Anatoliy Stepanovych Hrytsenko (or Grytsenko) is a former Minister of Defence

Defence minister

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 of Ukraine

Ukraine

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Political affiliation: Member of Our Ukraine

Our Ukraine

The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc is an electoral alliance active in Ukraine, associated with former President Viktor Yushchenko. Since 2005, the bloc has been dominated by a core consisting of the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party and five smaller partner parties.The Our Ukraine Bloc is...

 and leader of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization Civil Position and Civil Position

Civil Position

Civil Position is a political party in Ukraine registered in March 2005 . The party did not participate in any parliamentary elections. It is lead by former Minister of Defence of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko.During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the parties result where nihilistic...

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Hrytsenko was a candidate for President of Ukraine

President of Ukraine

Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...

 in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections

Ukrainian presidential election, 2010

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, during the election he received 1,2% of the votes. Civil Position gained one seat in the Ternopil

Ternopil

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 city council during the 2010 Ukrainian local elections.

Education

• June 23, 1979 graduated with honors from Kiev Higher Military Aviation Engineering School
• December 10, 1984 assigned Candidate of Science (Ph.D.) degree from Kiev Higher Military Aviation Engineering School
• 1993 graduated from Defense Language Institute
  Defense Language Institute
  The Defense Language Institute is a United States Department of Defense educational and research institution, which provides linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies and numerous and varied other customers...
  
  , U.S. Department of Defense
• June 6, 1994 graduated from Resident Program of U.S. Air War College
  Air War College
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• October 30, 1995 graduated from Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

External links

• Biography by Taras Kuzio
  Taras Kuzio
  Dr. Taras Kuzio is an academic and expert in Ukrainian political, economic and security affairs. He has written influential articles on contemporary Ukrainian issues.-Education and qualifications:...
  
   Personal web-site