Ruslan Dmytrovych Bogdan (Ukrainian: Руслан Дмитрович Богдан; born 28 January 1972) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2007 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2019, representing the proportional-representative list of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Ukraine's 151st electoral district in northern Poltava Oblast, respectively. Prior to his election, he was a businessman at multiple companies.
Ruslan Bogdan | |
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Руслан Богдан | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Taras Kutovy |
| Succeeded by | Maksym Berezin |
| Constituency | Poltava Oblast, No. 151 |
| In office 23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012 | |
| Constituency | Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No. 146 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1972 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Batkivshchyna |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and career
editHe studied at the secondary school No. 234, Kyiv. In 1989 Bogdan entered Kyiv Suvorov Military School (now Ivan Bohun Military High School), a military academy.[1] From 1992 to 1997, he studied at the Ukrainian State University of Physical Education and Sports.
In 1994 he began working at the FURT company. Starting as the company's chief of logistics, he later became the financial director before leaving the company in 2001.[2] After studying at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv from 1996 to 2000 and graduating with a specialisation in economics,[1] He also worked at Enerhotorh as first deputy director from 2001 to 2007.[2] Bogdan graduated from the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas in 2008 with a specialisation in geology.[1]
Political career
editIn 2005, Bogdan joined the Reforms and Order Party.[3] In the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was a candidate for the party in its Civil Bloc "PORA-PRP" (with PORA) as the 31st candidate on the party's proportional list.[3] This alliance received 1.47% and no seats at the election.[4]
People's Deputy of Ukraine (2007–2012)
editIn the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Bogdan was elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine, the 146th candidate on the proportional list of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. At the time of his election, he was a member of Reforms and Order Party.[3]
Bogdan was expelled from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in February 2011 for unclear reasons.[5][3] Following his expelling from the bloc, he participated far less in sessions of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).[6] In July 2012, he re-joined the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[7] Bogdan was a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety from December 2007.[8] He additionally served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada Temporary Inquiry Panel on the audit of the National Bank of Ukraine during the financial crisis from 18 December 2008 to 18 December 2009 and as a member of the Verkhovna Rada Interim Commission on the decision of the Arbitration Institute of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, investigation the facts of corruption by "RosUkrEnerho" and the involvement of public authorities and arrest of the former head of the State Customs service of Ukraine A. Makarenko from 1 July 2010 to 19 November 2010.[9]
In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election, he was the 73rd candidate on the proportional list of Batkivshchyna. He was not elected.[10][11]
People's Deputy of Ukraine (2016–2019)
editDuring the 17 July 2016 mid-term elections Bogdan was re-elected from Batkivshchyna in Ukraine's 151th electoral district.[12][13]
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Bogdan was an unsuccessful candidate in the 151st electoral district.[14] He lost the election, gathering 15.58% of the vote. Maksym Berezin, of the Servant of the People party, was the victor with 47.45% of the vote.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "РУСЛАН БОГДАН - биография". Netvestnik.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Нова Січ | Новини | РУСЛАН БОГДАН". Nova Sich. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Богдан Руслан Дмитрович" [Bohdan, Ruslan Dmytrovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Kaskiv is not Pora front-runner any more, UNIAN (18 May 2006)
- ^ Opposition deputies expelled from the party for no reason?, URA-Inform (04.02.2011)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Ахметов і ще 18 депутатів прогуляли майже всю Раду, Ukrainska Pravda (13 August 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Депутат Богдан повернувся до фракції "БЮТ - Батьківщина", Zerkalo Nedeli (3 July 2012)
- ^ 22.02.2012 20:30 L (22 February 2012). "УБОП : Досье : Богдан Руслан Дмитриевич". Ubop.net.ua. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Посади протягом скликання". W1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 4 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrainska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Повний список кандидатів у народні депутати від ВО "Батьківщина", Ukrayinska Pravda (30 July 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian)Data on vote counting at percincts within single-mandate districts Extraordinary parliamentary election on 17.06.2016 Archived 2016-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "Народний Депутат України". 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
