Oleksandr Turchynov
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Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Турчинов, IPA: [ɔ.lekˈsan.dr ʋɐ.lenˈtɪ.nɔ.ʋet͡ʃ turˈt͡ʃɪ.nɔu̯]; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister[9][10][11] and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.[12]
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Олександр Турчинов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 16 December 2014 – 19 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Petro Poroshenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Andriy Parubiy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Oleksandr Danylyuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting President of Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 February 2014 – 7 June 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Himself (acting) Arseniy Yatsenyuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Viktor Yanukovych | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Petro Poroshenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 22 February 2014 – 27 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Himself (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Serhiy Arbuzov (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Arseniy Yatsenyuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 March 2010 – 11 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Viktor Yanukovych | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Yulia Tymoshenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mykola Azarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director of the Security Service of Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 February 2005 – 8 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Viktor Yushchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Yulia Tymoshenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ihor Smeshko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ihor Drizhchanyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 60) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | European Solidarity (2020-present[8]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spouse | Hanna Turchynova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Kyrylo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allegiance | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2005, Turchynov served as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine. Turchynov is a former acting President of Ukraine from the removal from power of President Viktor Yanukovych on 21 February 2014,[13][14][15] until Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as Ukrainian President on 7 June 2014.[16] He then became Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament until 27 November 2014. Turchynov also served as acting Prime Minister in 2010 (when he was the First Vice Prime Minister in the absence of a prime minister after Yulia Tymoshenko's government was dismissed on 3 March 2010[17]) until the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) appointed Mykola Azarov as Prime Minister on 11 March 2010.[18][19]
Turchynov was the first deputy chairman of the political party Batkivshchyna (All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland") and a close associate of party leader Yulia Tymoshenko.[12][20][21][22] He started the new political party People's Front in September 2014, now together with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.[23] In June 2020 Turchynov became one of the managers of the headquarters of European Solidarity, a political party led by former president Petro Poroshenko.[8]