Smeshko Igor Petrovich

Date of birth: 17.08.1955
Place of birth: Khrystynivka, Cherkasy oblast
Age: 71 years 0 months 17 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
Mikhail Fedorov: The format of my possible participation in the presidential or parliamentary elections will be determined "when we reach that point."
10 days back
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "I believe that during a war like this, elections in general pose a major risk. Elections right now would be a tsunami for the state, which would divide Ukraine. My strategy is to see the country through to the end of the war, preserving an independent and sovereign state. And I will implement it."
10 days back
Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov: Ukraine needs to find a mechanism to hold elections amid war. All Ukrainians must have the opportunity to vote.
15 days back
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."
187 days back