Today, October 14, 245 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada voted for the decision to appoint Stepan Poltorak as Minister of Defense of Ukraine. The day before for the dismissal of the ex-minister Valeria Geletey 293 people’s deputies voted. According to rumors, the main reasons for Geletey’s dismissal were scandalous statements and the lack of real results of his work as a minister. The ex-Minister of Defense himself claims that he will receive a new position from the President of Ukraine, but not in the Ministry of Defense. He recently told reporters about this before a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
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Stepan Poltorak
Poltorak Stepan Timofeevich
Biography
Head of the Academy of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (data as of 10/30/2013). Brief biography. Born on February 11, 1965 in the village of B. Dolina, Tarutinsky district, Odessa region. Higher education. He graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Military Command School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since August 1983 – in military service. He served as a platoon commander, company commander, battalion chief of staff, battalion commander, regiment commander, and brigade commander. Since March 2002 – Head of the Academy of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Major General, listed on the Honor Board of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Political ambitions
Acting President of Ukraine, Speaker of Parliament Oleksandr Turchynov relieved Stanislav Shulyak from the post of head of the Main Directorate – Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The corresponding decree was published on the official website of the acting. head of state. By another decree, Turchynov appointed Stepan Poltorak to this position.
Reviews about the policy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the candidate for the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak a person with a great vision for reforming the defense sector. The President stated this at a meeting of the Rada. Thus, representing Poltorak in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Poroshenko said. “A person with high authority, including among ATO participants, with a great vision for reforming the defense sector.” According to the President, Poltorak is the person who created the National Guard practically from scratch. “Tell me who won’t raise their hand to vote for a fighting general and patriot,” Poroshenko said.
Politician rating
Titles, awards. Awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd degree, the medal “For Military Merit”, the insignia of the President of Ukraine, the medal “For Impeccable Service”, 3rd degree, the Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the insignia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “Cross of Glory”, the medal “For the Development of Science, Technology and Education” “II degree, medal “Law and Honor”, medals “For the safety of the people” І and ІІ degrees, insignia “For Distinction in Service” І and ІІ degrees, insignia of the commander of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “Courage, Honor, Law”, insignia of the commander of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “Cross of Honor” “For the construction and formation of internal troops Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine”, medals “For impeccable service in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine” I, II and ІІІ degrees, anniversary medals “10 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine”, “10 years of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine”, “70 years of the armed forces of the USSR”, “Honorary citizen of Kharkov”.
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Polytrada
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SKELET-info
On the subject: Poltorak declared a maximum of 150 thousand incomes without indicating the amount