Mykhailo Bondar

Mykhailo Leontiyovych Bondar (; born 17 November 1973) is a Ukrainian former National Guard volunteer and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 119th electoral district since 27 November 2014.

Early life and career Mykhailo Leontiyovych Bondar was born on 17 November 1973 in the village of , in Lviv Oblast of what was then the Soviet Union. From 1992 to 1994, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From 1997 to 1998, he served as accounting in the Zhvyrka village council, before working in accounting in the Sokal Raion telecommunications unit of Lviv ODPEZ Ukrtelekom. In 1999, he worked in the Sokal Raion section of the Lviv chapter of the company Gas Ukraine.

From 1997 to 2006, Bondar studied at University of Lviv, graduating with a specialisation in Finance, Economics, and Entrepreneurship. He was commander of the .

People's Deputy of Ukraine Bondar participated in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election as the candidate of the People's Front as People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 119th electoral district. He won the elections with 26.36% of the vote; incumbent People's Deputy Iryna Sekh of Svoboda won only 13.60%, placing fourth. Following his election, Bondar sat as an independent, and was head of the coal subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Fuel-Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy, and Nuclear Security. He is a member of the European Solidarity faction in the Verkhovna Rada, as well as the Committee on Energy and Housing-Communal Services.

In the trial of Colonel Roman Chervinsky, he actively supports Chervinsky.

Honors and awards

Award of the President of Ukraine - Jubilee Medal “25 Years of Independence of Ukraine” (2016). Award of the President of Ukraine “For participation in the anti-terrorist operation” - 2016. Medal “Defender of the Fatherland” - 2015. Order “For Courage”, III class - 2017.