Ihor Klymenko | |
|---|---|
Ігор Клименко | |
 Klymenko in 2023 | |
| 13th Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2023 Acting: 18 January 2023 – 7 February 2023 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Denys Monastyrsky |
| Chief of the National Police of Ukraine | |
| In office 25 September 2019 – 14 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Knyazev |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Vyhivskyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1972 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv Military University Odesa University Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs |
| Awards | Defender of the Motherland Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Branch/service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1994–1997 |
| Unit | 459th Missile Brigade of the 8th Army Corps |
| Police career | |
| Department |  National Police of Ukraine |
| Service years | 1998–present |
| Status | Active duty |
| Rank | General (1st rank) |
Ihor Volodymyrovych Klymenko (Ukrainian: Ігор Володимирович Клименко, IPA: [ˈiɦɔr ʋɔlɔˈdɪmerɔʋet͡ʃ kleˈmɛnkɔ]; born 25 October 1972) is a Ukrainian police general serving as the minister of internal affairs since 7 February 2023 (acting since 18 January). He succeeded Denys Monastyrsky following his death in a helicopter crash.[1] He had been the chief of the National Police of Ukraine from 25 September 2019 until 19 January 2023.[2]
- ^ "Уряд призначив Клименка виконувачем обов'язків міністра внутрішніх справ" [The government appointed Klymenko as acting minister of internal affairs]. www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Kitsoft. "Національна поліція України" [National Police of Ukraine]. www.npu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.