Jaroslaw Jurchischin

Date of Birth: 14.10.1980

Jaroslaw Jurchischin Romanovych - politician, activist, expert in advocacy and anti-corruption, former head of Transparency International Ukraine. Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IX convocation, former deputy head of the Holos party, chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on Freedom of Speech.

Place of Birth. Education. Born on October 14, 1980, in Lviv. He was educated at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he obtained his Master's degree in Political Science, and also has a degree as a specialist from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv in History, a historian, and archaeologist.

Career. Since 2001, a member of Plast - the national scouting association of Ukraine. From 2003 to 2005, he was responsible for Plast's external relations and headed the Kyiv office of the organization.

From 2005 to 2010, he was involved in building the structures of the party Our Ukraine.

From 2007 to 2012, he was a public affairs officer for MP Ihor Kyryl. From 2010 to 2014, he was a public affairs officer for MP Lesia Orabets.

From 2012 to 2014, he was a lobbying trainer, traditional and new media at the Institute of Political Education, at the National Democratic Institute (USA), and at the Leadership and Management Institute of UKU Lviv.

From 2013 to 2016, he was the chairman of the Plast Council (Krajowe Plast-Rat).

In 2014, he was an advisor to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy.

From 2016 to 2017, he was a member of the Public Control Council at NABU.

Member of the competition commission for the selection of prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. Member of the competition commission for the selection of the head of the National Agency of Ukraine for the detection, identification, and management of assets obtained from corruption and other crimes.

From 2014 to 2016, he was the advocacy manager of the coalition of non-governmental organizations of the Reanimation Package of Reforms.

From 2016 to December 2018, he was the executive director of Transparency International Ukraine, from 2018 to 2019, he was the chairman of the organization. In May 2019, Jaroslaw Jurchischin resigned from the board of Transparency International Ukraine to participate in the election campaign of the Holos party.

He has been a member of leadership bodies at the local level, an active member of numerous non-governmental organizations: the Foundation for Regional Initiatives, Youth Nationalist Congress, ProsVita, etc.

Political Career. Deputy Chairman of the Holos party (until January 29, 2021). In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he was elected as a deputy, number 7 on the list. First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada for Anti-Corruption Policy in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IX convocation.

On July 29, 2021, Jaroslaw Jurchischin announced his withdrawal from the Holos party.

Since December 2023, he is the chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada for Freedom of Speech.

Family. Married, father of three children.

12.10.2023