Pavlo Lebedyev
Pavlo Lebedyev | |
|---|---|
Павло Лебедєв | |
Lebedyev in 2014 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 December 2012 – 27 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Preceded by | Dmytro Salamatin |
| Succeeded by | Ihor Tenyukh |
| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 25 May 2006 – 22 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1962 Novomikhailovsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian (formerly Ukrainian) |
| Political party | Rodina |
| Other political affiliations | Party of Regions Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc |
| Residence | Sevastopol |
| Alma mater | Yaroslavl Military-Finance College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pavlo Valentynovych Lebedyev (Ukrainian: Павло Валентинович Лебедєв, Russian: Павел Валентинович Лебедев; born 12 July 1962) is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician, financier and businessman who is currently a member of the Board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE). Head of Coordination Council of the Crimean branches of RUIE.
Lebedyev had served as the Minister of Defense of Ukraine from 2012 to 2014. He also served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2013.
While officially still being Ukraine's Defence Minister Lebedyev moved to Crimea and stayed there amidst the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Since 14 March 2016 he is wanted by the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine on suspicion of criminal activities and desertion.