In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Volodymyrovych and the family name is Klymenko.
Ihor Klymenko
Ігор Клименко
13th Minister of Internal Affairs
Incumbent
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
(1972-10-25) 25 October 1972 (age 51) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Ukrainian
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:[ˈiɦɔrʋɔlɔˈdɪmerɔʋet͡ʃkleˈmɛnkɔ]; 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.
Ihor Volodymyrovych Klymenko (Ukrainian: Ігор Володимирович Клименко, IPA: [ˈiɦɔr ʋɔlɔˈdɪmerɔʋet͡ʃ kleˈmɛnkɔ]; born 25 October 1972) is a Ukrainian police...
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the attack. According to the Ukrainian minister of internal affairs, IhorKlymenko, Hroza had a population of 330 people prior to the attack. Hroza was...
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