Oleksandr Shevchenko (politician)

Olexandr Shevchenko Олександр Леонідович Шевченко
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Personal details
Born	(1971-04-08) 8 April 1971 Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukrainian
Nationality	Ukraine

Olexandr Shevchenko (was born on April 8, 1971 in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, social activist, politician and a benefector. He is a People's Deputy of Ukraine 7th and 8th convocations.. A candidate at presidential elections of Ukraine in 2019.

Education

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»).

Professional Activity

From 1989 to 1995 — a wireman of radioapplience of the 2nd grade at workshop № 4 of Kolomiaya woodworking plant. Since March 1995 — he is a sales manager at «AUskoprut». From January 1997 to 2004 — a director of Industrial commercial company «Kvarta». From2004 року to 10.07.2014 — a director of limited liability company «Skorzonera» (a company is the owner of mountain resort «Bukovel»). Since 2010 — a deputy of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Council. Since 2014 — He is a People's Deputy of Ukraine 7th and 8th convocations..

Social and political activity

This part doesn’t has any references. A member of political party «Ukrainian Association of Patriots UKROP». A member of the Office of Political Council of Political party «Ukrainian Association of Patriots UKROP». Olexand Leonidovych Shevchenko started his social activity in 2004 when on his initiative on the basis of mountain resort «Bukovel» some long-term charity actions, projects and programs directed to the maintenance of low-income inhabitants of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and other regions of Ukraine were started. With his help a set of programs as for reabilitation and health promotion of the children ill with Children’s cerebral paralysis and disabled children who live in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Later on, these and other programs were continued in the frames of Olexandr Shevchenko’s Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk» established in 2013. Now the Fund supports the programs on curing and realibitation of Timeline of the war in Donbass participants, of the disabled in wheelchairs and other. Annual program to learn freshers of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast skiing and social camps for pupils at «Artek-Bukovel» work. The Fund supports many actions and programs in the sphere of urbanism, culture and arts, sports and other. Up to 2018 more than 80 000 people have taken part in the Fund programs. Information about the actions of Olexand Shevchenko Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk» in 2017 was included into «International Human Rights Commission» report. Since 2012 he is a head of the committee on propositions and explanations as for possibilities and perspectives to held Winter Olympic and Paraolympic Games on the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in 2022. During Euromaidan actions he helped the activists with finances and material resources. On the basis of tourist complex «Bukovel» he organized camps for rehabilitation of the injured at the Maidan. The founder and honorable president of Olexandr Shevchenko Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk». The founder and honorable president of "Institute of City Development «New Ivano-Frankivsk». 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. On January 21, 2019 Olexandr Shevchenko was registered as a candidate to presidency by Central Electoral Comission.

Family

Was married, has 3 sons.