Vadym Boychenko
Ukrainian politician
Vadym Boychenko
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Вадим Бойченко
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Boychenko in August 2016
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49th Mayor of Mariupol | |
Incumbent
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Assumed office
15 December 2015 disputed with Konstantin Ivashchenko 6 April 2022-23 January 2023 disputed with Oleg Morgun since 23 January 2023 |
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Preceded by | Yuriy Khotlubei |
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Born |
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1977-06-05
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5 June 1977
(age
46)
Zhdanov , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Vadym Boychenko Bloc |
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Profession | Politician |
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Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko ( Ukrainian : Вадим Сергійович Бойченко ; born 5 June 1977) is a Ukrainian politician who serves as the de jure mayor of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast , Ukraine since 2015. Boychenko served as mayor during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Siege of Mariupol , during which the city has been "completely destroyed", according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy .
Early life
Boychenko was born in Mariupol on 5 June 1977. He is a graduate of both the Priazov State Technical University and the Donetsk National University . [1] He began employment at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works as a locomotive engineer in 2005, going on to become Deputy Head of Transportation before leaving the company in 2010. [1] He then held management positions at Metinvest and another steelworks company until his election as mayor in 2015. [1] [2]
Mayor of Mariupol
In 2013–2015, Boychenko was a member of the Executive Committee of the Mariupol City Council. [1]
Boychenko was elected mayor of Mariupol on 15 December 2015 . [3] He was elected as a non-partisan self-nominated candidate with 69% of the vote. [1]
Boychenko unsuccessfully took part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Opposition Bloc party, No. 5 on the list as a non-partisan. [1] The party won six single-seat constituencies, but its nationwide list only won 3.23% of the votes, failing to overcome the 5% election barrier. [4]
Boychenko was re-elected for a second term in October 2020 . [3] He was a candidate for the Vadym Boychenko Bloc. [1]
Siege of Mariupol
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During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , Boychenko left the city [5] and provided regular updates to the outside world concerning the Siege of Mariupol from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia. [6]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (in Ukrainian) Electoral history of Vadym Boychenko , Civil movement "Chesno"
- ↑ "City Government" . mariupolrada.gov.ua . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
- 1 2 Tverdenko, Roman (2 November 2020). "The mayor of Mariupol Boychenko was elected for a second term" . rbc.ua . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
- ↑ "Новинський і ще 5 "опоблоківців" проходять у Раду, а Колесніков – ні" .
- ↑ "Мер Маріуполя розповів, коли і чому залишив місто" . Українська правда (in Ukrainian) . Retrieved 17 May 2022 .
- ↑ "Mariupol mayor reports mass casualties from nonstop Russian attack" . Reuters . 2 March 2022 . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
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