Pavlo Lebedyev
Ukrainian politician (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pavlo Valentynovych Lebedyev (Ukrainian: Павло Валентинович Лебедєв, Russian: Павел Валентинович Лебедев; born 12 July 1962) is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician, financier and businessman who is currently a member of the Board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE). Head of Coordination Council of the Crimean branches of RUIE.
Pavlo Lebedyev | |
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Павло Лебедєв | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 24 December 2012 – 27 February 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Dmytro Salamatin |
Succeeded by | Ihor Tenyukh |
Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
In office 25 May 2006 – 22 December 2013[1][2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-07-12) 12 July 1962 (age 61)[3] Novomikhailovsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian (formerly Ukrainian) |
Political party | Rodina[4] |
Other political affiliations | Party of Regions Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc |
Residence | Sevastopol |
Alma mater | Yaroslavl Military-Finance College |
Occupation | Politician |
Lebedyev had served as the Minister of Defense of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014).[5]
He also served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2013.[6]
While officially still being Ukraine's Defence Minister Lebedyev moved to Crimea and stayed there amidst the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.[7] Since 14 March 2016 he is wanted by the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine on suspicion of criminal activities and desertion.[8][7]