Valeriy Bozhyk
{{short description|Ukrainian politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Ivanovych|Bozhyk|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Valeriy Bozhyk
| office = People's Deputy of Ukraine
| native_name = {{nobold|Валерій Божик}}
| native_name_lang = uk
| image = НДУ_9_Божик_Валерій_Іванович.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| constituency = Chernivtsi Oblast, No. 204
| predecessor = Maksym Burbak
| termstart = 27 August 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kadubivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
| party = Servant of the People
| otherparty = Independent
}}
Valeriy Ivanovych Bozhyk ({{langx|uk|Валерій Іванович Божик}}; born 27 March 1971) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 204th electoral district.
Biography
Valeriy Ivanovych Bozhyk was born on 27 March 1971 in Kadubivtsi, in Chernivtsi Oblast. He graduated from Chernivtsi University specialising in legal studies. He served as head of the Chernivtsi Oblast Classification and Disciplinary Legal Commission from 2009 to 2011, and held leading positions in Chernivtsi Oblast's law bodies.{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=Божик Валерій Іванович |language=uk |trans-title=Bozhyk, Valeriy Ivanovych |work=LB.ua |url=https://lb.ua/file/person/4710_bozhik_valeriy_ivanovich.html |access-date=2022-11-10}}
In 2010, Bozhyk mounted a campaign for membership in the Chernivtsi City Council, running as a member of Civil Position. He was a successful candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 204th electoral district, representing Servant of the People despite being an independent. He is deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy, as well as a member of Smart Politics.{{Cite news |last=Lysohor |first=Iryna |date=2021-11-08 |title=Разумков оприлюднив прізвища депутатів, які увійшли до його міжфракційного обʼєднання |language=uk |trans-title=Razumkov reveals list of deputies who joined his interfactional association |work=LB.ua |url=https://lb.ua/news/2021/11/08/498071_razumkov_oprilyudniv_prizvishcha.html |access-date=2022-11-10}}
During the election, Bozhyk acquired attention after his opponent, Maksym Burbak, claimed he held dual citizenship with Romania, something which is illegal in Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=2019-07-02 |title=У Чернівецькій області кандидат у народні депутати України від партії "Слуга народу" і кілька інших мають громадянство Румунії – Максим Бурбак |language=uk |trans-title=Maksym Burbak: "Servant of the People" People's Deputy candidate in Chernivtsi Oblast and several others have Romanian citizenship |work=Chas |url=https://chas.cv.ua/posadov-priznachennya/59104-бурбак-проти-божика-божик-проти-бурб.html |access-date=2022-11-10}} The Central Election Commission told Servant of the People they were investigating the claims. Bozhyk denied that he had dual citizenship, submitting an application to the Romanian consulate in Chernivtsi to confirm his lack of Romanian citizenship.
On 28 May 2020, Bozhyk was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was subsequently placed in isolation.{{Cite news |date=2020-05-28 |title=Ще один нардеп захворів на коронавірус |language=uk |trans-title=Another People's Deputy contracts coronavirus |work=Slovo i Dilo |url=https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2020/05/28/novyna/suspilstvo/shhe-odyn-nardep-zaxvoriv-koronavirus |access-date=2022-11-10}}