1986–1989 — a student of Kolomiya professional-technical school-14, 1989–1995 — a student of Yurii Fedkivych Chernivtsi National University (Physical Faculty, speciality «Radiotechnical appliance», qualification «Radioengineer»).[2]
Professional activity
From 1989 to 1995 — a wireman of radioapplience of the 2nd grade at workshop № 4 of Kolomyia woodworking plant. Since March 1995 — he is a sales manager at «AUskoprut». From January 1997 to 2004 — a director of Industrial commercial company «Kvarta». From 2004 to 10.07.2014 — a director of limited liability company «Skorzonera» (a company is the owner of a ski resort «Bukovel»). Since 2010 — a deputy of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Council.[3] From 2014 to 2019 — He was a People's Deputy of Ukraine7th and 8th convocations.
A member of political party «Ukrainian Association of Patriots UKROP». A member of the Office of Political Council of Political party «Ukrainian Association of Patriots UKROP».[5]
Olexand Shevchenko started his social activity in 2004 when on his initiative on the basis of mountain resort «Bukovel» some long-term charity actions, projects and programs directed to the maintenance of low-income inhabitants of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and other regions of Ukraine were started. With his help, a set of programs as for rehabilitation and health promotion of the children ill with Children’s cerebral paralysis and disabled children who live in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.[6]
Later on, these and other programs were continued in the frames of Olexandr Shevchenko’s Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk» established in 2013. Now the Fund supports the programs on curing and rehabilitation of Timeline of the war in Donbass participants, of the disabled in wheelchairs and other. Annual program to learn freshers of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast skiing and social camps for pupils at «Artek-Bukovel» work. The Fund supports many actions and programs in the sphere of urbanism, culture and arts, sports and other. Up till 2018 more than 80,000 people have taken part in the Fund programs. Information about the actions of Olexand Shevchenko Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk» in 2017 was included into «International Human Rights Commission» report.
Since 2012 he is head of the committee on propositions and explanations as for possibilities and perspectives to hold Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in 2022.
During Euromaidan actions he helped the activists with finances and material resources. On the basis of tourist complex «Bukovel» he organized camps for rehabilitation of the injured at the Maidan.
The founder and honorable president of Olexandr Shevchenko Charity Fund «New Ivano-Frankivsk». The founder and honorable president of "Institute of City Development «New Ivano-Frankivsk».
In the 28 March 2021 by-election for constituency 87 (also located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) Shevchenko was a candidate for For the Future.[12] On 22 April 2021 the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) officially declared Servant of the People candidate Vasyl Virastyuk the winner of this election with 31.25%.[13] (Runner up) Shevchenko officially received 749 votes less (gaining 29.69% of vote).[13] Shevchenko appealed this decision and on 2 May 2021 the Supreme Court of Ukraine revoked the April 22 CEC decision claiming the CEC had not ensured the verification of all violations committed during the election.[13] On 19 May 2021 the CEC drew up a new protocol on the results of the election; This time they declared the results of 6 polling stations invalid.[14] According to this document Virastyuk had gained 14,811 votes, Shevchenko 13,942 and Ruslan Koshulynskyi 13,463.[14] On 23 May 2021 the Supreme Court annulled this protocol too after an appeal by Shevchenko.[15] The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court annulled this decision on 5 June 2021 and ten days later Virastyuk took the oath of People's Deputy of Ukraine.[16][17]