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Aliona Babak
Ukrainian politician
Aliona Valeriyivna Babak (Ukrainian: Альона Валеріївна Бабак, born September 27, 1969)[1] is a Ukrainian politician who was appointed in August 2019 as Minister of Regional Development.[2] On 16 January 2020 she announced her resignation.[3][4] On 4 February 2020 she was formerly dismissed by Parliament (Verkhovna Rada).[5]
Babak was a member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 8th convocation, member of parliamentary faction Samopomich Union. She was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, appearing 8th on the party list of Samopomich Union.[1] She left parliament in March 2017 claiming "I'm not a politician, I'm more of an expert. Political activity is difficult for me as a person."[6]