Oksana Markarova

Oksana Serhiyivna Markarova (Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Маркарова; born 28 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and a former Minister of Finance in the government of Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksiy Honcharuk.[1] She was acting Finance Minister since 8 June 2018[2] acting after Oleksandr Danylyuk was dismissed on 7 June 2018 after a conflict with Groysman.[3]

Oksana Markarova Оксана Маркарова
Minister of Finance
In office 7 June 2018 – 4 March 2020 Acting until 22 November 2018
Prime Minister	Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded by	Oleksandr Danylyuk
Succeeded by	Ihor Umansky
Personal details
Born	28 October 1976 Rivne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Early life and education

In 1999 Markarova received a master's degree in Ecology at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. In 2001, she got a master's degree in Public Finance and Trade at Indiana University.

Career

Until transferring to the civil service in 2015, Markarova worked in the private sector. During that period she worked with Natalie Jaresko at an investment fund in Kyiv.

Since March 2015 Markarova was a Deputy Minister of Finance under successive ministers Natalie Jaresko and Oleksandr Danylyuk. Her main task was to help usher the country through an IMF programme and restructure foreign debt after Russia occupied Crimea.[4]

After Oleksandr Danylyuk was dismissed on 7 June 2018 after a conflict with Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman[3][5] Markarova was appointed acting Minister of Finance on 8 June 2018.[2] On 22 November 2018 the Ukrainian parliament appointed her as Minister of Finance.[1]

The beginning of the Shmyhal Government on 4 March 2020 was the end of her tenure as Minister of Finance.[6] After her dismissal Markarova returned to the private sector and her work on the supervisory board of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.[7]

Other activities

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2018)[8]

Personal life

Markarova is married to banker and businessman Danylo Volynets. The family has four children (two daughters of a husband from the first marriage and two common ones).[9]

Earnings

According to the electronic declaration, in 2019, Markarova received of 690,478 hryvnias (US$25,573) as salary, 999,720 hryvnias (US$37,027) as interest and 1 031,212 hryvnias (US$38,193) as revenues from alienation of securities and corporate rights. On bank accounts, Markarova had 8 426,303  hryvnias (US$312,085) and US$29. Additionally, Markarova had an apartment (total area of 95,6 m2) . Markarova also declared tribal horse (ore of the mare of the Hanoverian breed), jewelry (wedding rings with precious stones, watch), a 2015 Toyota Highlander car [10]

See also

• Groysman Government
• Honcharuk Government

References

1. Ukraine parliament appoints Markarova, Friz ministers, UNIAN (22 November 2018)
2. Oksana Markarova appointed Ukraine's acting finance minister, UNIAN (8 June 2018)
3. Ukrainian lawmakers OK creating anti-corruption court, Business Insider (7 June 2018)
   Ukraine finance minister claims he was told to back corruption or quit, The Times (South Africa) (7 June 2018)
4. Roman Olearchyk (June 10, 2018), IMF-backed reforms in hand says new Ukraine finance minister Financial Times.
5. Roman Olearchyk (June 6, 2018), Ukraine’s PM asks parliament to sack his finance minister Financial Times.
6. "Ukrainian lawmakers vote to appoint Ihor Umansky as new finance minister". Reuters. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
7. (in Ukrainian) Former Finance Minister Markarova returns to business and registers a startup, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2019)
8. Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
9. Оксана Маркарова: краткая биография и профессиональная деятельность
10. "Declarations: Markarova Oksana Serhiivna from the NACP". declarations.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

External links

• Oksana Markarova on Facebook