Oleksandr Kikhtenko
Oleksandr Kikhtenko | |
|---|---|
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| Governor of Donetsk Oblast | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 11 June 2015 | |
| President | Petro Poroshenko |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Taruta (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pavlo Zhebrivskyi |
| Commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine | |
| In office 16 February 2005 – 6 April 2010 | |
| President | Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Popkov |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Vorobyov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1956 General of the Army |
| Commands | Internal Troops |
Oleksandr Tymofiyovych Kikhtenko (
General of Army of Ukraine
(2008).
He served in the army since 1974 first in the
M. V. Frunze Military Academy (Moscow
).
After
fall of the Soviet Union, Kikhtenko continued to serve for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was a chief of the Internal Troops administration in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Since February 2005 he served as Commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine during the presidency of Viktor Yushchenko, in 2007-2008 and 2010 Kikhtenko unprecedentedly was a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
.
After election of Viktor Yanukovych as President of Ukraine in 2010, Kikhtenko was fired and retired from military service. On 10 October 2014 newly elected President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed Kikhtenko as a governor of Donetsk Oblast.[1] In 2014 he also topped the party list of the Strength and Honor party for the Ukrainian parliamentary election.
On 11 June 2015 Kikhtenko was dismissed as a governor and replaced by Pavlo Zhebrivskyi.[2]
References
- ^ Petro Poroshenko presented new Head of Donetsk RSA Oleksandr Kikhtenko. President of Ukraine website.
- rbc.ru. Retrieved 11 June 2015.