Andriy Kozhemiakin

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Andriy Kozhemiakin
Андрій Кожем'якін
Fatherland, No.13[5]
Personal details
Born (1965-11-13) 13 November 1965 (age 58)
All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"
SpouseNataliya
Childrendaughter Daria, son Ruslan
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
AwardsOrder of Danylo Halytsky
Medal "For Irreproachable Service" III Class
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Ukraine
Branch/serviceSoviet Navy
Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service1986–1988 (Black Sea Fleet)
1988–1991 (KGB)
1991–2006 (Security Service)
RankLieutenant General

Andriy Anatoliyovych Kozhemiakin (

Ukrainian SSR[7]) is a Ukrainian politician and a former security service officer.[8][9]

Biography

Military / Security Service career

Kozhemiakin graduated in 1986 from the Kyiv Naval Political College and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (majoring in "jurisprudence").[10] From 1986 till 1988 Kozhemiakin served as an officer in a submarine unit in the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy.[7][6] From 1988 till March 2006 he served as a senior security officer in a special unit in the KGB, and later starting in 1991 in the SBU.[10][6] He was promoted to colonel in 2002, and major general in 2005 when he headed the anti-corruption unit.[6]

Ranks promotions

  • 2002 Colonel
  • 2005 Major General
  • 2016 Lieutenant General

Kozhemiakin is a former member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. He left the National Olympic Committee in January 2023.[11]

Parliamentary career

In

Ukrainian Parliament.[12] The faction re-elected Kozhemiakin as its faction leader on 7 December 2011.[8][9]

Kozhemiakin was placed at number 11 on the electoral list of

Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; he was re-elected into parliament.[13][14]

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 13th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina.[15][16]

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kozhemiakin was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 7th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina.[1] He was named Youth and Sports Committee Head, and chairperson of the parliamentary committee on law enforcement legislation.[17][18]

A draft

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, that would give same-sex partnerships legal status in Ukraine was supported by Kozhemiakin in 2023 because "If it will never exist in Russia, it should exist and be supported here."[19]

In 2023, Ukrainian four-time individual world sabre champion

IOC, the FIE's disqualification of Kharlan was cancelled by the FIE, making it possible for her to enter the team event. Kharlan was also told by the IOC that due to the circumstances she was being granted automatic qualification into the 2024 Paris Olympics.[28] Kozhemiakin drafted resolution No. 9554 of Verkhovna Rada, a draft appeal that was registered to the parliaments and governments of democratic countries, the IOC, and international sports federations calling for the condemnation of the disqualification of Kharlan by the FIE.[29] It also asks that all persons involved in the decision to disqualify Kharlan be brought to justice, and calls for the disqualification of the Russian fencer for life for having engaged in a provocative act contrary to the Olympic spirit.[29]

References

  1. ^
    Civil movement "Chesno"
    (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the IV convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "All or nothing for Mr. Yatseniuk"
  7. ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Кожем'якін Андрій Анатолійович, довідку
  8. ^ a b BYT-Batkivschyna replaces its leader, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)
  9. ^ a b Tymoshenko aware of change in leadership of BYT-Batkivschyna faction, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)
  10. ^ a b (in Russian) Кожемякин Андрей Анатольевич, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
  11. ^ "NOC excluded Surkis, Shufrych, Shevchenko and Belenyuk from its composition". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  12. UNIAN
    (19-12-2007)
  13. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (11 November 2012)
  14. ^ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
  15. ^ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Ukrinform (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)
  16. ^ (in Ukrainian) Full electoral list of "Fatherland" Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, TVi (15 September 2014)
  17. ^ "Back to school for Ukraine's new government". www.intellinews.com. September 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "UAWire - US, EU ambassadors and IMF ask Ukrainian parliament to postpone consideration of illicit enrichment bills". www.uawire.org.
  19. ^ "War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine". The Guardian. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ "World Fencing Championships: Ukraine's Olga Kharlan disqualified for refusing Russian Anna Smirnov's handshake". BBC Sport. 27 July 2023.
  21. ^ "World Fencing Championships: Ukraine's Olga Kharlan disqualified for refusing Russian Anna Smirnov's handshake". BBC. 27 July 2023.
  22. ^ Aadi Nair (27 July 2023). "Ukrainian fencer disqualified from world championships for refusing handshake with Russian opponent; Olga Kharlan offered to touch blades after beating Anna Smirnova, who then staged a sit-down protest at the handshake refusal". The Independent.
  23. ^ Dedaj, Paulina (27 July 2023). "Olympic gold medalist disqualified from World Championships after refusing handshake with Russian opponent; Olga Kharlan is a four-time individual world champion". Fox News.
  24. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-07-28. Smirnova approached the Ukrainian to shake hands, but Kharlan, an Olympic champion, held up her sabre instead and walked away.
  25. ^ Svitlana Vlasova and Tim Lister (27 July 2023). "Ukraine's top fencer disqualified from world championship after refused handshake with Russian". CNN.
  26. ^ "Брат росіянки Смірнової, якій не потиснула руку Ольга Харлан, служить в російській армії. А сама Смірнова робить з ним такі ось світлини. Це теж "спорт поза політикою"?". Base of Ukrainian sports. 27 July 2023.
  27. ^ Glynn A. Hill (27 July 2023). "Ukrainian fencer DQ’d after refusing handshake with Russian opponent", The Washington Post.
  28. ^ "Pour la Russie, le CIO a choisi le camp de l'Ukraine". Imaz Press. 28 July 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Verkhovna Rada decides what to do with Kharlan and the Russian woman who tried to frame the Ukrainian at the Fencing World Cup". Obozrevatel.


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