Only 66 MPs of the whole convocation of the VRU have promulgated names of their assistants at the request of the Civil Network OPORA. Among them are: 42 representatives of the UDAR faction, 14 – of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland, 4 representatives of the Party of Regions, three from the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda, and three are non-faction MPs.

A part of MPs have provided not only names of assistants, but also information about their previous employment, contacts, and duties.

The UDAR – is the only faction which have fully promulgated a list of assistants to MPs, which work on a paid basis, are subject to the Law of Ukraine On Public Service, and registered in the financial and human resource service of the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada. Besides that, OPORA has received curriculum vitae of the faction members and addresses of their regional receptions.

However, the UDAR refused to provide names of voluntary assistants, referring to the Law of Ukraine On the protection of personal data.

The list of MPs which promulgated names of their assistants is given below:

The UDAR party of Vitalii Klychko:

  1. Ionova Mariia
  2. Ishchenko Valerii
  3. Averchenko Serhii
  4. Ahafonova Nataliia
  5. Bielkova Olha
  6. Vanzuriak Roman
  7. Hinka Yaroslav
  8. Herashchenko Iryna
  9. Hurvits Eduard
  10. Dubnevych Yaroslav
  11. Kaplin Serhii
  12. Karpuntsov Valerii
  13. Klychko Vitalii
  14. Kovalchuk Vitalii
  15. Korniichuk Oleksandr
  16. Kunitsyn Serhii
  17. Kurennoi Volodymyr
  18. Kutovyi Taras
  19. Matios Mariia
  20. Mochkov Oleksandr
  21. Nalyvaichenko Valentyn
  22. Nehoi Fedir
  23. Novak Nataliia
  24. Pavlenko Rostyslav
  25. Palamarchuk Mykola
  26. Palatnyi Artur
  27. Patskan Valerii
  28. Pynzenyk Viktor
  29. Pober Ihor
  30. Prodan Oksana
  31. Putilov Andrii
  32. Raupov Rustam
  33. Rizanenko Pavlo
  34. Rozenko Pavlo
  35. Romaniuk Roman
  36. Riabikin Pavlo
  37. Savchuk Yurii
  38. Solvar Ruslan
  39. Tkachuk Hennadii
  40. Cherneha Roman
  41. Chuhunnikov Vitalii
  42. Chumak Viktor

All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland

  1. Avakov Arsen
  2. Ariev Volodymyr
  3. Vasiunyk Ihor
  4. Vozniuk Yurii
  5. Kniazhytskyi Mykola
  6. Koroliuk Valentyn
  7. Kubiv Stepan
  8. Kuzhel Oleksandra
  9. Lunchenko Valerii
  10. Lutsenko Iryna
  11. Nemyria Hryhorii
  12. Orobets Lesia
  13. Polochaninov Volodymyr
  14. Yavorivskyi Volodymyr

The Party of Regions

  1. Voropaiev Yurii
  2. Dobkin Dmytro
  3. Ryzhenkov Oleksandr
  4. Rudkovskyi Mykola

All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda

  1. Bublyk Yurii
  2. Pankevych Oleh
  3. Holovko Mykhailo

Non-faction:

  1. Donii Oleksandr
  2. Ivakhiv Stepan
  3. Mishchenko Serhii

We remind, that 107 million a year is spent from the state budget on assistants of MPs. According to the effective legislation, the MP of Ukraine may have not more than 31 assistants. They are allowed to hold two or more offices,which may be employed on the base of a terminal contract or on voluntary basis. The status of four assistants to MPs of Ukraine is governed by the Law on State Service in Ukraine. They may be assigned up to the seventh rank of the fourth category of posts. These individuals are attached to the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine or to executive bodies of local councils.

Non-staff assistants have the same authorities as staffers (cards, access to offices of all the officials, access to the database, telecommunication system etc.). Therefore, promulgation of their names is as important as promulgation of the names of staff employees.