Oleksii Reznikov

Oleksii Reznikov
Олексій Резніков
Official portrait, 2021
17th Minister of Defence
In office
4 November 2021 – 5 September 2023
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byAndriy Taran
Succeeded byRustem Umerov
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
In office
4 March 2020 – 3 November 2021[1]
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byOksana Koliada
Succeeded byIryna Vereshchuk
Personal details
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966 (age 58)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
European Solidarity
EducationUniversity of Lviv
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/service Soviet Air Forces
Years of service1984–1986
RankSergeant

Oleksii Yuriiovych Reznikov (Ukrainian: Олексій Юрійович Резніков, IPA: [ɔ.lɛkˈsʲij ˈju.rʲij.ɔ.ʋet͡ʃ ˈrɛz.nʲi.kɔu̯]; born 18 June 1966) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 4 November 2021 until his dismissal on 5 September 2023.[2][3] Reznikov previously has served in several other positions in the government of Ukraine: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine,[4] deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration from 2016 to 2018, and deputy mayor-secretary of the Kyiv City Council from June 2014[5] to December 2015.

  1. ^ "Parliament sacks Deputy Prime Minister Reznikov". Ukrinform. 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Reznikov As New Defense Minister, Radio Free Europe (4 November 2021)
  3. ^ Ukraine's defence minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed (3 September 2023)
  4. ^ Kitsoft. "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Verkhovna Rada has appointed the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ Oleksiy Reznikov elected as Kyiv City Council Secretary, Interfax-Ukraine (19 June 2014)
    (in Ukrainian) The Secretary of the Council have chosen a partner of the defender of Tymoshenko, Espreso TV (19 June 2014)