Yaroslav Sukhyi

Yaroslav Mykhailovych Sukhyi (Ярослав Михайлович Сухий; born 26 March 1951) is a Ukrainian communist activist and politician and former member of the Verkhovna Rada.

Until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in 1976-1991 he was communist party activist in Ternopil. Following the dissolution, Sukhyi found employment with the Ukrainian industrial giant Motor Sich.

In 2000-2014 Sukhyi was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing Labour Ukraine and later Party of Regions. In 2000-2006 he was elected by an electoral district in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

In 2010 Sukhyi served as a Governor of Ternopil Oblast.