Back أندريه تاران Arabic اندريه تاران ARZ Андрэй Васільевіч Таран Byelorussian Andrij Taran Czech Andrij Taran German Αντρίι Ταράν Greek Andriy Taran Spanish Andri Taran Estonian Andriy Taran French Andrij Vasziljovics Taran Hungarian
Andriy Taran | |
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Андрій Таран | |
 Taran in 2022 | |
| 16th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 3 November 2021[1] | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Andriy Zahorodniuk |
| Succeeded by | Oleksii Reznikov |
| First Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces | |
| In office December 2015 – April 2016 | |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovenia | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2022 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Brodovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1955 Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Strength and Honor |
| Education | Kyiv Higher Engineer School of Artillery National Defence University |
| Occupation | Lieutenant general (retired) Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1972–2016 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Andriy Vasylyovych Taran (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Таран; born 4 March 1955) is Ukraine's ambassador to Slovenia. He was the 16th Minister of Defence of Ukraine and before that a lieutenant general in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.