Oleksandr Klymenko Олександр Клименко |
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Minister of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine | |
In office December 24, 2012 – February 27, 2014 |
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President | Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister |
Mykola Azarov Serhiy Arbuzov (acting) |
Preceded by | position was created |
Succeeded by | position was eliminated |
Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine | |
In office November 7, 2011 – December 24, 2012 |
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President | Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Vitaliy Zakharchenko |
Succeeded by | position was eliminated |
Head of the State Tax Administration in Donetsk oblast | |
In office September 24, 2010 – February 18, 2011 |
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President | Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
Preceded by | Oleg Anatoliyovych Sokolov |
Succeeded by | Igor Oleksandrovych Usyk |
Personal details | |
Born |
Makiivka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Ukraine) |
November 16, 1980
Alma mater |
Donetsk State University of Management Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration at the National Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Ukraine |
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Website | http://oleksandr-klymenko.com/en/ |
Oleksandr Klymenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Вікторович Клименко) — is a former Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician, former Minister of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine (December 24, 2012 – February 27, 2014) under president Viktor Yanukovych. Following Yanukovych fall in February 2014, Oleksandr Klymenko left the country. He's been on the EU sanction list since April 2014, and his assets have been frozen. Oleksandr Klymenko is wanted by the General Prosecutor of Ukraine for corruption and currently lives in the Russian Federation.
Oleksandr Klymenko was born on November 16, 1980 in Makiivka, Donetsk oblast (Ukraine).
He graduated from the Donetsk State University of Management, with a master's degree in Finance (Master of Finance).
In February 2010, Klymenko graduated from Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration at the National Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Ukraine, obtaining a Master of Public Administration. The degree was subsequently followed by a PhD in Economics, obtained in 2011.
Between the years of 1997 and 2005, Klymenko was an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of a number of companies. In particular, he co-founded the group of companies "Antaleks".
Beginning with 2005, Klymenko entered the civil service. He worked his way up to the position of Deputy Head of Donetsk, specialized in auditing large taxpayers.
In 2010, he was appointed to the position of First Deputy Head of the State Tax Administration (STA) of the Donetsk region. Subsequently, in September 2010, Klymenko became the Head of the State Tax Administration of Donetsk. By November 2010, the region had collected over UAH 2 billion in taxes, the highest figure in the history of the Donetsk State Tax Administration.
On February 18, 2011 by the Decree of the President of Ukraine, Klymenko was appointed to the position of Deputy Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine before becoming Head of the said authority in November 2011. As Head of the Authority, Klymenko developed standards of accounting and reporting in the field of transfer pricing.