Hennadiy Moskal

Hennadiy Moskal
Геннадій Москаль
Hennadiy Moskal in 2014
Governor of Luhansk Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 September 2014
President Petro Poroshenko
Preceded by Iryna Verihina (acting)
In office
November 2005 – April 2006
President Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by Oleksiy Danilov
Succeeded by Oleksandr Kobityev
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
23 November 2007 – 18 September 2014
Governor of Zakarpattia Oblast
In office
June 2001 – September 2002
President Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by Viktor Baloha
Succeeded by Ivan Rizak
Representatives of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
In office
2006–2007
President Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by Volodymyr Kulish
Succeeded by Viktor Shemchuk
Personal details
Born December 11, 1950
Zadubrivka, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Political party "Fatherland"[1] (since 15 June 2013 till 25 August 2014[2])
Front of Changes[3] (from December 2011 till June 2013)
Children 1 daughter[4]
Residence Ukraine
Occupation politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine, Merited jurist of Ukraine, Honoured lawyer of AR Crimea[4]
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Hennadiy Hennadiyovych Moskal (Ukrainian: Геннадій Геннадійович Москаль; born 11 December 1950) is a Ukrainian politician and jurist and the current Luhansk Oblast Governor.[5] He was appointed Governor while the War in Donbass was raging in Luhansk Oblast.[6]

Moskal also has acted as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and is a Merited Jurist of Ukraine (1997).[4][7]

Biography

Gennadiy Gennadiyovych Moskal was born on 11 December 1950 in Zadubrivka village, Zastavna District, Chernivtsi Oblast into a family of public servants.[4][8][9][4][10][11]

Education

Gennady Moskal graduated from the Chernivtsi Railway College,[4] then in

Career

In 1975, Moskal started working in Chernivtsi militia, where he advanced from inspector to militia general lieutenant. During working in the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs he was the Deputy Chief of militia in Chernivtsi oblast.

Verkhovna Rada

In autumn 2007, Gennady Moskal was elected People's Deputy of Ukraine from Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (under No. 41). In Verkhovna Rada, he performed duties of the 1st Deputy Chairman of the Committee to combat organized crime and corruption.[4] At the time of elections in 2007, Moskal was the president of Kiev law firm "Protection".[12]

On August 19, 2009, Gennady Moskal was re-appointed the Chief of the Internal Affairs Department in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, yet in order to keep the parliamentary mandate, he resigned on December 15, 2009; on 16 December 2009, he was reinstated in the former position by the government. On February 3, 2010, President Viktor Yushchenko sent an inquiry to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the legality of coordinating both positions by Moskal; after that, Moskal has resigned in Crimea.

Moskal joined the party Front of Changes in December 2011.[3] In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of Fatherland.[13] On 15 June 2013 his Front for Change (party) merged into Fatherland.[1] On 25 August 2014 Moskal was expelled from Fatherland because he had supported, and campaigned for, Petro Poroshenko in the 25 May 2014 Ukrainian presidential election and thus not Fatherland's presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko.[14]

Luhansk Oblast Governor

On 18 September 2014 President Petro Poroshenko pointed Moskal Luhansk Oblast Governor.[5] At that time Luhansk Oblast was one of the front-lines of the War in Donbass.[6]

Awards

Family

Gennady Moskal is married.[4] He has one daughter and two grandchildren.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sobolev: Front for Change and Reform and Order Party to join Batkivschyna, Interfax-Ukraine (11 June 2013)
    Front for Change, Reforms and Order to dissolve for merger with Batkivshchyna - Sobolev, Ukrinform (11 June 2013)
  2. ↑ MP Moskal, several other Batkivschyna members expelled from party for violation of statute – party's press service, Interfax-Ukraine (25 August 2014)
    (Ukrainian) "Fatherland" explained that Moskal is out for the support of Poroshenko in elections, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 August 2014)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Ukrainian) Москаль вступив до "Фронту змін", BBC Ukrainian (29 December 2011)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 (Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Poroshenko appoints Moskal as Luhansk regional governor, Kyiv Post (Sept. 18, 2014)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Donetsk airport shelling violates east Ukraine truce, BBC News (30 September 2014)
  7. ↑ Edict of the President of Ukraine. August 19, 1997
  8. ↑ Gennadiy Gennadiyovych Moskal, criminaldep.chnu.edu.ua
  9. ↑ biography
  10. ↑ Gennadiy Moskal, peoples.ru
  11. ↑ biography, moskal.in.ua
  12. ↑ http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/site/p_deputat?d_id=11125
  13. ↑ (Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
  14. ↑ MP Moskal, several other Batkivschyna members expelled from party for violation of statute – party's press service, Interfax-Ukraine (25 August 2014)
    (Ukrainian) "Fatherland" explained that Moskal is out for the support of Poroshenko in elections, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 August 2014)

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