George Tuka

George Tuka (; born 24 November 1963 ) is a Ukrainian politician and activist. From 29 April 2016 to 29 August 2019 Tuka was Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons in the Groysman government.

According to his own words he took part in Arab Spring protests in Egypt where he lived for two and a half years He is a co-founder and coordinator of Narodnyi Tyl, a community volunteer movement. In 2014 he co-founded and was fifth on the list of the political party Ukraine is One Country (Ukrayina – Yedyna Krayina) during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. which lists the personal data of citizens described as "separatists" or "Kremlin agents" by the authors of the site. Several media have reported that it provided the personal data, including home address, of an assassinated former MP from the Party of Regions, Oleg Kalashnikov, When asked about possible responsibility for the illegal distribution of personal data, he stated, "This site contains data on more than 25,000 men. More than 300 of them are either arrested or killed. So why should I worry about some two lowlifes who are guilty of war?"

On 22 July 2015, President Petro Poroshenko appointed Tuka governor of Luhansk Oblast. He was dismissed from this post by Poroshenko on 29 April 2016.

From 29 April 2016 to 29 August 2019, Tuka was appointed Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons in the Groysman government.

Awards Order of Merit, III grades