Andriy Kozhemiakin
| Andriy Kozhemiakin Андрій Кожем'якін | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 November 1965 Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" |
| Spouse(s) | Nataliya |
| Children | daughter Daria, son Ruslan |
| Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| Awards |
Order of Danylo Halytsky Medal "For Irreproachable Service" III Class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Service/branch |
Soviet Navy Security Service of Ukraine |
| Years of service |
1986–1988 (Black Sea Fleet) 1988–1991 (KGB) 1991–2006 (Security Service) |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th convocation | ||||
| 25 May 2006 – 12 June 2007 | ||||
| Elected as: Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No.25[1] | ||||
| 6th convocation | ||||
| 23 November 2007 – 12 December 2012 | ||||
| Elected as: Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No.23[2] | ||||
| 7th convocation | ||||
| 12 December 2012 – 27 November 2014 | ||||
| Elected as: Fatherland, No.13[3] | ||||
| 8th convocation | ||||
| 27 November 2014 – Present | ||||
| Elected as: Fatherland, No.13[4] | ||||
Andriy Anatoliyovych Kozhemiakin (Ukrainian: Андрій Анатолійович Кожем'якін; born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR[5]) is a Ukrainian politician and a former security service officer.[6][7]
Biography
Military / Security Service career
Kozhemiakin graduated in 1986 from the Kiev Naval Political College and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (majoring in "jurisprudence").[8] From 1982 till 1988 Kozhemiakin served as an officer in the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy.[5] From 1988 till March 2006 he served as a senior security officer in the KGB and later in the SBU.[8]
Ranks promotions
- 2002 Colonel
- 2005 Major General
- 2016 Lieutenant General
Parliamentary career
In 2006 and 2007 Kozhemiakin was elected into Parliament on an Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ticket.[5] After the 2007 election Ivan Kyrylenko was elected faction leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament.[9] The faction re-elected Kozhemiakin as its faction leader on 7 December 2011.[6][7]
Kozhemiakin was placed at number 11 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; he was re-elected into parliament.[10][11]
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 13th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina.[12][13]
References
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the IV convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 (Ukrainian) Кожем'якін Андрій Анатолійович, довідку
- 1 2 BYT-Batkivschyna replaces its leader, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)
- 1 2 Tymoshenko aware of change in leadership of BYT-Batkivschyna faction, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)
- 1 2 (Russian) Кожемякин Андрей Анатольевич, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ↑ elected on post of chairman of BYUT faction, UNIAN (19-12-2007)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ↑ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
- ↑ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ↑ (Ukrainian) Full electoral list of "Fatherland", TVi (15 September 2014)