Valeriy Bozhyk
Valeriy Bozhyk | |
|---|---|
Валерій Божик | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Maksym Burbak |
| Constituency | Chernivtsi Oblast, No. 204 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1971 Kadubivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Other political affiliations | Independent |
Valeriy Ivanovych Bozhyk (Ukrainian: Валерій Іванович Божик; born 27 March 1971) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 204th electoral district.
Biography
[edit]Valeriy Ivanovych Bozhyk was born on 27 March 1971 in Kadubivtsi, in Chernivtsi Oblast. He graduated from Chernivtsi University specialising in legal studies. He served as head of the Chernivtsi Oblast Classification and Disciplinary Legal Commission from 2009 to 2011, and held leading positions in Chernivtsi Oblast's law bodies.[1]
In 2010, Bozhyk mounted a campaign for membership in the Chernivtsi City Council, running as a member of Civil Position. He was a successful candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 204th electoral district, representing Servant of the People despite being an independent. He is deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy,[1] as well as a member of Smart Politics.[2]
During the election, Bozhyk acquired attention after his opponent, Maksym Burbak, claimed he held dual citizenship with Romania, something which is illegal in Ukraine.[3] The Central Election Commission told Servant of the People they were investigating the claims. Bozhyk denied that he had dual citizenship, submitting an application to the Romanian consulate in Chernivtsi to confirm his lack of Romanian citizenship.[1]
On 28 May 2020, Bozhyk was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was subsequently placed in isolation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Божик Валерій Іванович" [Bozhyk, Valeriy Ivanovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Lysohor, Iryna (2021-11-08). "Разумков оприлюднив прізвища депутатів, які увійшли до його міжфракційного обʼєднання" [Razumkov reveals list of deputies who joined his interfactional association]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "У Чернівецькій області кандидат у народні депутати України від партії "Слуга народу" і кілька інших мають громадянство Румунії – Максим Бурбак" [Maksym Burbak: "Servant of the People" People's Deputy candidate in Chernivtsi Oblast and several others have Romanian citizenship]. Chas (in Ukrainian). 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Ще один нардеп захворів на коронавірус" [Another People's Deputy contracts coronavirus]. Slovo i Dilo (in Ukrainian). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2022-11-10.