Serhiy Knyazev

Serhiy Knyazev
2nd Chief of National Police of Ukraine
In office
8 February 2017 – 25 September 2019
PresidentPetro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelensky
Prime MinisterVolodymyr Groysman
Preceded byKhatia Dekanoidze
Succeeded byIhor Klymenko[1]
Personal details
Born (1971-10-18) 18 October 1971 (age 53)
Mstyora, Vladimir Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
CitizenshipUkraine
Residence(s)Kyiv, Ukraine
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/service Ministry of Internal Affairs
Years of serviceSince 1992
Rank Third division general
Commands National Police of Ukraine

Serhiy Mykolaiovych Knyazev (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Князєв; born 18 October 1971) is a Ukrainian official who served as Chief of Ukraine's National Police from 8 February 2017 until 25 September 2019.[2][3]

  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) Storming of a supermarket in Mariupol: the head of the National Police threatened with immediate punishment, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 April 2020)
  2. ^ Cabinet appoints Knyazev as National Police chief, Kyiv Post (8 February 2017)
  3. ^ "Уряд призначив нового Голову Національної поліції України (ФОТО, ДОДАНО ВІДЕО)".