Former Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Reappointed to the State Energy Regulatory Agency

Andriy Bohdanovych, the former deputy head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, has been reappointed as deputy head of the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate of Ukraine for digital development, digital transformation, and digitization.

This was announced by Taras Melnychuk, the Cabinet of Ministers’ representative in the Verkhovna Rada .

According to media reports, in 2019, Bogdanovich became an advisor to Yuriy Gusev, then head of the Kherson Regional State Administration.

From January 2020 to January 2021, he served as deputy head of the regional state administration. He was responsible for the region’s digitalization and the implementation of innovations, and also coordinated the work of the Information Technology Department, the Public Communications Department, the State Archives, and the Department of Happiness and Quality of Life Improvement.

Before entering public service, Bogdanovich was a civic activist, the author of the “All-Ukrainian Book of Complaints ‘KARATEL’” project, and the founder of the “Crimea Is Ukraine” initiative. From 2012 to 2014, he served as deputy chairman of the “Democratic Alliance” party.

Intent reviewed Bogdanovich’s financial disclosure statement. Over the past year, he earned approximately 1.2 million hryvnias at the State Energy Regulatory Commission. His wife reported 5,160 hryvnias in social benefits.

The official holds $65,000 in cash and 330,000 hryvnias in bank accounts. He also lent 100,000 dollars to Yakov Bogdanovich. His wife declared 5,000 dollars in cash and just over 50,000 hryvnias in bank accounts.

Bogdanovich’s real estate holdings include a 14.7-square-meter garage in Kyiv and a 72.4-square-meter apartment jointly owned with Yakov and Larisa Bogdanovich.

The declaration also lists a 2014 Geely MK Cross worth 202,900 hryvnias and five domestic government bonds with a face value of 1,000 hryvnias each. His wife owns a 2007 Nissan Tiida valued at 120,000 hryvnias.

In addition, Bogdanovich has the right to use a 2022 Honda M-NV electric vehicle valued at nearly 981,000 hryvnias. The vehicle is listed as being owned by the nonprofit organization “Foundation.101.” The official also declared a trademark registered in 2018.

Ірина Глухова