Yevhen Heller
Yevhen Heller is a Ukrainian public figure, former People's Deputy of Ukraine, president of FC Zorya Luhansk and owner of "Ukrsplav". In various media his last name also spells through Russian transliteration as Geller.Biography
A native of Donetsk, Heller graduated the Donetsk State Technical University as engineer-economist, "Economy and administration in machine building". During his education, he worked in several companies on leading positions. Soon after graduation Heller was hired to the newly created company "Ukrsplav" as a director of commerce and worked there until 2004.
In 2004-06 Heller was a president of the futsal club Shakhtar Donetsk. After becoming politician, all his business he transferred to his business partner Spartak Kokotyukha.
Since 2006 Heller is a Ukrainian parliamentary first for Party of Regions and then as independent currently in a parliamentary faction of the Revival Party. While being a member of Party of Regions, he was part of the Voropayev political group which aligned itself after Yuriy Voropayev. Until 2014 Heller was elected to the Ukrainian parliament on a party list of Party of Regions, while in 2014 he successfully ran independently in Donetsk Oblast district #50 and was elected to the parliament once again. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Heller was placed 12th on the election list of Opposition Bloc. But although the party won 6 single-seat constituencies its nationwide list won 3.23% of the votes meaning it did not overcome the 5% election barrier.
Soon after the death of Valeriy Bukayev in 2009, Heller managed to obtain the Ukrainian Premier League football club FC Zorya Luhansk from Bukayev's wife, Marina.
Heller is married and has a child. His wife Tetiana also works in "Ukrsplav" as an economist.
