Arsen Avakov

Arsen Avakov
Арсен Аваков
Avakov in 2020
11th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
In office
22 February 2014 – 15 July 2021
Acting: 22 February 2014 – 27 February 2014
PresidentPetro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Volodymyr Groysman[1]
Oleksiy Honcharuk
Denys Shmyhal
Preceded byVitaliy Zakharchenko
Succeeded byDenys Monastyrsky[2]
Personal details
Born (1964-01-02) 2 January 1964 (age 60)
Kirovsky, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUkraine
Political partyPeople's Front (since 2014)
Other political
affiliations
Fatherland (2010–2014)
Our Ukraine (until 2010)
SpouseInna
ChildrenOleksandr
Alma materKharkiv Polytechnic Institute
AwardsHonored Economist of Ukraine
Signature
Websiteavakov.com

Arsen Borysovych Avakov (Ukrainian: Арсен Борисович Аваков, IPA: [ɐrˈsen bɔˈrɪs.ɔ.ʋet͡ʃ ɐ.ʋɐˈkɔu̯]; born 2 January 1964) is a Ukrainian statesman and politician of Armenian origin. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2014–2021.[3][4] Member of Parliament of Ukraine (2012–2014), Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (2005–2010), Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (2007–2008, 2014–2021), Member of Euro 2012 Organizing Committee (2007). Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Honored Economist of Ukraine (2007).

  1. ^ New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
  2. ^ Parliament appoints Monastyrsky as Ukraine's interior minister, Ukrinform (16 July 2021)
  3. ^ "New Cabinet formed in Ukraine". unian.info. UNIAN. 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ Oleksiy Sorokin (6 March 2020). "Shmygal's awkward start as nation's prime minister". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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