Serhii Kivalov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasylovych and the family name is Kivalov.

Serhii Vasylovych Kivalov (Ukrainian: Сергій Васильович Ківалов; born 1 May 1954) is a Ukrainian politician and jurist who served as the head of Central Election Commission during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which led to the Orange Revolution.^[1][2]

Serhii Kivalov
Сергій Ківалов
Kivalov in 2015
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office 29 March 1998 – 4 March 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established (1998) Eduard Gurvits (2002)
Succeeded by	Anton Kisse
Constituency	Odesa Oblast, No. 135 (1998–2002) Odesa Oblast, No. 136 (2002–2004)
In office 25 May 2006 – 21 July 2019
Preceded by	Constituency re-established (2012)
Succeeded by	Oleksiy Leonov
Constituency	Party of Regions, No. 27 (2006–2007) Party of Regions, No. 28 (2007–2012) Odesa Oblast, No. 135 (2012–2019)
4th Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
In office 19 February 2004 – 8 December 2004
Preceded by	Mykhailo Ryabets
Succeeded by	Yaroslav Davydovych
2nd Chairman of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine
In office 25 May 2001 – 10 March 2004
Preceded by	Valery Yevdokimov
Succeeded by	Mykola Shelest
Personal details
Born	(1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 71) Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova[a])
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Party of Regions (until 2014)
Alma mater	Ural State Law University
Known for	Law of Ukraine On the principles of the State language policy [uk; ru] (bill co-author, 2012)
Awards	Full cavalier of the Order of Merit, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (4th and 5th classes), Order of Independence, National Order of the Cedar, Order of Friendship, Medal of Pushkin, Medal of Zhukov

Along with Vadym Kolesnichenko, he is the co-author of the bill On principles of the state language policy adopted in 2012.

From the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election until the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Kivalov was a member of the Verkhovna Rada.^[3] In 2019 he lost re-election as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 135 (Odesa Oblast).^[4]

Graffiti featuring Serhii Kivalov

In December 2015, stencil graffiti featuring a portrait of Sergei Kivalov along with the abbreviation "ПДРХ ПНК" began to appear in Odesa. The style of graffiti, characterized by its use of stencils, was initially employed by underground artists in protest against former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and later, Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Graffiti Image

Stencil graffiti of Sergei Kivalov in Odesa, Ukraine, photographed by Jeffreebenet.

Source

• May, Oleg (15 December 2015). "Kivalov became the object of partisan graffiti (photo fact)". Culture Meter.

Notes

1. Though internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Tiraspol is de facto controlled by and serves as capital of the unrecognised Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (better known as Transnistria).