Andriy Sadovyi

Andriy Sadovyi ( _uk. Андрій Садовий) is a Ukrainian politician. He is the mayor of Lviv, a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine.

Andriy Ivanovych Sadovyi was born on August 19, 1968 in the city of Lviv. In 1987 he graduated at the L’viv Technical School of Radioelectronics. In the following years he got three other degrees. He graduated the L’viv Polytechnic State University, having obtained a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology in 1995 and an economic degree in Finance and Credits in 1997. In 1999, he graduated from the Academy of State Governance under the auspices of the President of Ukraine, having acquired MA. During 1897-1899, he did military service in the army of the USSR.

His first employment was in 1989: he worked as an adjuster of radioelectronic devices at the L’vivprylad Manufacturers.

1992-1995 he was a deputy director of the L’viv branch of Social Adaptation of Youth Fund under the auspices of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

1997-2005 – Chairman and Head of the Board of joint-stock company Pivden’zakhidelectromerezhbud.

1997-2001 - Head of the Board of the L’viv District Development Fund.2002-2003 - Director of the L’viv Development Institute that publishes the Ukrainian-wide Misto journal.

since 2002 – Head of the Board of the joint-stock company Teleradiocompania Lyiks.

since 2005 – Head of social organization Samopomich. Andriy Sadovyi has been engaged in social activity since 1997. He is a founder and a Head of a Board of a social organization L’viv 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 Capitul. In 2003, he was elected a deputy head of the Mosty na Skhid Institute Council (Poland).

He is married to Kateryna Kit-Sadova and has three sons: Ivan, Tadey and Mykhailo. Andryi Sadovyi is a member of People’s Party Nasha Ukraina (Our Ukraine).