Arsen Avakov

Arsen Avakov
Арсен Аваков
Avakov in 2020
11th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
In office 22 February 2014 – 15 July 2021 Acting: 22 February 2014 – 27 February 2014
President	Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime Minister	Arseniy Yatsenyuk Volodymyr Groysman[1] Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal
Preceded by	Vitaliy Zakharchenko
Succeeded by	Denys Monastyrsky[2]
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-02) 2 January 1964 (age 60) Kirovsky, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Ukraine
Political party	People's Front (since 2014)
Other political affiliations	Fatherland (2010–2014) Our Ukraine (until 2010)
Spouse	Inna
Children	Oleksandr
Alma mater	Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute
Awards
Signature
Website	avakov.com

Arsen Borysovych Avakov (Ukrainian: Арсен Борисович Аваков, IPA: [ɐrˈsen bɔˈrɪs.ɔ.ʋet͡ʃ ɐ.ʋɐˈkɔu̯]; born 2 January 1964, Baku, Kirov settlement, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian statesman and politician of Armenian origin. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2014–2021.^[3][4] Member of Parliament of Ukraine (2012–2014), Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (2005–2010), Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (2007–2008, 2014–2021), Member of Euro 2012 Organizing Committee (2007). Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Honored Economist of Ukraine (2007).