Vitaliy Zakharchenko
| Vitaliy Zakharchenko Віталій Захарченко | |
|---|---|
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| Ministry of Internal Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Anatolii Mohyliov |
| Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine | |
| In office December 25, 2010 – November 7, 2011 | |
| President | Viktor Yanukovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1963 Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Politically unaffiliated[1][2] |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmyla[3] |
| Children | 2 children[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union, Ukraine |
| Service/branch | MVS |
| Years of service | 1981 |
| Rank | Major General |
Vitaliy Yuriyovych Zakharchenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Юрійович Захарченко; born January 20, 1963[4] in Kostiantynivka, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs[5][6] and head of the Ukrainian national police service, the Militsiya. He has held this position since 7 November 2011.
Biography
Police Major General Vitaliy Zakharchenko[7] graduated from the Riga branch of the Minsk Higher School of Interior of the USSR in 1991.[8][9] He began his career with the police in the Donetsk Oblast in July 1981.[7][9][10] From May 2008 to June 2010 he held leading positions in the State Tax Administration in Poltava Oblast.[9] President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Zakharchenko as head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine on 25 December 2010.[7][11] On 7 November 2011 the president appointed him Minister of Internal Affairs, replacing Anatolii Mohyliov who had been named the new Prime Minister of Crimea;[5][6] simultaneously, Yanukovych appointed Oleksandr Klymenko as head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine.[12]
According to Ukrainian media Zakharchenko is a close friend of President Yanukovych' son, Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych,[7][9][10] though President Yanukovych, through his press service, has denied that he appoints individuals to top government positions based on their personal loyalty and closeness to his family rather than qualifications.[13] Since he is an officer of the Interior Ministry, he is not allowed to be a member of a political party.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crimean prime minister planning to join Regions Party again, Kyiv Post (9 November 2011)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Russian) Могилев, Анатолий, Lenta.Ru
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Ukrainian) ЗАХАРЧЕНКО ВІТАЛІЙ ЮРІЙОВИЧ - ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОР МІЛІЦІЇ, Who-is-Who.com.ua
- ↑ (Russian) Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич, Politrada
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (Ukrainian) Податкову очолив Віталій Захарченко, BBC Ukrainian (December 25, 2010)
- ↑ Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (7 November 2011)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (Russian) Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 (Ukrainian) Любі друзі Олександра Януковича, Ukrayinska Pravda (7 November 2011)
- ↑ Yanukovych reappoints Tax Administration head, Kyiv Post (25 December 2010)
- ↑ Deputy Tax Chief Klymenko tapped to head tax service, Interfax Ukraine (7 November 2011)
- ↑ Yanukovych denies favoring loyalists and ‘family’ in appointments, Kyiv Post (5 March 2012)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Oleksandr Papaika |
Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Oleksandr Klymenko |
| Preceded by Anatolii Mohyliov |
Minister of Internal Affairs 2011– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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