Turchynov appointed an oligarch from Lutsk as the new governor of the Odessa region
Kyiv - Odessa, May 06 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) - Acting. President of Ukraine Alexander Turchynov appointed Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Palitsa as chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration.
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This is stated in the text of the decree posted on the official website.
As Navigator reported, the Presidential Administration identified Vladimir Nemirovsky as one of the perpetrators of the events of May 2, after which he dismissed the Odessa governor from his post.
The newly appointed governor Igor Palitsa is considered a close associate of billionaire Igor Kolomoisky. According to the biography of the new governor, in 2003, Palitsa headed the Ukrnafta oil refining company, after which he became one of Kolomoisky’s close people.
In 2007, Palitsa left the post of chairman of the board of Ukrnafta because he entered the Verkhovna Rada of the sixth convocation on the lists of the NSNU bloc. In 2012, he was re-elected to the Verkhovna Rada in one of the Volyn constituencies. According to a number of experts, Palitsa represented Kolomoisky’s interests in the fuel and energy complex.
In the Forbes magazine's "100 Richest People of Ukraine 2012" ranking, Palitsa took 83rd place. His fortune is estimated at $115 million.
Turchynov appointed an oligarch from Lutsk as the new governor of the Odessa region.