Viktor Tikhonov (politician)
Viktor Tikhonov | |
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Віктор Тихонов | |
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| Ambassador to Belarus | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 26 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Roman Bezsmertnyi |
| Succeeded by | Mykhailo Yezhel |
| Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 1 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Chairman of the Luhansk Oblast Council | |
| In office 24 April 1998 – April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Dayneko |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Holenko |
| Deputy Governor of Luhansk Oblast | |
| In office November 1995 – April 1998 | |
| Governor | Hennadiy Fomenko |
| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 15 May 1990 – 10 May 1994 | |
| In office 25 May 2006 – 27 November 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1949[1] Antratsyt Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 29 August 2020 (aged 71) Simferopol, Crimea |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, also spelled Viktor Tykhonov (Ukrainian: Віктор Миколайович Тихонов; 5 March 1949 – 29 August 2020) was a Ukrainian politician.
Biography
Born in Antratsyt Raion, Tikhonov served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1990 to 1994[2] and again from 2006[3] to 2014.[4] He also served as the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 11 March 2010 until 1 June 2011, with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.[5]
Additionally, Tikhonov was chairman of the Luhansk Regional Council in eastern Ukraine from 1998 to 2006.[5] He also served as the ambassador to Belarus from 2011 to 2012.[5]
In a 2016 interview, Tikhonov stated that he now permanently lived in Russian-occupied Crimea.[5]
Viktor Tikhonov died from pneumonia in Simferopol on 29 August 2020, at the age of 71.[5]
References
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". static.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". static.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Азаров: Помер колишній віце-прем'єр України". Ukrayinska Pravda. 2020-08-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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Prime-minister: Mykola Azarov First vice-premier-minister: Andriy Klyuev (2010–2012), Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi (2012) Vice-premier-minister on issues of economic matters: Serhiy Tihipko Vice-premier-minister on issues of Euro 2012: Borys Kolesnikov Vice-premier-minister on issues of regional policy: Viktor Tykhonov Vice-premier-minister on issues of agrarian and industrial complex: Viktor Slauta (2010) Vice-premier-minister on issues of humanitarian policy: Volodymyr Semynozhenko (2010) Vice-premier-minister on the "Security bloc": Volodymyr Sivkovych (2010) Vice-premier-minister: Raisa Bogatyryova (2012)
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