Alexander Peklushenko

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Peklushenko (; 29 August 1954 – 12 March 2015) was a Ukrainian politician and public figure. He served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada during its IV, V, and VI convocations, and was the chairman of Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration from 2011–2014. Peklushenko was also a member of the Political Council of the Party of Regions.

Early life Peklushenko was born on 29 August 1954 in the city of Zaporizhzhia, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. After graduating from secondary school, he worked as a laborer. He first working as a milling-machine operator at the Zaporizhzhia Experimental Plant, before completing his mandatory military service in the Soviet Armed Forces.

In 2003, he received the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.