▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁agr onom ist , ▁chief ▁agr onom ist , ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁kol k hoz ▁administration ▁in ▁the ▁Kal in in ▁kol k hoz , ▁Nov om os kov sk ▁Ra ion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁head ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁department ▁of ▁Ts ary ch anka ▁Ra ion . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁party ▁function ary ▁in ▁Ts ary ch anka ▁Ra ion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 9 0 ▁Laz aren ko ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁D n ip rop et rov sk ▁region ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁production ▁and ▁food ▁industry ▁se ctors . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁head ▁of ▁Ag ro - Ind ust rial ▁Complex ▁of ▁D n ip rop et rov sk ▁O blast . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁deput y ▁of ▁D n ip rop et rov sk ▁O blast ▁Governor ▁office , ▁while ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁department ▁of ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁Leon id ▁K rav ch uk ▁appointed ▁Laz aren ko ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁D n ip rop et rov