (in Ukrainian). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.