Stepan Poltorak
Stepan Poltorak | |
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Степан Тимофійович Полторак | |
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14th Minister of Defence of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 14 October 2014 | |
President | Petro Poroshenko |
Preceded by | Valeriy Heletey |
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Born |
Stepan Tymofiyovych Poltorak 11 February 1965 |
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Rank | General of the army of Ukraine |
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Stepan Poltorak (Ukrainian: Степан Полторак) is the current Minister of Defence of Ukraine since 14 October 2014. Previously he was the commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine and National Guard of Ukraine.[1] Poltorak's rank was General of the army of Ukraine.[2] Since since 1 January 2019 the Minister of Defence of Ukraine must be a civilian Poltorak resigned from military service in October 2018.[3]
Biography
Poltorak was born on 11 February 1965 in the village Vesela Dolyna (located in the Tarutyne Raion, Odessa Oblast).[1] He has served in the military since August 1983.[4] Poltorak is a graduate from Ordzhonikidzevsky highest military command college of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR.[4]
Poltorak is a Ph.D.[1] In 2003 he successfully defended his thesis on "Pedagogical conditions of the skills of the commander unit in the future officers of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine".[4]
In March 2002 Poltorak was appointed head of the Academy of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Kharkiv.[4][5]
On 28 February 2014 acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov appointed Poltorak commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine.[4]
When the National Guard of Ukraine was reestablished on 13 March 2014 Poltorak became its first commander on 15 April 2014.[6][1]
On 14 October 2014, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada approved Poltorak's appointment as Ukraine's Minister of Defence.[7][8][9] , replacing Valeriy Heletey, who was appointed head of the State Security Administration after President Petro Poroshenko accepted his resignation.[10]
Since since 1 January 2019 the Minister of Defence of Ukraine must be a civilian President Poroshenko accepted Poltorak resigned from military service on 13 October 2018.[3] Poltorak stayed on as Minister of Defence.[3]
Poltorak is married to Inna (who is two years younger than him) and has an adult son called Ihor.[11] His wife is a captain at Poltorak former posting, the Academy of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Kharkiv.[11]
Awards and decorations
References
- 1 2 3 4 Turchynov proposes parliament appoint Poltorak as National Guard commander, Interfax-Ukraine (19 March 2014)
- ↑ http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/581/2015
- 1 2 3 4 Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko, UNIAN (13 October 2018)
Poltorak quits military service to continue leading Ukrainian Defense Ministry as civilian, Interfax-Ukraine (13 October 2018) - 1 2 3 4 5 (in Ukrainian) Turchynov appointed a new commander of the Internal Troops Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine., Espreso TV (28 February 2014)
- ↑ (in Russian) Former head of the Kharkov Academy of Internal Troops became the commander of the National Guard, sq.com.ua (15 April 2014)
- ↑ Parliament appoints Poltorak as commander of National Guard of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (15 April 2014)
- ↑ "Poltorak becomes Defense Minister". ukrinform.ua. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Rada okays Poltorak's appointment as Ukrainian defense minister". Interfax-Ukraine (14 October 2014). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Rada approves Poltorak as defense chief". unian.info. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Ex-Defense Minister Appointed Head of State Protection Service". RIA Novosti. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- 1 2 (in Russian) Poltorak's wife is the captain of the militia, Vesti (15 October 2014)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (in Ukrainian) Biography on the official website of Kharkiv
- ↑ (in Russian) Small biography, LB.ua (10 October 2016)
External links
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by post of Commander of the Internal Troops |
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine 2014 |
Succeeded by Oleksandr Kryvenko as acting |
Preceded by Serhiy Yarovyi |
Commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine 2014 |
Succeeded by post of Commander of the National Guard[1] |
Educational offices | ||
Preceded by |
Chief of the Internal Troops Academy 2002–2014 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Penkov |
- ↑ About amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine. Law of Ukraine. 13 March 2014