Mark Berfman
Mark Berfman | |
|---|---|
Марк Берфман | |
| 4th Chairman of the Sumy Oblast Council | |
| In office 7 July 1999 – 28 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Yepifanov |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Shaposhnyk |
| 2nd Governor of Sumy Oblast | |
| In office 8 May 1998 – 30 March 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Yepifanov |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Shcherban |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Abramovych Berfman 7 July 1939 Sumy, Soviet Union |
| Died | 2 December 2019 (aged 80) Israel |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Ukraine |
Mark Abramovych Berfman (Ukrainian: Марк Абрамович Берфман; 7 July 1939 - 2 December 2019), was a Ukrainian politician and economist who served as the chairman of Sumy Oblast Council form 1999 to 2006.
He also served as the 2nd Governor of Sumy Oblast from 1998 to 1999.
Biography
Mark Berfman was born in Sumy on 7 July 1939[1] to Jewish parents, father Abram Isakovych (1914-1941), and mother Liya Isakivna.[2]
He had a higher education-in 1964 he graduated from the Poltava Engineering and Construction Institute with a degree in Industrial and Civil Construction.[3]
He began his workpiece in 1965 by an engineer, deputy head of department in Aleysk. He also worked in the positions of a master, supervisor, economist, head of department, deputy chief engineer in construction organizations, chief technologist, deputy chief of the plant "Sumprombud", first deputy chief of the project and production association "Sumbud".[4]
In May 1992 he has been working as the Head of the Capital Construction Department, Deputy Chairman of the Sumy Regional Council for Executive Work, Head of the Department of Economics of the Regional Executive Committee, the first deputy chairman of the regional executive committee, the first deputy head of the regional state administration in the state administration of Sumy region.[5]
On 8 May 1998, Berfman was appointed 2nd Governor of Sumy Oblast.[6] At the same time, he was elected a deputy of the Sumy Regional Council of People's Deputies.
On 30 March 1999, without a significant political weight in the region, Berfman was unable to influence a sufficient way to political situation, which was unacceptable before the approaching presidential elections, which resulted his dismissal.[7]
On 6 July, he was elected chairman of the Sumy Regional Council of People's Deputies, with 40 deputies voted for him, and 29 voted for his opponent, Volodymyr Shevchenko.[8]
On 28 April 2006, Vyacheslav Shaposhnyk replaced him as his successor as the chairman.
Mark Abramovych Berfman died in Israel on 2 December 2019.
Family
He was married to his wife, Arina Andriyivna, who worked as an engineer of the Sumy department of the Southern Railway. The couple had a daughter, Inna Zakharchenko (nee Berfman), who is now retired.
References
- ^ "БЕРФМАН МАРК АБРАМОВИЧ - ГОЛОВА СУМСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСНОЇ РАДИ - Хто є хто на Сумщині 2005". web.archive.org. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Берфман Марк Абрамович". web.archive.org. 2002-09-24. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "БЕРФМАН МАРК АБРАМОВИЧ - ГОЛОВА СУМСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСНОЇ РАДИ - Хто є хто на Сумщині 2005". web.archive.org. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "БЕРФМАН МАРК АБРАМОВИЧ - ГОЛОВА СУМСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСНОЇ РАДИ - Хто є хто на Сумщині 2005". web.archive.org. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Про призначення М. Берфмана першим заступником голови Сумської обласної державної адміністрації". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Про призначення М. Берфмана головою Сумської обласної державної адміністрації". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Про звільнення М. Берфмана з посади голови Сумської обласної державної адміністрації". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Берфман Марк Абрамович". web.archive.org. 2002-09-24. Retrieved 2025-05-02.