Volodymyr Bidyovka
Volodymyr Anatolyevich Bidyovka (Ukrainian: Володимир Анатолійович Бідьовка, Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Бидёвка; born 7 March 1981) is a politician from the Donetsk region, who currently serves as Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) since 2018.[1] Prior to the conflict in the east Ukraine region, after which he supported DPR independence, he served as a lawmaker in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada between 2012 and 2014.
Volodymyr Bidyovka  | |
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Володимир Бідьовка  | |
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| Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| Assumed office  20 November 2018  | |
| Preceded by | Denis Pushilin Olga Makeeva (acting)  | 
| 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  | 
| Political party | Donetsk Republic | 
| Other political affiliations  | |
Biography
    
Bidyovka was born on 7 March 1981 in Makiyivka, Ukraine.[2] He was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine until 2015.[3] He represented the party from 2010–2012 as a member of Donetsk Regional Council and in 2012 represented it as an MP.[4] After failing to gain a seat in the 2014 election, he moved to regions controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic, where he was elected to its legislature in November 2014.[4] He replaced Olga Makeeva as Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic on 20 November 2018.[5] Bidyovka was also on a list of persons designated by the European Union as being involved in illegal elections and had financial sanctions imposed against.[6][7]
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 - ""Парламент ДНР" возглавил бывший нардеп КПУ". novostidnua (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
 - ""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.
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