Ihor Klymenko

Ihor Klymenko
Ігор Клименко
13th Minister of Internal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2023 Acting: 18 January 2023 – 7 February 2023
President	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime Minister	Denys Shmyhal
Preceded by	Denys Monastyrsky
Chief of the National Police of Ukraine
In office 25 September 2019 – 14 July 2023
Preceded by	Serhiy Knyazev
Succeeded by	Ivan Vyhivskyi
Personal details
Born	(1972-10-25) 25 October 1972 (age 51) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Kharkiv Military University Odesa University Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs
Awards	Defender of the Motherland Medal
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch/service	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service	1994–1997
Unit	459th Missile Brigade of the 8th Army Corps
Police career
Department	National Police of Ukraine
Service years	1998–present
Status	Active duty
Rank	General (1st rank)

Ihor Volodymyrovych Klymenko (Ukrainian: Ігор Володимирович Клименко, IPA: [ˈiɦɔr ʋɔlɔˈdɪmerɔʋet͡ʃ kleˈmɛnkɔ]; born 25 October 1972) is a Ukrainian police general serving as the minister of internal affairs since 7 February 2023 (acting since 18 January). He succeeded Denys Monastyrsky following his death in a helicopter crash.^[1] He had been the chief of the National Police of Ukraine from 25 September 2019 until 19 January 2023.^[2]