Georgii Logvynskyi

Georgii Logvynskyi (Ukrainian: Гео́ргій Логви́нський ; born August 3, 1978) is a former Member of Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine), Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2017-2018) and a human rights activist.

In 1996 Georgii Logvynskyi started the activity as a businessman. He set up a consultancy company which was doing business with General Electric, Euroshop-Switzerland and many other international companies. Later on, he set up the international consortium with contributions from Poland, the UK and German legal entities. The consortium dealt with the consultancy of the foreign investors and Ukrainian enterprises on foreign economic activity, namely toll recycling. The consortium cooperated with the Governmental programs of Poland and Germany: Warszawska Giełda Towarowa, Agencja Rynku Rolnego etc.

Georgii Logvynskyi began his human rights activities in 1996. He is an advocate and a member of the Kyiv Regional Bar Association. He chairs the Board of Guardians of the Congress of National Communities.

Since 2005 he has been the consultant of the Member of Parliament of Ukraine Mustafa Dzhemilev and the legal adviser of the Congress of National Communities of and the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people on international legal matters. Also, he cooperated with Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and Institute of Religious Freedoms.

For professional achievements and active protection of the rights of the legal profession, he was awarded the «Attorney of the Year – 2016» in nomination «For strong contribution to the development of the Ukrainian advocacy» as a result of the contest conducted by the Ukrainian Bar Association.

In 2014 Mr Logvynskyi became a Member of Ukrainian Parliament (People's Deputy of Ukraine). He was No 37 in the list of candidates from political party «People’s Front». At Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament), he holds the position of the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights, Ethnic Minorities and Inter-ethnic relations and the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on International-legal Maters and Internally displaced persons.

In 2014 Georgii Logvynskyi became a Member of Ukrainian Parliament (People’s Depute of Ukraine). He holds a position of the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights, Ethnic Minorities and Inter-ethnic relations.

In 2014 from the very beginning of the occupation of the Ukrainian territories, he consolidated the leading human rights defenders and lawyers and set the Ministry of Justice Expert Council. It consists of the representatives of well-known Ukrainian law-firm «Baker & McKenzie», «Integrites», «Vasil Kisil and Partners», «Аsters», «Astapow Lawyers», «Sayenko Kharenko» and others.

Since 2015 Georgii Logvynskyi has been holding the position of the Vice-President of the European People's Party, which is the biggest party at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In January 2018, Logvynskyi was elected Vice-President of the European People's Party in the Council of Europe for the third time. In December 2017, he was appointed as rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the report entitled "Principles and guarantees of advocacy". This report is intended to raise the most urgent issues of advocacy in the member states of the Council of Europe and to develop specific recommendations for strengthening the guarantees for lawyers and the protection of human rights.

Georgii Logvynskyi was awarded the title «Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine» by the Presidential Decree on 1 December 2016 № 533/2016.

On 3 January 2017 Georgii Logvynskyi was elected as the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.This is the highest position on the international parliamentary scene that has ever been held by Ukrainian.

Georgii Logvynskyi was the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2017-2018 - the highest position in the international parliamentary arena in the history of Ukraine.

On January 3, 2017, he was elected as the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism of the PACE. Subsequently, he was re-elected Chairman of the Subcommittee.

The Nomination Committee of Kyiv Regional Bar Council awarded Mr Logvynskyi the badge of honour «For professionalism, mastery and wisdom». In December 2017, the Regional Bar Council Council awarded him an honorary title "Knight of the Bar" for his contribution to the development of the profession of lawyer in Ukraine.

In January 2017 Mr Logvynskyi was also elected as the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, which is well known by its active efforts in prevention, revealing, termination and minimising the aftermaths of terrorist activity. On January 23, 2018 he was reelected to the position of Chairman of the Subcommittee on Problems of Crime and Terrorism of the PACE - it is the highest rating of his activity on this post.

On January 22, 2018, he was elected as representative of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in GRECO (Group of States Against Corruption).

In 2015 Mr Logvynskyi was elected as the Chairperson of the Inter-Fractional Association of Members of Parliament «Advocacy of Ukraine». On this position he managed to unite the Members of Parliament, advocates, human rights defenders and to set a platform for the dialogue regarding protection of advocate rights, assurance of the rule of law, inadmissibility of illegal interference into work of advocates. On March 29, 2018, Georgiy Logvinsky was selected as the winner of the "Best GR Specialist of the Year" Award in the nomination "The Best International Case".

Logvynskyi did not return to parliament after the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.