Mykhailo Ananchenko

Biography

Mykhailo Ananchenko is a Member of Parliament of the 9th convocation. He entered parliament in 2019 representing the “Servant of the People” party (No. 34 on the electoral list) and joined the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation. In 2022, he transferred to the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy.

He became one of the youngest deputies of this convocation, having previously served as a “student mayor” in Sumy and a “student president” of Ukraine. During the 2020 local elections, he headed the regional branch of the ruling party. In 2018, he was an assistant to the mayor of Sumy, Oleksandr Lysenko (“Batkivshchyna” party), and served on the city’s executive committee. Prior to his political career, he worked as an art director at a nightclub, gaining local youth recognition. He is a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.

Ananchenko’s political career follows in his father’s footsteps, who repeatedly ran for parliament from the Sumy region and chaired the Sumy city branch of the Party of Defenders of the Fatherland. His father ran for mayor of Sumy in 2006, as an independent candidate in 2012, and represented the “Green Planet” party in 2014.

Timeline of Key Events

2026

Voted in the first reading for the controversial Civil Code draft (No. 15150) submitted by Speaker of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk. The 803-page draft was fast-tracked through parliament before the Ministry of Justice had time to review it. The initiative contained provisions allowing for the carve-up of state and municipal property, including forests, coastlines, and subsoil resources. Following the vote, street protests occurred across several regions, and a petition demanding a presidential veto garnered over 25,000 signatures on its first day. Judges of the Supreme Court also raised substantial objections, noting that the draft threatened to destroy over 20 years of judicial practice.

2025

Voted for the liquidation of the independence of anti-corruption bodies, namely the NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Draft Law No. 12414). This triggered a protest near Bankova Street the same day, leading parliament to subsequently pass a separate law to reverse the decision.

Voted for Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk’s controversial bill to abolish the Commercial Code of Ukraine (#6013), which removed key principles governing the interaction between business and the state. Public organizations, including “Holka,” “Ecology. Law. Man,” and the “Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group,” warned that the law posed national security risks and threatened a large-scale redistribution of assets.

Supported the so-called “Ihor Mazepa Law” (Draft Law No. 12089), which allows for the “resetting” of claims regarding illegally acquired forests and coastal lands if ten years have passed since they entered private ownership, effectively legalizing past land grabs. Despite a petition demanding a veto gathering over 25,000 signatures, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law.

Voted for Draft Law No. 11321, “On Restoring Transparency in Committee Operations,” which was supported by various civil society organizations.

2024

Supported the bill prohibiting the activities of religious organizations in Ukraine that have a governing center in a state carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine (#8371).

2023

Voted for the “Medical Cannabis Legalization” bill (#7457) to support the rehabilitation of wounded military personnel, including the treatment of PTSD.

2022

Voted for urban planning “reform” bill #5655. The initiative was heavily criticized by civil society organizations, the Association of Ukrainian Cities, and the National Union of Architects of Ukraine. The European Parliament and European Commission expressed serious concerns, and Chatham House warned of risks regarding the emergence of construction cartels.

Supported the ban on pro-Russian parties and the liquidation of the “Wolf Court” (District Administrative Court of Kyiv).

Transferred to the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy.

2021

A court closed a criminal case against the head of the Sumy regional organization of the “Svoboda” party, Mykola Alifanov, due to the prosecutor’s office missing the deadline for filing the indictment. Alifanov had been accused of attempting to order an attack on MPs Ananchenko and Tetiana Skrypka (Riabukha). The suspect claimed the SBU had attempted to provoke him and fabricated the case because of his organization of protests against the opening of the agricultural land market.

2020

Headed the Sumy regional branch of the “Servant of the People” party.

2019

Served as Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s representative in Sumy during the presidential election. Elected to parliament as a “Servant of the People” candidate (No. 34 on the list).

On December 15, Ananchenko reported an attack on himself on social media. The following day, the SBU announced that the attack had been staged as part of a special operation to prevent a real attack on MPs Ananchenko and Riabukha. The SBU later charged Mykola Alifanov with preparing the assassination attempt.

2018

Assumed the position of assistant to Sumy Mayor Mykola Lysenko.

2016

Became an assistant-consultant to a deputy of the Sumy Regional Council from the “Batkivshchyna” party, Ihor Hannenko.

2012-2015

Served as deputy head of the trade union organization at the Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko.

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