Ukrainian politician
Alyona Ivanivna Shkrum (, born 2 January 1988) is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, human rights activist, public figure. She was from 2014 to December 2024 a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) for the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland". On 3 December 2024 she was appointed Deputy-Minister of Communities and Territories Development.
Early life and education.
Shkrum studied law at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, has an MA degree in law from the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and from Trinity Hall at University of Cambridge.
In 2008-2009 served as a Junior Associate at Volkov Koziakov and Partners Law Firm (Kyiv), in 2010-2011 was an associate at the Chevalier Pericard Connesson Bar Association (Paris).
In 2012 worked as an assistant to the attorneys of the law firms belonging to the Inner Temple Association (London).
In 2013 completed internship in the office of Peter Julian, Member of the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament.
Before entering the parliament, served as an advocacy expert at the Right to Protection (Kyiv). This organisation is an implementing partner of the UNCHR.
Political career.
Before being elected People's Deputy of Ukraine Shkrum worked as a parliamentary assistant for of (fellow) politician Iryna Herashchenko and Igor Alekseyev in the 7th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (2012 – 2014).
In 2014, Shkrum was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) on the party list (placed 5th) of Batkivshchyna. She was included in the party's electoral list in an open competition as a member of the Professional Government initiative.
Shkrum was re-elected for the same party (placed 22nd this time) in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
The 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada.
Shkrum served as:
The 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada.
In 2019 Shkrum was reelected, she served as:
On 2 December 2024 Shkrum officially requested the deprivation of her parliamentary mandate. The following day parliament withdrew her mandate. Later that day she was appointed Deputy-Minister of Communities and Territories Development.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Shkrum has been a member to a number of parliamentary delegations:
Family.
Shkrum is married to Dmytro Natalukha. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Natalukha was a candidate for the party Servant of the People. Natalukha and Shkrum were both elected into parliament.
Awards and honors.
Shkrum has been awarded multiple times. According to Kyiv Post, in 2016 she became one of the ‘Top 30 under 30’, the most successful Ukrainian people under the age of 30. The MP also holds the 2016 Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for her significant personal contribution to the reform of local self-government. Shkrum was honored by NV magazine as she was included in the Top 100 Successful Women of Ukraine in 2018. In 2019 the Ukrainian public campaign Chesno named Shkrum one of the top 25 most honest MPs of the 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada.
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