Larysa Bilozir

Biography

Larysa Bilozir became a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament of the 9th convocation in 2019, representing the Vinnytsia region (district #15) as an independent candidate. Since 2020, she has been a member of the “DOVIRA” (Trust) parliamentary group, having previously belonged to the “Za Maybutnye” (For the Future) group. She is a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Organisation of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning, where she heads the subcommittee on administrative services and administrative procedures. She is the daughter of Mykola Kucher, a Member of Parliament of the 8th and 9th convocations who also joined the “DOVIRA” group. She is also the daughter-in-law of Oksana Bilozir, a former MP of several convocations and a singer, whose son Andrii was a Kyiv City Council deputy representing the “UDAR” faction. Larysa Bilozir’s brother, Oleksandr Kucher, ran as a member of the “European Solidarity” party for the Ladyzhyn City Council in the Vinnytsia region in 2015 (#1 on the list).

Timeline of Key Events

2025

Supported the so-called “Ihor Mazepa Law” (Draft Law 12089), which provided for the “resetting” of claims regarding illegally acquired forests and coastal lands if ten years had passed since they entered private ownership. Despite a petition gathering over 25,000 signatures demanding a veto, the President signed the document. The first victim of the law was the case concerning Protasiiv Yar.

Supported Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk’s controversial bill to abolish the Commercial Code of Ukraine (#6013), which posed risks to national security.

Supported the unconstitutional project regarding a special procedure for the compulsory alienation of land in the Uzhhorod district of the Zakarpattia region (#9549). The initiative contained scandalous provisions creating risks for both deforestation and corrupt schemes involving the purchase of real estate using budget funds at 3–3.6 times the market price.

Voted for the bill on administrative liability for journalists and activists who mention the clients of lawyers (#12320). Organisations such as DEJURE, “Holka,” the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, and the CHESNO movement opposed the bill, noting that it contained signs of censorship.

Supported a bill that restricted the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) while strengthening the powers of the Prosecutor General (#12414). According to a number of NGOs, including Transparency International Ukraine, the bill posed a direct threat to the independence of the NABU, a key anti-corruption institution created with the support of international partners to be protected from political influence. The European Commission considered the adoption of this law a serious step backward.

2023

Supported the “Medical Cannabis Legalization” bill, which allowed the production of medical cannabis in Ukraine for the rehabilitation of wounded military personnel, including for the treatment of PTSD.

In the same year, she became a godparent alongside MP Mariia Mezentseva (“Servant of the People”) and businessman Yurii Kosiuk, who became the godparents of Bilozir’s son.

Along with Mezentseva and several other female MPs, Bilozir joined the PACE Special Committee on Ukrainian Children.

2022

Voted for the urban planning “reform” (#5655), authored by the head of the “Servant of the People” party, Olena Shulyak. The initiative was widely criticised by the civil sector and media, and Chatham House (UK) warned that the rules created a risk of construction cartels forming. The European Parliament and the European Commission also expressed critical reservations.

During a committee meeting, Bilozir supported the scandalous draft law #7654 by “Servant of the People” MP Andrii Klochko. This was an attempt to disrupt the transparent competition for the head of the NABU, which could have harmed the work of key anti-corruption institutions—the NACP, SBI, and ARMA. The initiative drew criticism from the civil sector and G7 countries, who saw it as a threat to the independence of the anti-corruption system.

2020

Included in the list of Ukrainian citizens against whom the Russian Federation imposed sanctions. In the same year, she left the “Za Maybutnye” parliamentary group and joined the “DOVIRA” group.

2014-2019

Served as a volunteer assistant to Member of Parliament of the 8th convocation Oleksandr Bakumenko.

2018

Headed the non-governmental organisation “Life and Development of Communities” and managed it until 2019.

2015

Elected as a deputy to the Vinnytsia Regional Council of the 7th convocation representing the “Petro Poroshenko Bloc” (district #48). In the Council, she headed the standing committee dealing with local self-government, administrative-territorial structure, European integration, and international and interregional cooperation.

2006-2007

Served as a volunteer assistant to Member of Parliament of the 5th convocation Mykola Sokyrko.

2004

Began working in the agro-industrial sector, managed private business, and participated in social initiatives.

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