Oleksandr Shevchenko (politician)

Oleksandr Leonidovych Shevchenko (Олександр Леонідович Шевченко; born 8 April 1971) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, social activist, politician and a benefactor.

He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 7th and 8th convocations.

1986–1989 — a student of Kolomiya professional-technical school-14, 1989–1995 — a student of Yurii Fedkivych Chernivtsi National University (Physical Faculty, speciality «Radiotechnical appliance», qualification «Radioengineer»).

From 1989 to 1995 — a wireman of radioapplience of the 2nd grade at workshop № 4 of Kolomyia woodworking plant.

Since March 1995 — he is a sales manager at «AUskoprut».

From January 1997 to 2004 — a director of Industrial commercial company «Kvarta».

From 2004 to 10.07.2014 — a director of limited liability company «Skorzonera» (a company is the owner of a ski resort «Bukovel»).

Since 2010 — a deputy of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Council.

Shevchenko took part in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election as an independent candidate in constituency 83 (in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast), but his 24.64% of the votes was not enough to get elected.

After 2012 constituency 83 winner Oleksandr Sych joined the Yatsenyuk government Shevchenko won the May 2014 by-election in constituency 83 as an independent candidate.

Shevchenko won with 37.6% of the votes with a turnout of 37.66%.

From 2014 to 2019 — He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine 7th and 8th convocations.

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Shevchenko won a parliamentary seat as an independent candidate nominated by the Petro Poroshenko Bloc in constituency 83 with 40.69% of the votes.

At Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation he is a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on budget issues.

Не is not a member of any faction.

A candidate at presidential elections of Ukraine in 2019.

On January 21, 2019 Olexandr Shevchenko was registered as a candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election by the Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine nominated by UKROP.

In the election he gained 0.58% of the votes.

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Shevchenko tried as an independent candidate in constituency 83 (in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) to get reelected to parliament, but his registration was cancelled.

On 26 June 26, 2019 he himself withdrew his candidacy in favor of Andrii Storozhuk, a candidate from the Servant of the People party who also failed to win the election since Oksana Savchuk of Svoboda won the constituency (Savchuk got 46.68% and Storozhuk 23.72% of the votes).

In the 28 March 2021 by-election for constituency 87 (also located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) Shevchenko was a candidate for For the Future.

On 22 April 2021 the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) officially declared Servant of the People candidate Vasyl Virastyuk the winner of this election with 31.25%.

(Runner up) Shevchenko officially received 749 votes less (gaining 29.69% of vote).

Shevchenko appealed this decision and on 2 May 2021 the Supreme Court of Ukraine revoked the April 22 CEC decision claiming the CEC had not ensured the verification of all violations committed during the election.

On 19 May 2021 the CEC drew up a new protocol on the results of the election; This time they declared the results of 6 polling stations invalid.

According to this document Virastyuk had gained 14,811 votes, Shevchenko 13,942 and Ruslan Koshulynskyi 13,463.

On 23 May 2021 the Supreme Court annulled this protocol too after an appeal by Shevchenko.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court annulled this decision on 5 June 2021 and ten days later Virastyuk took the oath of People's Deputy of Ukraine.

Married, has three sons and three daughters.