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'''Vitaliy Yuriyovych Zakharchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Віталій Юрійович Захарченко}}; born January 20, 1963<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://politrada.com/dossier/persone/id/2218 Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич], Politrada</ref> in [[Kostiantynivka]], in the [[Ukrainian SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]]) is |
'''Vitaliy Yuriyovych Zakharchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Віталій Юрійович Захарченко}}; born January 20, 1963<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://politrada.com/dossier/persone/id/2218 Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич], Politrada</ref> in [[Kostiantynivka]], in the [[Ukrainian SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]]) is the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Internal Affairs]]<ref name="Yanu'snewPMC">[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/116446/ Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post], [[Kyiv Post]] (7 November 2011)</ref><ref name="Yanu'snewPMCisthisman">[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/116448/ Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine], [[Kyiv Post]] (7 November 2011)</ref> and head of the Ukrainian national police service, the [[Militsiya]]. He has held this position since 7 November 2011. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Police Major General Vitaliy Zakharchenko<ref name=BBC>{{uk icon}} [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/news/2010/12/101225_tax_head_sp.shtml Податкову очолив Віталій Захарченко], [[BBC Ukrainian]] (December 25, 2010)</ref> graduated |
Police Major General Vitaliy Zakharchenko<ref name=BBC>{{uk icon}} [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/news/2010/12/101225_tax_head_sp.shtml Податкову очолив Віталій Захарченко], [[BBC Ukrainian]] (December 25, 2010)</ref> graduated from the [[Riga]] branch of the [[Minsk Higher School of Interior of the USSR]] in 1991.<ref>[http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/84853/ Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine], [[Interfax Ukraine]] (7 November 2011)</ref><ref name=liga>{{ru icon}} [http://file.liga.net/person/103-vitalii-zaharchenko.html Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич], Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"</ref> He began his career with the [[Ukrainian police|police]] in the [[Donetsk Oblast]] in July 1981.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=liga/><ref name=UKPravda/> From May 2008 to June 2010 he held leading positions in the State Tax Administration in [[Poltava Oblast]].<ref name=liga/> [[Ukrainian President|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] appointed Zakharchenko as head of the [[State Tax Administration of Ukraine]] on 25 December 2010.<ref name=BBC/><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/93534/ Yanukovych reappoints Tax Administration head], [[Kyiv Post]] (25 December 2010)</ref> On 7 November 2011 the president appointed him [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Internal Affairs]], replacing [[Anatolii Mohyliov]] who had been named the new [[Prime Minister of Crimea]];<ref name="Yanu'snewPMC"/><ref name="Yanu'snewPMCisthisman"/> simultaneously, Yanukovych appointed [[Oleksandr Klymenko (politician)|Oleksandr Klymenko]] as head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine.<ref>[http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/84852/ Deputy Tax Chief Klymenko tapped to head tax service], [[Interfax Ukraine]] (7 November 2011)</ref> |
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According to [[Ukrainian media]] Zakharchenko is a close friend of |
According to [[Ukrainian media]] Zakharchenko is a close friend of President Yanukovych' son, [[Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych]],<ref name=BBC/><ref name=liga/><ref name=UKPravda>{{uk icon}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2011/11/7/6738086/ Любі друзі Олександра Януковича], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (7 November 2011)</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/123701/ Yanukovych denies favoring loyalists and ‘family’ in appointments], [[Kyiv Post]] (5 March 2012))</ref> Since he is an officer of the Interior Ministry, he is not allowed to be a member of a political party.<ref name=politics2>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/116566/ Crimean prime minister planning to join Regions Party again], [[Kyiv Post]] (9 November 2011)</ref><ref name=politics1>{{ru icon}} [http://lenta.ru/lib/14203145/ Могилев, Анатолий], [[Lenta.Ru]]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 11:26, 29 January 2014
Vitaliy Zakharchenko Віталій Захарченко | |
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Ministry of Internal Affairs | |
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 | Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | January 20, 1963
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Politically unaffiliated[1][2] |
Spouse | Lyudmyla[3] |
Children | 2 children[3] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union, Ukraine |
Branch/service | 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
- ^ a b Crimean prime minister planning to join Regions Party again, Kyiv Post (9 November 2011)
- ^ a b Template:Ru icon Могилев, Анатолий, Lenta.Ru
- ^ a b Template:Uk icon ЗАХАРЧЕНКО ВІТАЛІЙ ЮРІЙОВИЧ - ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОР МІЛІЦІЇ, Who-is-Who.com.ua
- ^ Template:Ru icon Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич, Politrada
- ^ a b Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
- ^ a b Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
- ^ a b c d Template:Uk icon Податкову очолив Віталій Захарченко, BBC Ukrainian (December 25, 2010)
- ^ Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (7 November 2011)
- ^ a b c d Template:Ru icon Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ^ a b Template:Uk icon 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))