Serhii Rudyk

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Serhii Yaroslavovych Rudyk (born 11 October 1970) is a Ukrainian politician who has served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine since 27 November 2014. He represents Cherkasy Oblast district No. 198 and has been involved with several political groups, including For the Future (ZM) since 2019; previously he was with Svoboda and European Solidarity, and in 2019 he ran as a non-partisan candidate.

Education
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, History faculty (1992), focusing on World History
- National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (2001), Master of Business Administration
- University of North London (2001), Public Administration
- PhD on emigration of Ukrainian refugees and movement to the United States and Canada after World War II (thesis completed in the 2010s)

Career highlights
- Early career included teaching, journalism, and work in regional public administration
- Head of the State Committee on Nationalities and Migration Affairs (1996–1999)
- Various roles in Kyiv city administration and local governance
- Head of the State Agency of Soil Resources of Ukraine briefly in 2014
- Elected as a People’s Deputy in 2014 in Cherkasy district No. 198, initially aligned with the Petro Poroshenko Bloc “Solidarity”; served on the budget committee as head of the subcommittee on the state’s budget financing
- Re-elected in 2019 in the same district with about 28.9% of the vote

Parliamentary activity
- Since 2014, has worked on budget issues as part of the Verkhovna Rada’s Budget Committee
- In 2019 he retained his seat as a non-partisan candidate, continuing his work in parliament

Family
- Father: Yaroslav Demianovych (born 1947); mother: Taisia Mykolaivna (born 1948)
- He and his wife Marianna have three children: Maksym (born 1999), Ivan (born 2006), and Evhenia (born 2012)
- The wife and two sons died in a Russian airstrike; their daughter Evhenia survived

Achievements and awards
- Author or co-author of more than 20 works on governance, public development, and migration
- Notable publications include topics on ethics of leaders during elections, self-organization of residents, and housing associations as public bodies
- Recipient of several honors: Order of Merit (III class) in 2009; Order of the Defender of Ukraine in 2014; Symon Petliura Cross

This brief overview highlights Rudyk’s education, public-service career, parliamentary role, family circumstances, and some of his recognized contributions.