Yuriy Smirnov (minister) explained

Yuriy Smirnov
Office:Minister of Internal Affairs
Term Start:26 March 2001
Term End:27 August 2003
Predecessor:Yuriy Kravchenko
Successor:Mykola Bilokon
Birth Name:Yuriy Aleksandrovych Smirnov
Birth Date:17 August 1948
Birth Place:Buy, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR
Nationality:Ukrainian
Alma Mater:Kharkov Law University
Profession:Investigator
Allegiance:
Ukraine
Branch: Soviet Army
Militsiya of Ukraine
Serviceyears:1970 - 2003
Rank:Colonel General of Militsiya
Commands: Ministry of Internal Affairs
Mawards:Order of Merit, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class

Yuriy Oleksandrovych Smirnov (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Смирнов; born 17 August 1948) is a Ukrainian politician. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2001–2003. Colonel general of militsiya.

Biography

Born 17 August 1948 in the city of Buy, in the Kostroma Oblast of what was then the Russian SFSR.

In 1970, he graduated from the Kharkiv Law University with the specialty of law enforcement.

Smirnov worked in internal services after his army service. Since 1970 he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. Held the positions of investigator, inspector, chief of departments and directorates in the Kharkiv and Luhansk Oblasts.

Since 1997 — Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for the Southeastern Region — chief of the MVS directorate in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Since May 2000 — Minister of Internal Affairs, chief of the Main Directorate of the MVS in Kyiv.

26 March 2001 he was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs by the decree of the President of Ukraine. In 2001—2003 he was the interior minister of Ukraine. In 2003—2005 Smirnov was an adviser of the President, deputy of the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Married, has two daughters.

Awards

Order of Merit (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class)

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