(1965-02-11) 11 February 1965 (age 59) Vesela Dolyna, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Union (1983–1991) Ukraine (1992–2018)
Branch/service
Soviet Army Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service
1983–2018
Rank
General of the army of Ukraine
Commands
National Academy of Internal Troops (2002–2014) Internal Troops/National Guard (2014)
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]
^"Квота Зеленського: Рада призначила міністра оборони".
^Turchynov proposes parliament appoint Poltorak as National Guard commander, Interfax-Ukraine (19 March 2014)
^"Про присвоєння військових звань".
^Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko, UNIAN (13 October 2018) Poltorak quits military service to continue leading Ukrainian Defense Ministry as civilian, Interfax-Ukraine (13 October 2018)
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civil volunteers. 13 May 2016, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine StepanPoltorak awarded members of the organization Daria Bura, Vitaliy Deyneha, Alina...
Global Information
Soviet Union (1983–1991)
Ukraine (1992–2018)
Ukrainian Ground Forces
National Academy of Internal Troops (2002–2014)