Yuriy Kravchenko

Yuriy Kravchenko
Юрій Кравченко
Kravchenko in 2000
Chairman of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byMykola Azarov
Succeeded byFedir Yaroshenko
Governor of Kherson Oblast
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byOleksandr Verbytskyi
Succeeded byAnatoliy Yurchenko
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
1995–2001
Preceded byVolodymyr Radchenko
Succeeded byYuriy Smirnov
Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Ukraine
In office
1994–1995
Preceded byEduard Miroshnychenko (acting)
Succeeded byLeonid Derkach
Director of the Criminal Militsiya
In office
1992–1994
Director of MVS in Kirovohrad Oblast
In office
1989–1992
Personal details
Born(1951-03-05)March 5, 1951
Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 4, 2005(2005-03-04) (aged 53)
near Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationUkrainian police officer and statesman

Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951 – March 4, 2005) was a Ukrainian General of Internal Service and statesman, serving as the country's Minister of Internal Affairs (1995—2001). In 2000, while he was serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and the subsequent "Cassette Scandal." Kravechenko later was the governor of the Kherson Oblast (2001—2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (2002—2003).