Oleksiy Danilov

Oleksiy Myacheslavovych Danilov (Ukrainian: Олексій Мячеславович Данілов; born 7 September 1962[2]) is a Ukrainian politician.[3] He is the current Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (since 3 October 2019).[4]

Oleksiy Danilov Олексій Данілов
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2019
President	Volodymyr Zelensky
Preceded by	Oleksandr Danylyuk
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office 25 May 2006 – 23 November 2007
Governor of Luhansk Oblast
In office 4 February – 8 November 2005
President	Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by	Oleksandr Yefremov
Succeeded by	Hennadiy Moskal
Mayor of Luhansk
In office July 1994 – September 1997
Preceded by	Volodymyr Pantyukhin
Succeeded by	Anatoliy Parapanov (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Oleksiy Myacheslavovych Danilov 7 September 1962 Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) Party of Free Democrats
Other political affiliations	Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (2006–2007)
Education	University of Luhansk East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs
Occupation	veterinarian manager politician

Biography

Danilov graduated in 1981 from the Starobilsk State Farm Technical School with a degree in veterinary medicine.[1] In 1981 he began working as a veterinary in a farm in Voroshilovgrad (currently Luhansk).[1] From 1983 to 1987 he worked as a veterinarian in Voroshilovgrad's park "1 May".[1] From 1987 to 1991 he worked as a private veterinarian.[1] From 1991 to 1994 he was engaged in private entrepreneurship.[1]

Danilov was Mayor of Luhansk from 1994 to 1997.[5] Aged 31 years, was the youngest mayor of Luhansk in the history of the city.[1]

In the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov unsuccessfully tried to win a parliamentary seat in electoral district 103 as an independent candidate.[6]

In 1999, Danilov graduated from the University of Luhansk as a licensed history teacher.[1] In 2000, Danilov received a master's degree in management from the East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University. In 2000, he also received a law degree from the Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs.[5]

In the early 2000s, Danilov was a member of the party Yabluko (that during his membership was renamed Party of Free Democrats).[1] In the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again unsuccessful in his attempt to get elected to parliament on the party list of this party.[6]

In 2000, Danilov was an adviser to the parliamentary Committee on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.[1] From October 2001 to February 2005, he founded the Luhansk Initiative and was its chairman. At the same time, he was as Deputy Director of the Institute for European Integration and Development.[7][1]

Danilov served as the Governor of Luhansk Oblast in 2005.[8][9]

Danilov was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2006 for the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[7][1] In the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov tried to get reelected to parliament for the Party of Free Democrats, but was again unsuccessful in this.[6] After leaving parliament he returned the Institute of European Integration and Development to the previous position Deputy Director of the Institute for European Integration and Development.[1]

Danilov was Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council from 23 July to 3 October 2019.[10][11] Since 3 October 2019 he is the Secretary (deputy Chairman, President Volodymyr Zelensky is the formal Chairman) of this Board.[4]

Family

Danilov is married to Lyudmyla.[1] The couple have four children and seven grandchildren.[1]

See also

• List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2006–07

References

1. "Veterinarian and history teacher: what is known about the new Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. "Данілов Олексій Мячеславович". Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
3. Interfax-Ukraine (July 23, 2019). "Zelensky appoints deputy secretary of National Security and Defense Council". Kyiv Post. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
4. "Zelensky appoints new NSDC secretary". UNIAN. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. "Данілов Олексій Мячеславович". dovidka.com.ua. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
6. "Electoral history of Oleksiy Myacheslavovych Danilov". Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. "Zelensky appoints Danilov as Secretary of National Defense Council". 112 International. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
8. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 178/2005". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
9. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1561/2005". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
10. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 551/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
11. "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 732/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 3, 2019.

External links

• Oleksiy Danilov on Facebook