Makarenko Mykhailo Vasylovych

Three parties in ten years

Mykhailo Vasylovych Makarenko — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine (1999), Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Bogomolets National Medical University, People's Deputy of the IX convocation from the banned pro-Russian party "Opposition Platform — For Life" (No. 29 on the list), Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health Care.

From 2010 to 2014 — deputy of the Kyiv Regional Council from the Party of Regions. In 2014 — deputy of the Kyiv City Council from Klitschko's UDAR. In 2015, he ran for the Kyiv City Council from the Opposition Bloc. Trusted representative of presidential candidate Yuriy Boyko in the 2019 elections. In 2019, elected to the Verkhovna Rada from OPZZh. Trajectory: Party of Regions → UDAR → Opposition Bloc → OPZZh — indicative of a "technical" deputy who switches between structures for situational tasks. 

Firtash-Levochkin Group

According to "Ukrainska Pravda," in the IX convocation parliament, Makarenko was part of the influence group of the notorious oligarchs Firtash and Levochkin. The Medical Committee is a convenient position for lobbying pharmaceutical and medical interests.

Two houses and a Land Cruiser on a doctor's salary

The declaration records two houses in the suburbs of Kyiv, three land plots, a Toyota Land Cruiser car, and a 90 sqm garage — all on the salary of a doctor and department head. He resides in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv-Sviatoshynskyi district.