Andriy Smyrnov (Ukrainian: Андрій Олександрович Смирнов; born 20 January 1981, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian statesman and jurist. He was the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from September 2019 until March 2024.[1]
Andriy Smyrnov | |
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Андрій Олександрович Смирнов | |
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| Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – March 29, 2024 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1981 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR |
| Alma mater | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
| Occupation | jurist, statesman |
Early life
editIn 2003, he graduated from the Law Faculty of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Specialist in the field of law.[2] Worked in state and local government.[3]
Andriy Smyrnov was the Head of the Legal Department of the State Committee for the State Material Reserve, the deputy director of the Economic Support Department of the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Head of the Land Resources Department of Zaporizhzhia.[4]
Since 2012, he has been a member of the supervisory board of the State Banking Institution Ukrainian Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[4]
Political activity
editHe was an assistant to MPs Valeriy Karpuntsov (7th convocation) and Andriy Denysenko (8th convocation).[5]
In 2014, he was a candidate for the People's Deputy of Ukraine in constituency 49 (Donetsk Oblast) as a self-nominated candidate.[6]
In the 2015 Ukrainian local elections, Andriy Smyrnov ran for the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council from the UKROP party and was elected. In December 2015, he headed the Regional Council's Standing Committee on Communal Property, Housing and Utilities.[7]
On September 10, 2019, he became the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, where he deals with legal policy, law enforcement and judicial systems. He was fired on March 29, 2024 and replaced by Iryna Mudra.[8] He is a member of the National Council on Anti-Corruption Policy (since June 1, 2020).[9]
Recognition
editIn December 2021, Smyrnov took 23rd place in the top 100 most influential people of Ukraine, according to Focus magazine.[10]
Accusation of corruption
editOn 22 May 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine charged Smyrnov on the basis of having acquired property for an amount of about $ 400,000 that according to his official's declared savings and official income could not have afforded.[11] On 28 May 2024 his bail was set for 10 million hryvnias.[12] The next day the bail was paid.[13]
References
edit- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 10 September 2019 year № 675/2019 «Про призначення А.Смирнова Заступником Керівника Офісу Президента України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Смирнов Андрій Олександрович Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine // Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council.
- ^ "Smyrnov Law Office". Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b Структура Офісу Archived 20 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine president.gov.ua
- ^ "Смирнов Андрій Олександрович, помічник народного детутата". Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Відомості про кандидата в народні депутати України Archived 4 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine cvk.gov.ua
- ^ Головними по «комуналці» Дніпропетровщини призначили адвокатів Корбана Archived 24 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine Depo.Дніпро (16 December 2015)
- ^ Sofiia Telishevska (29 March 2024). "Zelensky dismissed two deputy heads of the Presidentʼs Office and appointed new ones". Babel.UA..
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 1 June 2020 year № 207/2020 «Питання діяльності Національної ради з питань антикорупційної політики» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "#23 Андрей Смирнов в рейтинге "Зеленский vs Ахметов. 100 самых влиятельных украинцев по версии журнала Фокус"". focus.ua. Focus. 13 December 2021.
- ^ Oleksandr Petrov (22 May 2024). "Ex-deputy head of Ukrainian President's Office charged with illegal enrichment". Ukraine News Online.
- ^ "A preventive measure was chosen for the former deputy head of the OP - 10 million bail". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "A bail of 10 million was made for ex-deputy Yermak". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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