Stepan Poltorak | |
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Степан Полторак | |
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14th Minister of Defence of Ukraine | |
In office 14 October 2014 – 29 August 2019 | |
President | Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelensky |
Preceded by | Valeriy Heletey |
Succeeded by | Andriy Zahorodniuk |
Personal details | |
Born | Stepan Tymofiyovych Poltorak 11 February 1965 Vesela Dolyna, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1983–2018 |
Rank | General of the army of Ukraine |
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Stepan Tymofiyovych Poltorak (Ukrainian: Степан Тимофійович Полторак) is a Ukrainian general who served as the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 14 October 2014 until 29 August 2019.[1] Previously he was the commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine and National Guard of Ukraine.[2] Poltorak's rank was General of the army of Ukraine.[3] From 1 January 2019, Poltorak remained the country's defense minister as a civilian, after resigning from military service in October 2018.[4] Poltorak resigned at the request of newly inaugurated president Volodymyr Zelensky on 20 May 2019.[5]