Anatoliy Hrytsenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Stepanovych and the family name is Hrytsenko.
Anatoliy Hrytsenko
Анатолій Гриценко
Hrytsenko in 2006
Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office
4 February 2005[1] – 18 December 2007
Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko
Yuriy Yekhanurov
Viktor Yanukovych
Preceded byOleksandr Kuzmuk[2]
Succeeded byYuriy Yekhanurov
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
15 December 2007[3] – 27 November 2014
Personal details
Born (1957-10-25) 25 October 1957 (age 66)
Zvenyhorodka Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Political partyCivil Position[4]
Spouses
Liudmyla Mykhailivna
​
​
(m. 1978; div. 2002)​
​
​
(m. 2003)​
[5]
Children
  • with Liudmyla Hrytsenko:
  • –Oleksii (b. 1979)
  • –Svitlana (b. 1982)
  • with Yulia Mostova:
  • –Hanna (b. 2004)
  • –Hlib Razumkov (b. 1998,
    stepson
    )
ResidenceKyiv

Anatoliy Stepanovych Hrytsenko (

Minister of Defence, and member of the Our Ukraine political party and leader of the Civil Position party.[4][6][7]

Education

Hrytsenko graduated from

U.S. Air War College[10] And on 30 October 1995 Hrytsenko graduated from the Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[11]

Hrytsenko is author of more than 100 scientific papers published in Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands, United States, Germany and Switzerland.[5]

Army career

Hrytsenko served 25 years in the

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[5]

Hrytsenko's rank was colonel.[5]

From December 1999 till 2004 he worked as a military consultant in various firms.[5]

In February 2000 Hrytsenko served as Freelance Consultant on the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) and in November 2000 as a member of the Public Council of Experts on domestic issues of the President of Ukraine.[5]

Political career

In 2004 Hrytsenko worked in the election headquarters (for the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election) of Viktor Yushchenko and took an active part in the writing his election program.[5]

Minister of Defence

Hrytsenko became

government of Viktor Yanukovych on the quota of President Yushchenko.[5]

As Minister of Defense, Hrytsenko took up the issues of financing and reforming the Armed Forces. In 2005, for the first time in recent years, the army was fully funded. In 2006, its budget grew by 51% and reached ₴8.9 billion. Compared to 2004, in 2005 combat training indicators increased by an average of 40-50%.[12]

In 2007, when Hrytsenko was the Minister of Defense, a military hospital in

Dnipropetrovsk was sold to a private company. After that, the former military facility was given to the Russian VTB Bank, which later received direct control over this hospital. Petro Poroshenko's commissioner for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts stated that "Today, in fact, the hospital where our guys are being treated belongs to the invader country." In October 2014, this information was confirmed by Valeriy Heletey who served as Minister of Defense at the time.[13][14]

People's Deputy

In the

Second Tymoshenko Government Yuriy Yekhanurov became Minister of Defense in this cabinet.[15][16][17][18]

In January 2010 Hrytsenko became party leader of Civil Position.[19] Hrytsenko was a candidate for President of Ukraine in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections,[20] and in the election he received 1.2% of the votes (finishing ninth[5]).[21] In the second round he called on voting against both candidates (Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych).[22] Civil Position gained one seat in the Ternopil city council during the 2010 Ukrainian local elections.[23]

Hrytsenko in October 2012

During the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election Hrytsenko was elected into the Verkhovna Rada as 3rd on the electoral list of Batkivshchyna.,[24][25][26] but he later resigned from Rada because of disagreements with the faction.[27][28][29]

Since 2014 unsuccessful attempts to get elected

Hrytsenko was one of the candidates for presidency in the

1+1 TV channel and conducted by GfK Ukraine on 6–8 May, 5.6 per cent of the surveyed planned to vote for him.[30] In the election he received 5.48% of the vote, ranking him in 4th place.[31]

In the

election threshold (it got 3.1% of the votes) and also both parties did not win a constituency seat and thus no parliamentary seats.[34]

On 4 April 2018, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) informed that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office initiated a criminal proceeding based on results of state financial audit of "Viysktorhservis" consortium.[35][36] Representatives of public organizations called on the Prosecutor General to check these facts.[37]

Hrytsenko's Civil Position nominated Hrytsenko as a candidate in the

Dmytro Gnap withdrew from the election and urged (their) voters to support Hrytsenko.[40][41] On 7 March Dmytro Dobrodomov stepped out of the election also in favor of Hrytsenko.[42] During the 2019 presidential election campaign Hrytsenko proposed to create a Ukrainian military reserve force and to legalize firearms (including registration of all firearms).[43] In the election Hrytsenko did not proceed to the second round of the election; in the first round he placed fifth with 6.91% of the votes.[44]

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Civil Position gained 1.04% of the national vote and no parliamentary seats.[45]

Awards

Earnings

According to the declaration, in 2016, Hrytsenko earned ₴150,000. He has four apartments in Kyiv (with an area of 56.2 m², 80.2 m², 32.9 m² and 110.3 m²), a car Volvo XC90, as well as €106,000 in bank accounts.[48][49]

Personal life

Notes

  1. ^ In the Ukrainian context, an MP is considered independent if he/she does not belong to any faction represented in the parliament, hence, not necessarily non-partisan. The Ukrainian term is позафракційний which literally means out of a faction.

