Olexander Lavrynovych

Early life and education Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Lavrynovych was born on 28 June 1956.

He graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University in 1978. From 1990 till 1994, he was a member of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine and its First Deputy Chairman in 1991–1994. till December 9, 2008. The Verkhovna Rada refused to include in its agenda an issue concerning dismissal of its first Vice Speaker Lavrynovych on November 17, 2009. Starting 11 March 2010, Lavrynovych became Justice Minister again. Olena Lukash replaced Lavrynovych as Justice Minister 2 days later. On April 10, 2014, Oleksandr Lavrynovych resigned from his position with Supreme Council of Justice. Since that time he is acting as legal expert and holds the position with the Board of Institute for Legal Society, a Non-governmental organization.

On 13 July 2015, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office announced that Lavrynovych was suspected of embezzling public funds worth more than 8.5 million Hryvnia.

In March 2016, Ukrainian court released Lavrynovych from any restrictions of Prosecutor's office.

Awards Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (5th degree) Order of Merit (2nd degree) Order of Merit (3rd degree), for active participation in organizing and conducting the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum