Vadym Boychenko

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Serhiyovych and the family name is Boychenko.

Vadym Boychenko
Вадим Бойченко
Boychenko in August 2016
49th Mayor of Mariupol
Incumbent
(contested)
Assumed office
15 December 2015
disputed with Konstantin Ivashchenko
6 April 2022-23 January 2023
disputed with Oleg Morgun since 23 January 2023
Preceded byYuriy Khotlubei
Personal details
Born (1977-06-05) 5 June 1977
Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyVadym Boychenko Bloc
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

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

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]

See also

Notes

    References
    1. (in Ukrainian) Electoral history of Vadym Boychenko, Civil movement "Chesno"
    2. "City Government". mariupolrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
    3. Tverdenko, Roman (2 November 2020). "The mayor of Mariupol Boychenko was elected for a second term". rbc.ua. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
    4. "Новинський і ще 5 "опоблоківців" проходять у Раду, а Колесніков – ні".
    5. "Мер Маріуполя розповів, коли і чому залишив місто". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
    6. "Mariupol mayor reports mass casualties from nonstop Russian attack". Reuters. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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