Vitaliy Klitschko

Vitaliy Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

Multiple-time world heavyweight boxing champion, recognized by the WBO, WBC, and The Ring magazine. Winner of the WBC “Eternal World Champion”  title in the heavyweight division. Vitaliy Klitschko is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and a six-time world kickboxing champion.

After a brilliant 17-year sports career, he entered politics to fight corruption and injustice and to defend the rights and interests of ordinary citizens. Since 2010, he has led the “UDAR” party. In 2012, he was elected a Member of the Parliament of Ukraine. Vitaliy was one of the leaders of the Revolution of Dignity. He won the mayoral elections in Kyiv in 2014, 2015, and 2020. Since 2016, he has served as the Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Mr. Klitschko has become one of Ukraine’s key recovery leaders, actively working to attract support and investment to rebuild damaged infrastructure.