Verkhovna Rada from "Hromada" Politic career March 1998-April 2002 - People's Deputy of the 3rd Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, from "Hromada", No. 8 in the list April 2002-May 2006 - People's Deputy of the 4th Verkhovna Rada, from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT), No. 4 in the list May 2002-February 2005 - Deputy Chairman of BYuT, since February 2005 - Chairman of the BYuT fraction May 2006-June 2007 - People's Deputy of the 5th Verkhovna Rada, elected from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No. 11 in the list Bilorus was re-elected into parliament for BYuT during the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election. Bilorus was placed at number 122 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. He was not re-elected into parliament. Awards and titles Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine Doctor of Economics A Diplomat of the Year (United States, 1994) Awardee of Schlichter prize, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1989), and of M.Ptukha prize, (2000) 1972, 1976 - Excellence distinction of higher education of the USSR 1999 - Colonel-General of Zaporizhzhya Cossacks 1970 - Honorary Hunter of Ukraine 1970 - Medal "For Valorous Work" 2005 - Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 2009 - Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise fifth class Diplomatic rank - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine (March 1992). See also 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election List of Ukrainian Parliament Members 2007 References External links Oleg Bilorus' profile at the official web site of Verkhovna Rada 1939 births Living people People from Kyiv Oblast Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United States Hromada (political party) politicians All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" politicians Members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics alumni 20th-century Ukrainian economists Laureates of the Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine