David Chernushenko
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Image:DavidChernushenkoAt40.jpg</div> David Chernushenko is a businessman, politician and environmentalist in Ontario, Canada. He currently serves as deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada.
A graduate of Queen's University (political science) and alumnus of Cambridge University (international relations), Chernushenko has worked for CIDA, DFAIT and the United Nations Environment Programme. He has travelled to Finland, Malaysia, Lebanon, Japan, England and Australia. He has served on committees and boards of local housing and environment groups, schools and health advisory bodies.
As of 2004, Chernushenko owns and operates Green & Gold Inc., a consulting firm specializing in suggesting ways to increase efficiency and reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of athletic events and facilities. He started Clean Air Champions, an advocacy group consisting primarily of athletes working to improve air quality in Canada.
He was the Green Party candidate for Ottawa Centre in the 2004 federal election. He finished fourth with 4730 votes (8%), more than any other Green candidate in Ottawa received. He also ran in the 2003 provincial election, receiving 1741 votes in Ottawa South.
Chernushenko ran again in Ottawa Centre in the 2006 federal election and again came fourth, losing to Paul Dewar from the New Democratic Party (NDP). Chernushenko received 6766 votes (10.2%) votes, the highest vote count of any Green Party candidate in the 2006 election. He passed the 10% threshold, thus becoming eligible for partial government reimbursement of campaign expenditures. Chernushenko was gracious in defeat, saying “Paul (Dewar) is someone who has got a strong personal environmental commitment, so he is certainly someone I can work with as a member of the community and I hope he’ll push for our values in Parliament." ("Dewar to bring community issues to the Hill", Centretown News, January 27, 2006, page 2)
The fourth place finish came despite Green Party claims they could win Ottawa Centre ("Greens confident party has a chance at seat", Canadian Press article, January 20, 2006). Chernushenko was endorsed by the conservative Ottawa Citizen newspaper in 2004 and 2006.
Leadership bid
On March 30, 2006, Chernushenko announced his bid for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada. [1]
Works
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| last = Chernushenko | first = David | authorlink = David Chernushenko | coauthors = Anna Van der Kamp | year = 2001 | title = Sustainable Sport Management: Running an Environmentally, Socially and Economically Responsible Organization | publisher = United Nations Environment Programme | location = | id = ISBN 9280720724
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| last = Chernushenko | first = David | authorlink = David Chernushenko | coauthors = | year = 1994 | title = Greening our games : running sports events and facilities that won't cost the Earth | publisher = Centurion Publishing & Marketing | location = Ottawa | id = ISBN 0969757158
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