Andrii Bohdan

Biography Education Bohdan studied law and economics at the Lviv University. He received an academic degree (candidate of science) of juridical sciences (Doctor of Law).

Career In the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Bohdan was candidate for People's Deputy from the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc, at number 93 on the list. At election time, he was a managing partner of the law firm "Legal Counsel Lawyers". He was not elected, but following the election, he became an assistant to MP Andrey Portnov of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.

Bohdan was Deputy Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2010. In 2010 he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers. Bohdan worked as the Government Commissioner for Anti-corruption Policy of the first and second Azarov Government terms (2010–2014).

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Bohdan was again a candidate for People's Deputy in the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, at number 74 on the national list. At election time, he was a jurisconsult of the law firm "Status". Although the Petro Poroshenko Bloc won 132 seats in the election, only 63 of those seats were won on its national list (the other seats were won in constituencies). Following the election, Bohdan worked as the adviser to the Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ihor Kolomoyskyi, and represented him as lawyer in the legal disputes over Privatbank.

On 21 May 2019, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Bohdan Head of the Presidential Administration. The same day, President Zelenskyy stated that he had not signed Bohdan's resignation letter and claimed that "all the people who came with me" had signed resignation letters in advance so they could be removed from their post when "society or president feels that this or that person fails to cope with the goals set for Ukraine."

Zelenskyy dismissed Bohdan as Head of his presidential administration on 11 February 2020. In December 2019, a lawsuit was opened against Bohdan by Mykhailo Nonyak, the former head of Ukrtransbezpeky. Nonyak asked that Bohdan's demand to bring him to justice and his subsequent dismissal be declared illegal.

In addition, on 19–20 November 2019, the anonymous Telegram Channel "Trumpet Breakthrough" began publishing recordings from the office of the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation Roman Truba, the content of which showed that the bureau was fulfilling political orders. One such order was from the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Bohdan, regarding the illegal persecution of the fifth President of Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko) and members of his team.

Journalistic investigations In June 2019, the investigative journalism show "Our Money with Denys Bihus" discovered that Bohdan is involved in offshore financial operations, which engaged in credit scams worth hundreds of millions of hryvnia. He owns an estate in Kyiv's Koncha-Zaspa neighbourhood, and large plots of land in Kyiv Oblast, which he bought while working in the civil service. Journalists claim that Bohdan advised others on how to carry out credit fraud.

Sanctions by Zelenskyy On May 2, 2026, Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Bohdan that will remain in effect for 10 years, claiming that his actions endangered “the national interests, security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” without providing further justification. The sanctions include: revocation of Ukrainian state awards, asset freezes, suspension of commercial transactions, prevention of capital outflows from Ukraine, revocation or suspension of licenses and other permits, and a ban on participation in the privatization and leasing of state property. On Facebook, Bohdan speculated that Zelenskyy was trying to divert attention from the corruption scandal involving Timur Mindich, regarding which new audio recordings had been published in the media.

Personal life His father is Bohdan Yosyp Hnatovych (Associate Professor of Civil Law and Procedure of Lviv National University). He has been dating Anastasia Slichna (since 2018). Bohdan is a Greek Catholic.