Halyna Vasylchenko

Biography

Halyna Vasylchenko is a Member of the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation. She entered parliament in 2019 representing the “Holos” (Voice) party (District No. 118, Lviv region), defeating Bohdan Dubnevych. Despite previous discussions that “Samopomich” might reach an agreement with “Holos” regarding representation in districts to prevent unsuitable candidates from winning, both political forces fielded candidates in the district.

In parliament, Vasylchenko joined the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy.

During the split within “Holos,” she joined the “Justice” (Spravedlyvist) faction and, along with her colleagues, declared no confidence in faction leader Yaroslav Zhelezniak, demanding re-elections for the party leadership. Serhiy Prytula, who left the party in 2021, noted that he might create a new party, and Vasylchenko’s name was among those who might join it.

At the beginning of her tenure, a scandal erupted because Vasylchenko and her colleague from the “Holos” faction, Nataliia Pipa, “swapped husbands.” As it turned out, they registered each other’s husbands as their parliamentary assistants. In practice, this allowed them to avoid a direct conflict of interest and direct subordination. While the husbands worked on a pro bono basis—meaning they received no budget funding—they held the official status of parliamentary assistant.

She previously headed the Lviv city organisation of the “Ukrainian Galician Party,” where Pipa served as her deputy.

Timeline of Key Events

2025

Became a co-author of a bill adopted by the Verkhovna Rada that increased the tax-free limit for charity donations by businesses (#12328-d). The law allowed legal entities to spend up to 8% of their income on funding charitable organisations without those donations being subject to taxation; the previous limit had been 4%.

2024

Supported the bill on prohibiting religious organisations whose governing centres are located in a state carrying out aggression against Ukraine (#8371). She actively lobbied for the adoption of this bill and blocked the parliamentary podium demanding that it be put to a vote.

2023

Voted for the law on decolonising geographical names, which provided for changing toponyms associated with the aggressor state and its imperial policy (Draft 7253).

2022

Supported the ban on pro-Russian parties and the liquidation of the “Wolf Court”—the Kyiv District Administrative Court.

2021

Became a co-author of a Verkhovna Rada resolution calling on the President to posthumously award the title of Hero of Ukraine to UPA hundred-leader Myroslav Symchych (Resolution #6213). Symchych led an underground struggle against Soviet occupiers, participated in a battle in which, according to his accounts, 386 NKVD soldiers were killed, and spent 32 years in imprisonment. After the start of the full-scale war, the President awarded Myroslav Symchych the title of Hero of Ukraine.

During an internal conflict within the “Holos” faction, Yaroslav Zhelezniak accused Halyna Vasylchenko and several other colleagues of working for the Bankova (Presidential Office) in exchange for the allocation of budget funds for their districts. This happened after Vasylchenko, along with a group of other “Holos” MPs, created their own “Justice” association and eventually expressed no confidence in Zhelezniak. It is worth noting that several years later, Zhelezniak married a colleague from the “Servant of the People” faction.

2020

Initiated a successful amendment to bill #1210 “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding the improvement of tax administration and elimination of technical and logical inconsistencies in tax legislation,” which changed the turnover limits for individual entrepreneurs (FOP): 1.5 million UAH for Group I and II, and 7 million UAH for Group III.

2019

Elected to parliament from “Holos” (District No. 118, Lviv region) and joined the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy. Prior to her election, she worked as Deputy Director of the private enterprise “Korbiz.”

2018-2019

Served as head of the Lviv city organisation of the “Ukrainian Galician Party,” with Nataliia Pipa serving as her deputy.

2017-2019

Headed the Economic Expert Group of the “Ukrainian Galician Party.”

2007-2017

Worked in the Investment Department of the Lviv City Council, holding positions ranging from chief specialist to head of the investment division.

2015

Ran for the Lviv Regional Council from the “Ukrainian Galician Party” (No. 61 on the list) but was not elected.

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