Mykhailo Dobkin

About

Ukrainian politician and businessman whose career took off when he was appointed Governor of Kharkiv Oblast in 2010. Previously, he served as Mayor of Kharkiv and Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Before Fame

He earned a law degree from the National University of Internal Affairs.

Trivia

He ran for President during the 2014 Ukrainian election and received 3.03% of the vote.

Family Life

His mother Alla is Ukrainian and his father Mark is Jewish. He married his wife Alina in 2007. They have two daughters and one son.

Associated With

Yuriy Boyko and Yulia Tymoshenko are other accomplished politicians who were born in the Ukraine.