Yuriy Kravchenko

Yuriy Kravchenko
Юрій Кравченко
Kravchenko in 2000
Chairman of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine
In office 2002–2004
Preceded by	Mykola Azarov
Succeeded by	Fedir Yaroshenko
Governor of Kherson Oblast
In office 2001–2002
Preceded by	Oleksandr Verbytskyi
Succeeded by	Anatoliy Yurchenko
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 1995–2001
Preceded by	Volodymyr Radchenko
Succeeded by	Yuriy Smirnov
Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Ukraine
In office 1994–1995
Preceded by	Eduard Miroshnychenko (acting)
Succeeded by	Leonid Derkach
Director of the Criminal Militsiya
In office 1992–1994
Director of MVS in Kirovohrad Oblast
In office 1989–1992
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-05)March 5, 1951 Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 4, 2005(2005-03-04) (aged 53) near Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation	Ukrainian police officer and statesman

Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951 – March 4, 2005) was a Ukrainian General of Internal Service and statesman, serving as the country's Minister of Internal Affairs (1995—2001). In 2000, while he was serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and the subsequent "Cassette Scandal." Kravechenko later was the governor of the Kherson Oblast (2001—2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (2002—2003).