Valery Bondik  Valery Bondyk is a People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of Party of Regions fraction (since November 2007), Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (since December 2007), member of the High Council of Justice (since March 2007). Valery Bondyk was born on 1 April 1964 in Dobropillya, Donetsk Oblast', his father was a miner. In 1985 Valery Bondik graduated from Donetsk Higher Military-Political School of Engineering and Signal Corps. In 1996 he graduated the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise, majoring in case law In 2010 Valery Bondyk defended his Ph.D. thesis in Odessa Law Academy and hold the degree of Candidate of legal sciences. At the parliamentary elections in 2007 Valery Bondyk went to Parliament again from the Party of Regions (No. 130 in the list). In Verkhovna Rada he takes the position of Deputy Chairman of the Justice Committee  Valery Bondyk has been the member of Donetsk Oblast' council(since 1998 to 2004), member of the qualification commission of judges in Donetsk oblast' (since 1998 to 2004), member of the Supreme Council of Justice (since March 2007). Valery Bondyk is married, his wife Irina (born 1969) is a dentist. They have one daughter, Alexandra (born 1990). Medals:  In 2009 he hold the title "Honored Lawyer of Ukraine" by Presidential Decree, for personal contribution to the law development, professionalism in protecting constitutional rights and freedoms. In 2010 Valery Bondyk was awarded as "Lawyer of the Year" within the national program "Man of the Year 2010".