Vasyl Hrytsak

Vasyl Hrytsak
Василь Грицак
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Assumed office
18 June 2015[1]
Preceded by Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
Head of the Anti-Terrorist Center
In office
7 July 2014 – 23 June 2015
Preceded by Vasyl Krutov
Personal details
Born Vasyl Serhiyovych Hrytsak
(1967-01-14) 14 January 1967
Bushcha, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Children Oleh Hrytsak
Military service
Allegiance  Ukraine
Service/branch Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service 1990 — present
Rank General of the Army (2016)[2]
Awards
Order of Merit (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class)

Vasyl Serhiyovych Hrytsak (Ukrainian: Василь Сергійович Грицак; born 14 January 1967) is the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). He became the SBU's acting head on 18 June 2015, replacing Valentyn Nalyvaichenko.[3] The Verkhovna Rada approved his appointment on 2 July.[4]

In 2005-2009 Hrytsak served as the head of the SBU's regional departments in Kiev and Kiev Oblast.[5] In 2009-2010 he headed the SBU department "K" (in fight against corruption and organized crime).

He is the father of Oleh Hrytsak, who worked as a prosecutor during Euromaidan.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Until 2 July 2015 he was acting
  2. ↑ Poroshenko awarded to Hrytsak the rank of General of the Army. Ukrayinska Pravda. 26 March 2016
  3. ↑ "President introduced Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Hrytsak: We must achieve new social attitude to the Security Service". president.gov.ua. 18 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ukrainian lawmakers appoint new Security Service chief". Ukraine Today. 2 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Allison (22 June 2015). "Poroshenko ally Hrytsak quietly takes over SBU". Kyiv Post.
  6. ↑ Sukhov, Oleg (23 June 2015). "Video appears to show security chief's son prosecuting EuroMaidan activists (VIDEO)". Kyiv Post.
  7. ↑ Savchuk, Maksym (2 July 2015). "М'ясний бізнес родини нового голови СБУ (розслідування)" [Family business of the new head of the SBU]. Radio Svoboda (in Ukrainian).
Government offices
Preceded by
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko		 Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
18 June 2015–
until 2 July 2015 as acting		 Incumbent
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