Pavlo Melnyk

Pavlo Viktorovych Melnyk (; born 26 June 1984) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 81st electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 2019.

Early life and career Pavlo Viktorovych Melnyk was born on 26 June 1984 in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. He is a graduate of Zaporizhzhia National University's faculty of foreign philology, becoming qualified as a master of philology and a translator. He later became a qualified teacher of higher education. Prior to his election, Melnyk was public relations director of the "Alcohol STOP" charity, and was awarded by the Zaporizhzhia City Council for his activities.

Melnyk also worked in journalism and television presentation prior to his election, organising regional-level sections of national beauty contests. He was a winner of Ukrainian music competitions, and took classes in public relations and political science. He was successfully elected, defeating incumbent (running as a member of Opposition Platform — For Life) with 33.12% of the vote to Valentyrov's 30.35%.

In the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament), Melnyk joined the Servant of the People faction, as well as the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukrainian Integration with the European Union and the Parliamentary Platform for Fighting Tuberculosis inter-factional association.

In 2022, Melnyk was among the signatories of a proposal to Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk to deprive members of the national and local governments of their duties if they were members of pro-Russian parties.