Volodymyr Dmytrovych Bondarenko (; 4 December 1952 – 24 August 2021) was a Ukrainian politician who served as People's Deputy of Ukraine and as member of the citizens' association Choice. Bondarenko was the Head of the Kyiv City Administration from 7 March 2014 until 25 June 2014.
Biography
Bondarenko was born on 4 December 1952 in the village of Okhinky, in Chernihiv Oblast of what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Education
1972 – he graduated from Pryluky pedagogical college named after I. Franko, Department of Labor 1977 – graduated from Kyiv State University named after T. Shevchenko, History Department, with qualification of history and social science teacher 1998 – he graduated from the same university, law faculty, with qualification of lawyer
Career
1976–1977 – history and geography teacher at Kalynivska 8-year school, Gorodyshchensky district, Cherkasy region 1977–1986 – work at Komsomol and Communist Party: Leningradsky Rayon Komsomol Committee, Kyiv Komsomol Committee and Leningrad Rayon Communist Party Committee of Kyiv city 1986–1990 – Deputy Chairman, the 1st vice-chairman of the Leningrad Rayon Council of People's Deputies of Kyiv city 1990–1991 – Chairman of the Leningrad Rayon Council of People's Deputies of Kyiv city 1991–1992 – Head of the housing department, Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration 1992–1996 – Head of Marketing Department, JSC "KyivNaftoProduct" March 1996 – July 1996 – Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Chief of Administrative Service of the Ministry of Justice 2014 – Head of the Kyiv City State Administration
Volodymyr Bondarenko also entered the faction of Reforms and Order party (leader – Viktor Pynzenyk). He as well actively participated in the Orange Revolution.
Business and social activities
JSC "Aktiv" JSC "Ukzovnіshpalyvo" research and production enterprise (rus. – NPP) "Linoplast" (recycling and waste disposal) LLC "Anvi" Public Association "We" Public organization Festival “Kyivska Rus" Charitable Foundation "Ridna Oselya"
Family and hobbies
Volodymyr Bondarenko was married and has two daughters:
Spouse Halyna (born 1951), a historian
Daughter Oksana, (born 1976), married as Oksana Velychko, later Rotmanskij, Coordinator of the government and civic initiative “Together against corruption” Daughter Olha, (born 1981), is working at the law firm Salkom His hobbies were gardening, horticulture, beekeeping, folk art.
Criminal charges
Bondarenko was the owner of an ethnographic complex "Ukrainian Village" just outside Kyiv, a careful reconstruction of rural life in 19th-century Ukraine. However, there are criminal allegations that he built the village by appropriating State-owned land, and with no license. Bondarenko was investigated in 2005.
As well, the origin of the wealth of the daughter, Ms. Oksana Velychko, have been under severe judicial and press scrutiny, and her credibility as an anti-corruption activist put in doubt
