Oksana Prodan

During her work in the 8th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Prodan initiated 144 bills, 29 laws were adopted. In addition, she introduced 1,776 amendments to 115 bills, prepared 57 requests and more than 1,800 appeals. The public association OPORA added Oksana Prodan to the list of five most efficient MPs by the number of bills passed [13]. The list of her achievements comprises the protection of property rights through the adoption of the systemic Law on Anti-Raiding, simplification of export of goods and services of national producers, reduction of the SSC (single social contribution) rate, maintaining a simplified system of taxation, financing the repair of highways in Bukovyna, the introduction of personal liability of fiscal service workers for taxpayers’ damage, implementation of European e-commerce rules, preservation of non-profit status of the housing cooperatives and religious organizations.

Oksana Prodan is married with two daughters. Her husband Vasyl Prodan is a well-known businessman in Chernivtsi, a deputy of Chernivtsi city council from the faction “Ridne Misto” who was elected secretary of Chernivtsi city council in November 2017

In 2014 Prodan was re-elected deputy in the pre-term parliamentary elections. Following the signing of the political agreement between the UDAR and Solidarity parties, Oksana Prodan ran for parliament as the candidate of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (No. 15 in the list). In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, she headed the deputy group “UDAR”, which included 33 deputies of Ukraine of the 7th convocation. Since 2015, Oksana Prodan has been the representative of the Chairperson of the Association of Ukrainian Cities Vitaly Klitschko in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian publication “Novoye Vremia” included Oksana Prodan in the top 100 most successful women in Ukraine. The magazine “Focus” included Oksana Prodan in the ranking of the 100 most influential women of Ukraine from 2013 to 2019.

In October 2012 Prodan ran for parliament as the UDAR party candidate, whose leader was Vitaly Klitschko. She was the fourth on the party's electoral list.

She was Chairwoman of the Committee for the Protection of Entrepreneurs under the Opposition Government from May 27, 2010 to December 2011.

She served as Chairperson of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from June 11, 2008 to May 17, 2010. During Oksana Prodan's leadership, the mechanism of formation of the Council was changed. The Council began including not only representatives of Ukrainian associations but also representatives of public councils under central executive authorities and regional councils of entrepreneurs. During this period, the Council focused its activity on deregulation issues, creating conditions for entrepreneurship, promoting the development of small and medium-sized businesses. In 2010, following the appointment of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, the Cabinet of Ministers canceled the election of the Chairperson of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine establishing the administrative procedure for appointing the Chairman and members of the Council relieving Oksana Prodan of her duties.

In 2007–2012 she was Judge of the Court of Arbitration of the Ukrainian Public Organization “Association of Experts in the Agricultural Sector “TreteyskaInitsiatyva (Arbitration Initiative)”.

Prodan has been a Member of the Public Council at the State Customs Service of Ukraine since March 2005. From March 2005 to July 2005 she served as Secretary of the Council of Importers under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. From July 2005 to July 2006 she was Deputy Chair of the Council on Foreign Economic Activity attached to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

She started her career in the real economy sector as an economist at Ukrtrans-Chernivtsi Ltd. In 2003, she headed the company SP Trans. In 2004, she was appointed Deputy Director of Ukrtrans-Chernivtsi. She has been working as a lawyer since 2008.

In 1996 Prodan obtained a degree in International Economics at Chernivtsi State University. In 2000 she graduated from the Institute of Statistics, Accounting and Auditing majoring in “Audit” and receiving the “A” auditor certificate. In 2002 she gained a degree in Law at YuriyFedkovych Chernivtsi National University.

Oksana Prodan (born 16 April 1974, Chernivtsi) is a Ukrainian politician, public figure, head of the Ukrainian Association for Small and Medium Enterprises “Fortetsya”, member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament, 2012-2019). She is one of the initiators and leaders of the Tax Code Maidan, a leading economic expert of the Reanimation Package of Reforms, and a lawyer.

In the 7th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Prodan became a member of the Committee on Tax and Customs Policy holding the position of first deputy. During her work in parliament, Oksana Prodan authored and co-authored 44 bills and 525 amendments to the bills. The privileges of deputies were discontinued with her support, the utilization fee and excise tax for car customization were abolished, European food production rules were adopted, which protect villagers from officials, ensure product quality and create opportunities for export to the EU.