In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovych and the family name is Kuzmuk.
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Oleksandr Kuzmuk
Олександр Кузьмук
Kuzmuk in 2001
4th and 7th Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office 24 September 2004 – 3 February 2005
President
Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by
Yevhen Marchuk
Succeeded by
Anatoliy Hrytsenko
In office 11 July 1996 – 24 October 2001
President
Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by
Valeriy Shmarov
Succeeded by
Volodymyr Shkidchenko
Personal details
Born
(1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70) Diatylivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party
Party of Regions
Spouse
Lyudmila
Children
Ivan and Maria
Alma mater
Kharkiv Higher Armor Command College Malynovsky Military Academy of Armor Forces
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Union (to 1991) Ukraine
Branch/service
Soviet Army Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service
1975–2019
Rank
General of Army of Ukraine
Commands
32nd Army Corps Ukrainian National Guard
Oleksandr Ivanovych Kuzmuk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Іва́нович Кузьму́к; born 17 April 1954) is a Ukrainian politician and military commander, who is member of the Party of Regions and was Minister of Defence of Ukraine on two occasions, from 1996 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2005. Kuzmuk formerly commanded the National Guard of Ukraine (1995–1996) and holds the highest rank in the Ukrainian military, General of the Army of Ukraine (1998).
Oleksandr Ivanovych Kuzmuk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Іва́нович Кузьму́к; born 17 April 1954) is a Ukrainian politician and military commander, who is member...
Kyiv, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, and former politicians OleksandrKuzmuk, Oleksandr Moroz, and Mustafa Dzhemilev. He was buried at Baikove Cemetery...
withdraw Ukrainian troops were criticised by Ukrainian Defence Minister OleksandrKuzmuk, as well as the Iraqi Interim Government, who both argued for Ukrainian...
the shootdown, Kuchma initially refused to accept the resignation of OleksandrKuzmuk, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, and said, "Look what is happening...
attended by President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and Minister of Defense OleksandrKuzmuk. After the annual military parade in Kyiv the "March of the Unconquered"...
Inspecting the parade was the Defense Minister General of the Army OleksandrKuzmuk and General of the Army Ivan Herasymov, a war veteran. It was commanded...
was perceived as a demotion. However Minister of Defence of Ukraine OleksandrKuzmuk explained that it is in no way related to miscalculations in development...
honor of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Ukraine along with OleksandrKuzmuk. He was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine. He died on 4 June...
Defence position". 2005-02-04. "Order of President on dismissal of OleksandrKuzmuk from Ukraine Minister of Defence position". 2005-02-03. You Scratch...
Radchenko, 1998, Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (1995–1998) OleksandrKuzmuk, August 23, 1998, Minister of Defense (1996–2001) Leonid Derkach, August...
by OleksandrKuzmuk Succeeded by Yevhen Marchuk 2nd Chief of the General Staff In office 30 September 1998 – 13 November 2001 Preceded by Oleksandr Zatynaiko...
election, Marchuk led the Electoral Bloc of Yevhen Marchuk and Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko, which included his own party, the Party of Freedom. The Electoral...
Trajkovski attended the parade. It was inspected by Minister of Defense OleksandrKuzmuk. The 2003 parade, marking the 12th anniversary of independence, included...
Vehicles It's Getting". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-20. "Defense Express". Kuzmuk, A. (2011). Evolution of the structure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (1991–2011)...
Minister — Volodymyr Radchenko (January 12 — May 25, 2007) replaced with OleksandrKuzmuk Minister of Internal Affairs — Vasyl Tsushko (Socialist Party of Ukraine)...
Moskalenko Minister of Culture and Arts Bohdan Stupka Minister of Defense OleksandrKuzmuk Minister of Education and Science Vasyl Kremen Minister of Labor and...
October 1994 – 8 July 1996 Preceded by Vitalyi Radetskyi Succeeded by OleksandrKuzmuk Personal details Born (1945-08-14)14 August 1945 Tomashpil Raion, Ukrainian...
Vasyl Rohovyi Minister of Finance Ihor Mitiukov Minister of Defense OleksandrKuzmuk Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Kravchenko Minister of Industrial...
Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivan Sakhan Minister of Defense OleksandrKuzmuk Minister of Health Care Vitaly Moskalenko Minister of Industrial Policy...