| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2006[1] |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1965 [1] Odessa (Ukrainian SSR)[1] |
| Political party | Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Nataliya (the couple has two children)[2] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union, Ukraine |
| Service/branch | Soviet Navy & MVS |
| Years of service | 1986-1988 (Soviet Navy), 1988-1991 (KGB), 1991-2006 (SBU) |
| Rank | Major General |
Andriy Anatoliyovych Kozhemiakin (Ukrainian: Андрій Анатолійович Кожем'якін; born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR[1]) is a Ukrainian politician and since December 2011 faction leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament.[3][4]
Security Service Major General Kozhemiakin graduated in 1986 from the Kiev Higher Naval Political School and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (specialty "jurisprudence").[2] From 1982 till 1988 Kozhemiakin served as an officer in the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy.[1] From 1988 till March 2006 he worked as a senior security officer in the KGB and the SBU.[2]
In 2006 and 2007 Kozhemiakin was elected into Parliament on an Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ticket.[1] After the 2007 election Ivan Kyrylenko was elected faction leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament.[5] The faction re-elected Kozhemiakin as its faction leader on 7 December 2011.[3][4]