Head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence
In office 9 June 1997 – 29 September 2000
Preceded by
Oleksandr Skipalskyi
Succeeded by
Viktor Paliy
Military Attache of Ukraine in the United States
In office August 1992 – July 1995
Personal details
Born
(1955-08-17) 17 August 1955 (age 68) Khrystynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Political party
Strength and Honor Civic Movement
Alma mater
Shevchenko National University, Kyiv
Website
Official website
Military service
Allegiance
Ukraine
Branch/service
Military Intelligence
Years of service
1992–2005
Rank
Colonel General
Colonel General Ihor Petrovych Smeshko (Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Смешко, born 17 August 1955) served as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) from 2003 to 2005, where he supported the opposition during the Orange Revolution.[1] In 2010, he entered politics with the Strength and Honor party, which he formed with several former security and intelligence officials.[2] He was chairman of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine (from October 7, 2014, to March 12, 2015).[3]
Smeshko was registered as a candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[4] In the election he took 6th place with 6.04% of the vote.[5]
^C. J. Chivers, BACK CHANNELS: A Crackdown Averted; How Top Spies in Ukraine Changed the Nation's Path, [1], New York Times, January 17, 2005
^John Marone, Ihor Smeshko, ex-spy chief, enters politics, [2], Kyiv Post, April 28, 2010
^"Being a Chairman".
^(in Ukrainian) Zelensky told when he presented his key five team, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 March 2019)
^"Power and Honor party: A fresh rating for the 2019 parliamentary elections". RBC Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 10 June 2019.
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some Ukrainian oligarchs and members of parliament, including: businessman Ihor Kolomoisky - for misappropriation of UAH 5.8 billion between 2013 and 2014...
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