Andriy Taran
Andriy Taran | |
|---|---|
Андрій Таран | |
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 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.
Early life and education
Andriy Vasylyovych Taran was born 4 March 1955 in the
Military and diplomatic service
In the early 90s, he served in the central office of the
Political activity
In 2019, he headed the election headquarters of presidential candidate and former Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Ihor Smeshko.[6][7] In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he ran for parliament with Smeshko's Strength and Honour party.[8] But in the election the party won 3.82% of the votes, not enough to clear the 5% election threshold and it thus gained no parliamentary seats.[9]
Defence minister
On his 65th birthday in 2020, he was personally appointed to the post of Minister of Defence by President Volodymyr Zelensky, serving in the Shmyhal Government.[10][11] His appointment was backed by 285 MPs in the Verkhovna Rada.[12]
On 13 March 2020, he became a member of the
On 14 December 2020, for the first time in the history of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Taran signed several direct contracts with Turkish companies on technology transfer and production of corvettes and combat UAVs for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[14]
On 2 November 2021 Taran resigned as minister,[15][1] reportedly for health reasons.[16]
Ambassador to Slovenia
On 5 May 2022, Taran was appointed Ukraine's ambassador to Slovenia.[17]
References
- ^ a b Verkhovna Rada dismisses Defense Minister Andriy Taran, Ukrinform (3 November 2021)
- ^ "Міністром оборони став Андрій Таран: що про нього відомо". 24 Канал. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Хто такий Андрій Таран? Цензор.НЕТ
- ^ "Андрій Таран став новим міністром оборони України". 24 Канал. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Рада призначила міністром оборони Андрія Тарана. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- ^ Передвиборчий штаб Смешка очолив генерал-лейтенант ЗСУ Таран
- ^ "Міністром оборони став Андрій Таран: що про нього відомо". 24 Канал. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Кого Смешко повів на вибори: повний виборчий список партії «Сила і честь» Главком
- Ukrayinska Pravda(21 July 2019)
- ^ "Андрій Таран став новим міністром оборони України". Інформаційне агентство «Вголос» (in Ukrainian). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Рада відправила у відставку Кабмін Гончарука: онлайн". РБК-Україна. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- UNIAN(4 March 2020)
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 80/2020". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Corvettes and combat drones - Ministry of Defence has concluded direct agreements with Turkish companies, - Andrii Taran".
- ^ "Ukraine's defence minister submits resignation". Reuters. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine gets new defense minister to strengthen army". VOA. Agence France-Presse. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Zelensky appoints former defence minister as new Ukrainian ambassador to Slovenia". Total Slovenia News. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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