Smeshko Igor Petrovich

Date of birth: 17.08.1955
Place of birth: Khrystynivka, Cherkasy oblast
Age: 70 years 8 months 2 days
Political party: Political party "Strength and Honor"
Education: National Defense Academy of Ukraine,
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Profession: military engineer, lawyer

Government positions

12.03.2015 - 14.01.2019 Freelance Advisor to the President of Ukraine
08.10.2014 - 30.01.2015 Chairman of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine
07.10.2014 - 12.03.2015 Advisor to the President of Ukraine
19.04.2014 - 10.06.2014 Advisor to the President of Ukraine
04.09.2003 - 04.02.2005 Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU)
27.06.2003 - 04.09.2003 First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
14.11.2002 - 27.06.2003 Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
04.1998 - 02.1999 Deputy Chairman of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine
09.07.1997 - 25.09.2000 Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
07.1995 - 04.1998 Chairman of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine
01.1992 - 08.1992 Executive Secretary of the Expert Scientific Council of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Smeshko's Rating 2025 - 2026

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Everything depends on these next few months—whether we'll have the opportunity to end the war before the fall. Before the elections—important, influential elections in the United States. If we can achieve peace, then we have a window of opportunity; that window is now open."
51 days back
The head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov, declined to comment on his participation in the presidential elections: "My task now is to establish an effective negotiation process. Talking about elections in the current circumstances is pointless."
51 days back
Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk: The draft law on post-war elections, which the relevant working group is currently working on, will be submitted to parliament soon. Once it is drafted, Ukraine will be able to determine when the elections should take place.
54 days back
MP Sergei Yevtushok: A referendum on the terms of ending the war could be held in "Diya." There's already talk of this.
54 days back