References

  1. ^ "Order of President on appointment of Anatoliy Hrytsenko on Ukraine Minister of Defence position". 2005-02-04.
  2. ^ "Order of President on dismissal of Oleksandr Kuzmuk from Ukraine Minister of Defence position". 2005-02-03.
  3. ^ You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours, The Ukrainian Week (26 September 2012)
  4. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Політична партія „Громадянська позиція“, Database DA-TA
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k (in Russian) Short bio, LIGA
  6. ^ Western Ukrainian intelligentsia calls on candidates for president to withdraw in favor of Tymoshenko Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (October 1, 2009)
  7. Radio Ukraine
    (December 11, 2008)
  8. ^ "Diploma of Kyiv Military Aviation School". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21.
  9. ^ "PhD from Kyiv Military Aviation School". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21.
  10. ^ "Diploma of Air University". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21.
  11. ^ "Diploma of Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21.
  12. ^ Volodymyr Kravchenko (24 February 2006). ""Белая книга" с "чёрной отметиной"" (in Russian). Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Проданный во времена Гриценко военный госпиталь оказался в руках русских – "5 канал"" (in Russian). Ukrainian News Agency. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Проданный военный госпиталь оказался в руках россиян - СМИ" (in Russian). 1+1 / TSN. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  15. UNIAN
    (May 20, 2009)
  16. ^ Tymoshenko Initiating Yekhanurov’s Dismissal, Ukrainian News Agency (May 20, 2009)
  17. ^ Minister Yekhanurov Not Intending To Step Down, Ukrainian News Agency (May 20, 2009)
  18. ^ Yekhanurov denies reports of corrupt schemes at defense ministry, Interfax-Ukraine (May 20, 2009)
  19. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (February 12, 2010)
  20. ^ "Hrytsenko joins the fight for the presidency". URA-Inform (in Russian). May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  21. ^ (in Ukrainian) ЦВК оприлюднила офіційні результати 1-го туру виборів, Gazeta.ua (January 25, 2010)
  22. ^ Tymoshenko’s Looming Defeat: How Did She Make It Inevitable? Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Serhiy Kudelia (January 29, 2010)
  23. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (November 8, 2010)
  24. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (11 November 2012)
  25. ^ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
  26. UNIAN
    (13.11.2012)
  27. ^ Batkivschyna demands Hrytsenko resign as MP, Interfax-Ukraine (18 June 2013)
  28. ^ Hrytsenko agrees to abandon parliamentary seat[permanent dead link], Ukrainian Television and Radio (18 June 2013)
  29. ^ Hrytsenko resigns from parliament, Interfax-Ukraine (17 January 2014)
  30. ^ "Порошенко тотально лідирує в електоральних симпатіях українців, Тігіпко трохи випереджає Тимошенко - опитування GFK" (in Ukrainian). Finance.ua. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  31. ^ "Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote - CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
    (in Russian) Results election of Ukrainian president, Телеграф (29 May 2014)
  32. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (7 September 2014)
  33. ^ Hrytsenko's party gave to "Demalliance" two places in the top ten. LB. 7 September 2014
  34. ^ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Television and Radio (8 November 2014)
    People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
    Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
  35. ^ "СМИ нашли документы о сомнительной продаже Гриценко 24 га земли ВСУ в Киеве" (in Russian). UNIAN. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  36. ^ "Опубликованы документы о сомнительной продаже Гриценко 24 га земли ВСУ в Киеве - УНИАН" (in Russian). KP. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  37. ^ "Снегирев призвал ГПУ расследовать продажу Гриценко земли Минобороны под Киевом" (in Russian). ZIK TV Channel. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  38. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (11 January 2019)
  39. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (11 January 2019)
  40. ^ "Sadovyi withdraws from presidential race in favor of Hrytsenko". www.unian.info. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  41. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (1 March 2019)
  42. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (7 March 2019)
  43. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (25 March 2019)
  44. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (31 March 2019)
  45. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (21 July 2019)
  46. ^ Указ Президента України № 1019/2007 від 25 жовтня 2007 року «Про нагородження А. Гриценка відзнакою „Іменна вогнепальна зброя“» (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  47. ^ Igor Yelkov (4 September 2008). Наган от министра. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  48. ^ "Декларація про доходи Анатолія Гриценка за 2016 рік" (in Ukrainian). Anatoliy Hrytsenko's personal site. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  49. ^ Vitalii Rybak (21 May 2018). "Former Defense Minister Hrytsenko Is Finally Having His Moment in the Sun". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  50. ^ Valeriya Savchenko, Alla Kotlyar (5 March 2005). В тылу власти (in Russian). Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  51. ^
    Fakty i Kommentarii
    . 10 February 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  52. ^ Гриценко Алексей Анатольевич (in Russian). Amateur Hockey League. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  53. ^ Кто мешает работе Антикоррупционного бюро? (in Russian). KP. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  54. ^ Министр без диплома (in Russian). From-UA. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  55. ^ Мостовая Юлия Владимировна (in Russian). Livyy bereh. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  56. ^ Анатолий Гриценко: Политик с пламенным сердцем (in Russian). tv.ua. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  57. ^ Анатолий Гриценко обвенчался с Юлией Мостовой через 13 лет в браке (in Russian). gazeta.ua. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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