Pavlo Lazarenko
Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, criminal
Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko (Ukrainian: Павло Іванович Лазаренко; born 23 January 1953) is a former Ukrainian politician. He was the Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997. In August 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to prison in the United States for money laundering, wire fraud and extortion.[1]
Pavlo Lazarenko Павло Лазаренко | |
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5th Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 28 May 1996 – 2 July 1997 | |
President | Leonid Kuchma |
Preceded by | Yevhen Marchuk |
Succeeded by | Valeriy Pustovoitenko |
First Vice-Premier | |
In office September 1995 – May 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Yevhen Marchuk |
Preceded by | Viktor Pynzenyk |
Succeeded by | Vasyl Durdynets |
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
In office March 1992 – June 1994 | |
President | Leonid Kravchuk |
Preceded by | Mykola Zadoya |
Succeeded by | Mykola Derkach |
Personal details | |
Born | Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko 23 January 1953 Shyroke Raion , Ukrainian SSR |
Political party | Hromada (formerly) |
Spouse(s) | Tamara |
Children | 7 |
References
change- ↑ Kravets, David. "Former Ukraine leader ordered to prison." Associated Press, 25 August 2006, (Accessed: 4 November 2013