Serhiy Alekseiev

Biography

Serhiy Alekseiev became a Member of Parliament of the 9th convocation representing the “European Solidarity” party. He was elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Agencies of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement. He also became a deputy member of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He has been a subject of anti-corruption investigations.

In 2023, he was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). According to the investigation, the politician promised, in exchange for $50,000, to help a foreign national avoid deportation from Ukraine.

From 2022 to 2024, employees of the law firm “Alekseiev, Boyarchukov and Partners” transferred nearly 4 million UAH to the UDAR party. Alekseiev referred to himself as the president of the Klitschko brothers’ fan club. In comparison, as noted by “Hlavkom” in 2016, the MP supported the Petro Poroshenko Bloc (BPP) with 100,000 UAH.

In 2014, he was a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation, representing the Petro Poroshenko Bloc under the UDAR quota. That same year, he was elected head of the Kirovohrad regional organization of Vitali Klitschko’s “UDAR” party. During this parliamentary term, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Legal Policy and Justice and was one of the authors of a law allowing the Prosecutor General to be appointed without a legal education; the law was essentially written to facilitate the appointment of Yuriy Lutsenko.

In 2005, he was a legal advisor to the then-Minister of Fuel and Energy, Ivan Plachkov. He also served as an unpaid assistant to a 5th-convocation MP, former Party of Regions member Liudmyla Kyrychenko.

Timeline of Key Events

2025

Was one of three MPs from his party to vote for the liquidation of the independence of anti-corruption bodies, namely NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) (Draft Law No. 12414). After the law was passed, a protest began near Bankova Street, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law the same day. Subsequently, the President submitted a project that restored the independence of the anti-corruption bodies. In late July, following public pressure and pressure from international partners, the parliamentary majority voted for Draft Law No. 13533, which restored the powers of the anti-corruption bodies.

Abstained from voting on a 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 from select individuals at 3–3.6 times the market price using budget funds. These provisions violated several Constitutional clauses, leading the President to impose a veto. Despite this, MPs ignored most objections during the revision process. Additionally, provisions were added to legalize, until early 2028, a corrupt scheme by local self-government bodies to develop detailed plans in contravention of local master plans.

Abstained from voting on the so-called “Ihor Mazepa Law” (Draft Law No. 12089), which essentially reflected the demands of unscrupulous business interests. The law provides for the “resetting” of claims regarding illegally acquired forests and coastal lands if ten years have passed since they entered private ownership, potentially legalizing land grabs from the previous decade. Despite a petition demanding a veto gathering over 25,000 signatures, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law. The first victim was the case concerning Protasiiv Yar.

Abstained from voting on Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk’s controversial project to abolish the Commercial Code of Ukraine (#6013). Civil society organizations warned that the law posed risks to national security and could trigger a large-scale redistribution of assets, as parliament had not approved a list of property exempt from privatization.

2024

Did not vote for bill #10242 on pressure on journalists and their sources, which posed serious risks to freedom of speech and the protection of whistleblowers by proposing up to 8 years in prison for disclosing information from state registries.

Media investigations reported that the MP’s 82-year-old mother, Vitalia Yakivna, became the owner of real estate in the elite village of Kozyn, which she later gave to her son for use. The MP explained that all his income was declared and confirmed by checks from the NACP, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the tax authorities. He stated that in 2022, he transferred $850,000 to his mother, which was declared, and these funds—along with her own savings—were used to purchase the house.

Voted for bill #8371, which provided for the prohibition of the activities of religious organizations in Ukraine that have a governing center in a state carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine.

2023

Abstained from voting for the “Medical Cannabis Legalization” bill (#7457).

Voted for the immediate opening of electronic declarations during martial law.

The SBU notified Alekseiev of suspicion of fraud under Article 190 of the Criminal Code. A search of the MP’s premises was conducted. According to investigators, he promised to use his influence in court to help a German citizen avoid extradition in exchange for $50,000. Alekseiev claimed he was a victim of political persecution and that the funds were payment under an attorney’s contract. Later, a court chose a custodial preventive measure with a 2.2 million UAH bail, which was paid the next day.

2022

Voted for the “Media Law” (#2693-d).

Abstained from voting for the urban planning “reform” bill (#5655).

2021

His name was mentioned in a “Slidstvo.Info” investigation regarding the misappropriation of a historic building in the center of Kyiv by companies associated with the Klitschko brothers.

2020

Did not vote for resolution #4104 on the selection of the SAPO leadership.

Voted for the “anti-Kolomoiskyi law” (#2571-d).

2019

Re-elected as an MP of the 9th convocation representing “European Solidarity.”

2018

“Chesno” movement recorded an instance of “button-pushing” (proxy voting).

Voted for the Law on Recognition of Ukrainian Sovereignty over the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. He was subsequently placed under sanctions by the Russian Federation.

2016

Failed to declare a 100,000 UAH contribution to the “Petro Poroshenko Bloc” party.

2015

The company “Blakytne Siaivo” (formerly “Alekseiev, Boyarchukov and Partners”) was involved in a criminal proceeding regarding tax evasion of 50 million UAH.

2011-2014

Became president of the “Official Fan Club of the Klitschko Brothers” NGO (2011). Co-founder and managing partner of the law firm “Alekseiev, Boyarchukov and Partners” (2006–2014).

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