Serhii Melnyk was born in the village of Molomolyntsi in rural Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. At the period from 1981 to 1984 he was studying at Khmelnytskyi cooperative technical school, since 1984 — at Khmelnytskyi technological Institute which he graduated from in 1990 on specialty «Book keeping and analysis of economic activity». In 1984–1986 served in the army after which he continued his studies at Khmelnytsky Technological Institute. From 1990 to 1992 he worked as an economist of plan-finances department at Khmelnytskyi Regional Housing Communal Administration. From 1992 to 1993 he was a leading book-keeper at the Administration of Housing-communal household of Khmelnytsky Oblast State Administration. In 1994 he took the post of the Vice-head of the Financial Department — the Head of Economic Analysis and Planning Department of Khmelnytskyi City Executive Committee. In 1998 he was appointed the Vice-head of Khmelnytsky's Major on the issues of executive power body activity — the Head of Financial Department. Since 2000 he works as the Head of Home Finances Department. Since July 2002 he takes the post of the Head of the Department on Budget of the Ministry of Finance. The same year he was appointed as the Head of The Main Financial Administration of Khelnytskyi Oblast Administration, in 2003 he became the Vice-head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast State Administration. In July2006 he was elected Khmelnytskyi's Major and reelected in October, 2010. On October 26, 2014 he was elected people's deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation. He took the post of the Vice-head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of budget. Member of the faction of PARTY “PETRO POROSHENKO BLOC”.
Family
Father Ivan Melnyk.
Mother Olha Melnyk.
Wife Tetiana Vasylivna.
Son Yurii.
Awards, Honours
In 2006 was awarded the Order of Equal-to-the-Apostles Knight Volodymyr, III class.
In accordance with Ukraine's President's decree in 2007 he was awarded the honor of «Merited Economist of Ukraine».
In accordance with Ukraine's President's decree No. 1003/2009 on December, 2009, he was awarded the Order of Merit, III class.
On November 21, 2014, in accordance with a decision of Khmelnytskyi City Council he was awarded the certificate of Merit of Khmelnytskyi City Council, І class.
January 22, 2019 Order of Merit, II class,№14/2019.
