Vladimir Anatoliyevich Bidyovka (Ukrainian: Володимир Анатолійович Бідьовка, Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Бидёвка; born 7 March 1981) is a politician from the Donbas region, who served as Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) from 2018 to 2023.[1] Prior to the war in Donbas, during which he supported the DPR independence, he served as a lawmaker in the Verkhovna Rada between 2012 and 2014.
Vladimir Bidyovka | |
|---|---|
Владимир Бидёвка | |
.jpg) Bidyovka in 2019 | |
| Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| In office 20 November 2018 – 20 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Pushilin Olga Makeeva (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Artem Zhoga |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| 7th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Constituency | No. 18 |
| Member of the Donetsk Oblast Council | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1981 Makiyivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now disputed) |
| Political party | Donetsk Republic (since 2015) Communist Party of Ukraine (until 2015) |
Biography
editBidyovka was born on 7 March 1981 in Makiyivka.[2]
He was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine until its banning in 2015.[3] He had previously represented the party from 2010 to 2012 as a member of Donetsk Regional Council and in 2012 was elected as a member of the Ukrainian Parliament.[4]
After failing to gain a seat in the 2014 parliamentary election in Ukrainian-controlled areas of the Donetsk Oblast, he moved to regions controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic, which had broken away from Ukraine earlier that year. He was elected to its legislature in November 2014.[4]
Bidyovka replaced Olga Makeeva as Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic on 20 November 2018.[5] As the European Union opposed the self-proclaimed republic's independence claim, Bidyovka was placed on the list of persons designated by the European Union as being involved in illegal elections and had financial sanctions imposed against him.[6][7]
Following the DPR's annexation by Russia amidst its invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent elections the following year, Bidyovka was replaced as Chair of the now-regional council by Artem Zhoga.
References
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- ^ "Рецензія На Підручник "хірургія" Авторського Колективу За Редакцією Чл.-Кор. Намн України, Д-Ра Мед. Наук, Проф. Л. Я. Ковальчука". Медична освіта (4). 5 February 2014. doi:10.11603/me.v0i4.2283. ISSN 1681-2751.
- ^ ""Парламент ДНР" возглавил бывший нардеп КПУ". novostidnua (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b ""DPR parliament" headed by former Communist MP (Photo)". www.unian.info. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Vladimir Bidyovka Becomes Chairman Of Newly Elected Parliament Of DPR". UrduPoint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Isle of Man Government – News". www.gov.im. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "UKRAINE SANCTIONS (NO.2) ORDER 2014". Gibraltar Laws. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.