Lviv City Mayor, politician, public figure
Bio
Since the proclamation of independence of Ukraine in1991, he has been actively engaged indevelopment of independent media, as well as inpublic activities. He established the "CityDevelopment Institute" – a public organizationwhich designed the first development strategy ofLviv.He is one of the founders of the “Lux” radio station.For today it is a media holding that includes a TVchannel, several radio stations and informationwebsites.
In 2004, he founded the “Samopomich” (“Self Reliance”) public association.Two years later, he won the Lviv mayoral elections for the first time. Under hisleadership, thecity became a Ukraine’s center of culture and tourism. Lviv hosts dozens of international festivals and conferences, such as "LeopolisJazz Fest", "Lviv IT Arena", "Lviv Media Forum" and others.In 2013, founded the ““Samopomich” Union” (“Self Reliance” Union”) party, whichwon elections to the Verkhovna Rada already in 2015, however, Sadovyy declinedhis MP position in favor of service in Lviv. In 2019, he decided to participate in the presidential elections of Ukraine, but laterwithdrew infavor of another candidate of united democratic forces.Following yet another mayoral elections victory in 2020, he is actively engaged indevelopment of a new medical strategy of Lviv.Since the russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Andriy Sadovyy togetherwith international and Ukrainian partners has initiated the launch of a large-scale"Unbroken" medical rehabilitation Center. This is a unique place, where adults andchildren affected by the war receive comprehensive qualified medical care, including modern prosthetics.
