Andriy Kostin
Andriy Yevhenovych Kostin (Ukrainian: Андрій Євгенович Костін; born 17 April 1973) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician. As of 2022, he is a People's Deputy of Ukraine since he was elected to it 2019. Kostin was a candidate in the 2021 competition to become the new head of the Ukrainian Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO). Civil society organisations Transparency International Ukraine, Automaidan, Anti-Corruption Action Center and Dejure stated that Kostin did not satisfy the integrity criteria of the competition. Kostin was not selected. Kostin was the Head of the Verkhovna Rada Legal Policy Committee for two years, from 2020 to 2022. On 27 July 2022, Kostin was voted by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament of Ukraine) as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
Andriy Kostin | |
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Андрій Костін | |
Kostin in 2023 | |
| Prosecutor General of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2022 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Oleksiy Symonenko (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1973 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Servant of the People (2019-2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent |
| Alma mater | Odesa University |
| Awards | Honored Lawyer of Ukraine |