Arsen Avakov | |
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Арсен Аваков | |
11th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine | |
In office 22 February 2014 – 15 July 2021 Acting: 22 February 2014 – 27 February 2014 | |
President | Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk Volodymyr Groysman[1] Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal |
Preceded by | Vitaliy Zakharchenko |
Succeeded by | Denys Monastyrsky[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Kirovsky, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | 2 January 1964
Citizenship | Ukraine |
Political party | People's Front (since 2014) |
Other political affiliations | Fatherland (2010–2014) Our Ukraine (until 2010) |
Spouse | Inna |
Children | Oleksandr |
Alma mater | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute |
Awards | Honored Economist of Ukraine |
Signature | |
Website | avakov |
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).