Sergey Kozlov (politician)
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Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov | |
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Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
Assumed office 26 December 2015 | |
President | Igor Plotnitsky Leonid Pasechnik |
Preceded by | Gennadiy Tsypkalov |
Personal details | |
Born | Krasnodon, Luhansk Oblast, Soviet Union | November 7, 1963
Political party | Peace for Luhansk Region |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ukraine (1994–2014) Luhansk People's Republic (2014–present) |
Branch/service | State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) People's Militia |
Rank | Colonel (DSNS) Major General (LPR) |
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov (Russian: Сергей Иванович Козлов, Ukrainian: Сергій Іванович Козлов) is a Ukrainian politician from the Luhansk region who has served as the prime minister of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) since 2015.
He is a major general in the People's Militia of Donbas, which he joined in response to the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, followed by the LPR's declaration of independence. Prior to that, he served in Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
Biography[edit]
Prior to his appointment, he held the position of the vice-commander of the Corps of the Republic.[1]
In 1981, Kozlov enrolled in the Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.
From 1994 to 2005, Kozlov served in the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
References[edit]
- ^ "Правительство ЛНР возглавил Сергей Козлов". Vesti. 26 December 2015.