Alexey Chernyak

Alexey Yuryevich Chernyak (Алексей Юрьевич Черняк; born August 27, 1973) is a Russian political figure and a former member of the State Duma.

Education and career
In 2018, Chernyak was granted a Doctor of Sciences degree in economics; he presented his thesis at the Baltic Academy of Tourism and Entrepreneurship. Chernyak has been engaged in politics since 1999 when he founded the youth public organization "Altamira" in Simferopol. In 2005–2011, he was the Chairman of the Crimean republican youth public organization "Union of Youth of the Regions of Ukraine". He was a member of the Party of Regions, and in 2006, he was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea of the 5th convocation. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs, Family and Gender Policy of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In September 2014, he was appointed head of the Crimean Parliament's Committee on Health-Resort Complex and Tourism.

In 2014, Chernyak joined the United Russia. From 2014 to 2021, he was a deputy of the State Council of Crimea of the 1st and 2nd convocations. Since September 2021, he has served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma.

Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.

Awards

 * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"