Yuriy Chmyr

Yuriy Pavlovych Chmyr (; born 7 April 1972) is a Ukrainian politician who served as Governor of Sumy Oblast from 6 April 2010 to 16 December 2013. He previously served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2006 to 2010. After his tenure as Governor, Chmyr served as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine (December 2013 — February 2014). Since November 2015, he has been a member of the Sumy Oblast Council for Revival and then the Opposition Platform - For Life party.

Early life Chmyr was born on 7 April 1972 in Makiivka, which was located within the Donetsk Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR at the time of his birth. In 1994, he graduated from the Donetsk National Technical University with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Legal issues In July 2017, the Prosecutor’s Office of Sumy Oblast notified Chmyr of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 357, Art. 358, and Art. 366-1 of the Criminal Code. Prosecutors alleged that by doing so he concealed assets owrth around 40 million UAH, registering them under his daughter. The case faced significant procedural stalling, however, as no hearings that were scheduled were held between 2017 and 2019 due to Cchmyr and his lawyers absence, and the statute of limitations was set to expire in April 2020.