Andriy Ivanovych Sadovyi ( uk, Андрій Іванович Садовий, ''Andriy Ivanovych Sadovyi'') is a
Ukrainian
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politician
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. He is the
mayor
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of
Lviv
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, the
administrative center
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of the
Lviv Oblast
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of western
Ukraine
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, former leader of the Self Reliance political party, and co-founder of "Lux" media holding. Sadovyi was a candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election from 8 January until 1 March 2019, when he decided to withdraw.
Biography
Andriy Sadovyi was born on 19 August 1968 in the city of
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
. He graduated from the Lviv Technical School of Radioelectronics in 1987. He performed his
military service
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from 1987 to 1989 in the
army
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of the
USSR
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.
Education
* Graduated from State University "
Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic National University ( ua, Націона́льний університе́т «Льві́вська політе́хніка») is the largest scientific university in Lviv, Ukraine. Since its foundation in 1816, it has bee ...
", having obtained in 1995 the qualification of an engineer of electronic equipment,
* 1997 – qualification of an economist on a specialty "Finance and credit",
* 1999 – Graduated from the
, having received a master's degree in public administration.
Career
In 1989, Andriy Sadovyi began working as an adjuster of radio-electronic devices at the ''Lvivprylad Manufacturers''. In 1992–1995 he was a deputy director of the Lviv branch of Social Adaptation of Youth Fund under the auspices of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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.
From 1997 to 2005 he was the
chairman
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and head of the board of joint-stock company ''Pivden'zakhidelectromerezhbud''. From 1997 to 2001 he was the head of the board of the Lviv District Development Fund. From 2002 to 2003 Sadovyi was a director of the Lviv Development Institute that publishes the Ukrainian-wide ''Misto'' journal. Since 2002, Sadovyi has been the head of the board of the joint-stock Radio&TV company ''TRK Lux''. Since 2005 he has been the head of social organization ''Self Reliance''.
On 26 March 2006, Sadovyi was
elected Elected may refer to:
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the city mayor of Lviv. On 31 October 2010, he was re-elected for a second term to the post of mayor of Lviv. Andriy Sadovyi was a member of Our Ukraine until 2010. In the 2010 local elections he was elected as a nominee from the
The Ukrainian Week
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(7 September 2020)
In October 2012, Sadovyi called for creating a new political party, Self Reliance, which was registered in late December 2012. The name stems from societies that existed before
World War I
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World War II
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as credit unions in the
United States
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.
At 11:30pm on 25 July 2014 Sadovyi's house was hit by a
high-explosive anti-tank
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(HEAT) warhead of an
RPG-18
The RPG-18 Mukha (russian: Муха, translit=Fly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972.
History
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. The combatant who fired the RPG is unknown, and Sadovyi was not home at the time of the explosion, which damaged the roof, beams, and windows. At 8:45pm on 26 December 2014, the house was hit again. On that day, Sadovy and his family were reportedly at the Bukovel Resort. Walls, windows and doors were damaged. At 10:50pm on 29 October 2015, a grenade was thrown into the courtyard of the Sadovyi's house. Sadovyi and his family were at home at the time of the explosion, however nobody was hurt and no damage was caused. The attacker was arrested.
Led by Sadovyi, the party Self Reliance finished third in the Ukrainian parliamentary election in October 2014. The party won 33 seats. Sadovyi decided to remain as mayor of Lviv instead of taking a seat in parliament.
In the summer of 2016, the Lviv Gribovitsky landfill was closed on court-order, after a fire erupted on-site and claimed the lives of four. The closure led to the dumping of Lviv garbage inside the city and in other area not equipped for this purpose. In November 2016, Sadovyi launched a new tram route that connected the central part of the city with the Sykhiv district. On October 17, 2016, a Center for the provision of services to combatants was opened in Lviv. In addition, the Lviv City Council, at Sadovy's initiative, decided to allocate UAH 400 million in 2017-2020 for material assistance to anti-terrorist operation participants, including UAH 100,000 for each soldier; the city undertook to facilitate the allocation of land to anti-terrorist operation participants outside the city, or to provide monetary compensation, as well as to provide housing for the families of war victims, the seriously wounded and orphans. The decision was made by 53 votes "for", "against" 0.
In March 2017 Sadovyi announced the signing of a memorandum on the termination of Lviv's trash block. However, in June 2017, due to the severity of the problem – more than 9,000 tons of garbage had accumulated in and around the city – the issue was handed-over to the Lviv Regional State Administration for two years.
Self Reliance announced on 3 October 2018 that Sadovyi was their candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. He was a candidate in the election from 8 January until 1 March 2019, when he decided to withdraw to support the candidacy of
Anatoliy Hrytsenko
Anatoliy Stepanovych Hrytsenko ( uk, Анатолій Степанович Гриценко; born 25 October 1957) is a Ukrainian politician, independent member of the current Ukrainian parliament, former Minister of Defence, member of the Our U ...
. Hrytsenko had already asked Sadovyi about 1 year prior to support his candidacy, Sadovyi eventually withdrew from the presidential election due to his low rating in
opinion polls
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. Registration of Sadovyi's candidacy was officially cancelled on 5 March 2019. In these election Hrytsenko did not proceed to the second round of the election; in the first round he placed fifth with 6.91% of the votes.
In the
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
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Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...
that is not a part of the (city of) Lviv. According to the prosecutors, the plot was also sold at a lower cost than it should have been and without an auction, causing $3.86 million in monetary damages to the Riasne-Ruske village and the state. If found guilty, Sadovyi and other suspects could be sentenced from three to six years in prison.Prosecutors suspect Lviv mayor Sadovyi of abuse of power
Kyiv Post
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History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(21 November 2019)
During the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
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The virus was confirmed to have spread to Ukraine when the country's first case was confirmed to be hospitalized in Chernivtsi Oblast on 3 March 2020, a ...
Lviv mayor Sadovyi was accused of lack of preparedness of Lviv despite numerous photo opportunities with medical staff and equipment. A
World Health Organization
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(WHO) team visiting Lviv in March 2020 were refused permission to establish a
western Ukraine
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laboratory as Sadovyi and his staff wished to control data and information flow, contrary to WHO standards. Several media stories have highlighted serious shortcomings in Lviv city.Experts say Ukrainian hospitals are not ready for COVID-19 pandemic
KyivPost
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
Ukrayinska Pravda
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Ukrayinska Pravda
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(24 August 2020) Sadovy was reelected in the second round of the Lviv mayoral election of 22 November 2020 with 62.25% of the vote (he had gained 40.09% in the first round). Runner up Oleh Synyutka got 37.75% of the vote.The TEC officially announced Sadovy's victory in Lviv
Ukrayinska Pravda
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(25 November 2020)
Social activity
Sadovyi has been engaged in social activity since 1997. He is a founder and the head of a board of the social organization Lviv Development Institute, head of the Management Council of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptyts’kyi Art and Culture Fund of Greek Church of Ukraine (2000–2002), member of Ukrainian-Polish Cooperation Capital. In 2003, he was elected a deputy head of the "Mosty na Skhid" Institute Council (Poland).
Ukrayinska Pravda
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List of mayors of Lviv
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. It includes positions equivalent to mayor, such as chairperson of the city council executive committee.
Mayors
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
* Peter Stecher
* Janusz tran ...