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 MinisterVolodymyr Groysman
Oleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byOleksandr Danylyuk
Succeeded byIhor Umansky
Personal details
Born (1976-10-28) 28 October 1976
Rivne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNational 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

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

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Oleksandr Danylyuk
Minister of Finance
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Ihor Umansky
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