Oleksandr Turchynov

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Oleksandr Turchynov
Олександр Турчинов
Turchynov in August 2014
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council
In office
16 December 2014 – 19 May 2019
PresidentPetro Poroshenko
Preceded byAndriy Parubiy
Succeeded byOleksandr Danylyuk
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
In office
22 February 2014 – 27 November 2014
Preceded byVolodymyr Rybak
Succeeded byVolodymyr Groysman
Acting President of Ukraine
In office
23 February 2014 – 7 June 2014
Prime MinisterHimself (acting)
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byViktor Yanukovych
Succeeded byPetro Poroshenko
Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine
In office
22 February 2014 – 27 February 2014
PresidentHimself (acting)
Preceded bySerhiy Arbuzov (acting)
Succeeded byArseniy Yatsenyuk
In office
4 March 2010 – 11 March 2010
PresidentViktor Yanukovych
Preceded byYulia Tymoshenko
Succeeded byMykola Azarov
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
In office
18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010
Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko
Preceded byMykola Azarov
Succeeded byAndriy Klyuyev
Director of the Security Service
In office
4 February 2005 – 8 September 2005
PresidentViktor Yushchenko
Preceded byIhor Smeshko
Succeeded byIhor Drizhchanyi
3rd convocation
In office
12 May 1998 – 14 May 2002
DeputyPeople's Deputy of Ukraine
ConstituencyHromada, No.12[1]
4th convocation
In office
14 May 2002 – 7 July 2005
ConstituencyFatherland, No.7[2]
5th convocation
In office
25 May 2006 – 15 June 2007
ConstituencyFatherland, No.2[3]
6th convocation
In office
23 November 2007 – 19 December 2007
ConstituencyFatherland, No.2[4]
7th convocation
In office
12 December 2012 – 27 November 2014
ConstituencyFatherland, No.4[5]
8th convocation
In office
27 November 2014 – 14 January 2015[6]
ConstituencyPeople's Front, No.3[7]
Personal details
Born
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov

(1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 59)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1987-1991)
Hromada (1994–1999)
Fatherland (1999–2014)
People's Front (2014-2019)
European Solidarity (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (2001–2012)
Dictatorship Resistance Committee (2011–2014)
Spouse(s)Hanna Turchynova
ChildrenKyrylo
Alma materNational Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Турчинов) (born March 31, 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, and Doctor of Economic Sciences. Turchynov was the Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliment. He has previously served acting President and Prime Minister of Ukraine.[8] Turchynov became acting president after mass protest across Ukraine caused the impeachment and removal of Viktor Yanukovych presidency.

References[change | change source]

  1. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the III convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the IV convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. "Alexander Turchinov elected as speaker of Ukrainian Parliament". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

Other websites[change | change source]

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