Valentyna Semenyuk-Samsonenko

Valentyna Petrivna Semenyuk-Samsonenko (; 4 June 1957 – 27 August 2014) was a Ukrainian politician. She was a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the Verkhovna Rada from 1994 to 2006. She also served as Chairman of the State Property Fund of Ukraine from 2005 to 2008. In August 2014, Semenyuk-Samsonenko committed suicide, although the National Police of Ukraine would investigate her death on suspicion of murder until proceedings closed in April 2017.

Early life She was born on 4 June 1957 in Zarichchia, which was part of the Ruzhyn Raion in the Ukrainian SSR at the time of her birth. In 1974, she started working as a clerk and deputy of the Ruzhyn village council of people's deputies and headed the drama circle for culture in Ruzhyn. In 1977, after marrying, Semenyuk switched to doing Komsomol work.

Personal life Semenyuk-Samsonenko was married to businessman Vitaly Samsonenko from 2008 to 2012. Her first husband was Anatoliy Semenyuk, the couple raised two daughters. Anatoliy Semenyuk died in 1995. The official cause of death was suicide. Police closed criminal proceedings over the death in April 2017.