Yulia Tymoshenko is a politician from the Ukraine. She was elected Prime Minister in the 2007 parliamentary elections. It is her second non-consecutive term. Tymoshenko leads the All-Ukrainian Union political party. She is also the head of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, a coalition in the Ukrainian parliament that currently holds a majority of seats.
2007 Parliamentary Victory
Tymoshenko led her parliamentary coalition to a majority control over the Party of Regions in the 2007 elections. Her Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc allied with the Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence party to earn a combined total of 228 seats. This put them at a slight majority over the Party of Regions' 175.Adam Carr's Election Archive: Ukraine 2007 Legislative Election
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Fast Facts
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Full name
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko
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Born
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Political party
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT)
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Current Prime Minister of the Ukraine
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Assumed office
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Served a previous term as Prime Minister
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In office
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Independently wealthy from a career in the natural gas industry
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Husband
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Prominent leader in the Orange Revolution following the controversial 2004 presidential election
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Led the BYuT to a parliamentary majority in the 2007 elections
