Serhiy Osyka, one of the drafters of the Ukrainian Constitution, has died
Serhiy Osyka, a former member of parliament who served several terms, has died. He was a member of the Constitutional Commission and participated in drafting the Constitution of Ukraine. His death was announced by the Verkhovna Rada, which expressed its condolences to his family and colleagues.
Serhiy Osyka was a prominent figure in Ukraine’s state-building process during the 1990s and early 2000s, combining his academic work with service in the highest echelons of government, where he addressed issues of law, economics, and state-building. It was during the period from 1994 to 1996 that he served on the Constitutional Commission under the President of Ukraine, contributing to the drafting of the basic text of the Constitution, which subsequently defined the political architecture of the independent state.
In addition to his participation in the constitutional process, Osyka served as Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and was repeatedly elected to the Verkhovna Rada—in its fourth, fifth, and sixth convocations. In parliament, he served on a number of specialized committees, where he worked on legal policy, financial and banking issues, as well as matters of regional development and local self-government.
In particular, he was a member of the Committee on Legal Policy, served as deputy chair of the Committee on Finance and Banking, and was also involved in economic policy. Over the years, his work was recognized with state awards—the Order “For Merit,” 3rd Class, and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th Class—which are awarded for contributions to the development of the state.
The Verkhovna Rada noted that Osyka left a significant mark on the work to shape Ukrainian institutions and the legal system, and expressed condolences to his family and colleagues. This information comes from the Verkhovna Rada’s Telegram channel.
