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“All or nothing for Mr. Yatseniuk”|birth_place = Odesa, Soviet Union(now Ukraine)|death_date = |death_place = |party = All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland”|spouse = Nataliya|children = daughter Daria, son Ruslan|alma_mater = Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv|awards = Order of Danylo HalytskyMedal “For Irreproachable Service” III Class|allegiance = Soviet UnionUkraine|branch = Soviet NavySecurity Service of UkraineBlack Sea Fleet)1988–1991 (KGB)1991–2006 (Security Service of Ukraine>Security Service)Lieutenant general>Lieutenant General| office = People’s Deputy of Ukraine9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada>9th convocationFatherland">All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland">Fatherland, No.7| term_start = 29 August 2019| term_end = | office1 = People’s Deputy of Ukraine5th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada>5th convocationYulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No.25PEOPLE’S DEPUTY OF UKRAINE OF THE V CONVOCATIONWEBSITE=OFFICIAL PORTALVERKHOVNA RADA>VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINELANGUAGE=UKRAINIAN, | term_start1 = 25 May 2006| term_end1 = 12 June 20076th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada>6th convocationYulia Tymoshenko Bloc, No.23PEOPLE’S DEPUTY OF UKRAINE OF THE VI CONVOCATIONWEBSITE=OFFICIAL PORTALVERKHOVNA RADA>VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINELANGUAGE=UKRAINIAN, | term_start2 = 23 November 2007| term_end2 = 12 December 20127th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada>7th convocationFatherland">All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland">Fatherland, No.13PEOPLE’S DEPUTY OF UKRAINE OF THE IV CONVOCATION>URL=HTTP://ITD.RADA.GOV.UA/MPS/INFO/EXPAGE/8786/8PUBLISHER=VERKHOVNA RADA>ACCESSDATE=22 DECEMBER 2014, Ukrainian, | term_start3 = 12 December 2012| term_end3 = 27 November 20148th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada>8th convocationFatherland">All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland">Fatherland, No.13PEOPLE’S DEPUTY OF UKRAINE OF THE VIII CONVOCATION>URL=HTTP://W1.C1.RADA.GOV.UA/PLS/SITE2/P_DEPUTAT?D_ID=8786PUBLISHER=VERKHOVNA RADA>ACCESSDATE=28 MARCH 2016, Ukrainian, | term_start4 = 27 November 2014| term_end4 = }}Andriy Anatoliyovych Kozhemiakin (; born November 13, 1965, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR{{in lang|uk}} Кожем’якін Андрій Анатолійович, довідку) is a Ukrainian politician and a former security service officer.BYT-Batkivschyna replaces its leader, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)Tymoshenko aware of change in leadership of BYT-Batkivschyna faction, Kyiv Post (7 December 2011)

Biography

Military / Security Service career

Kozhemiakin graduated in 1986 from the Kyiv Naval Political College and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (majoring in “jurisprudence“). From 1986 till 1988 Kozhemiakin served as an officer in a submarine unit in the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy. From 1988 till March 2006 he served as a senior security officer in a special unit in the KGB, and later starting in 1991 in the SBU.{{in lang|ru}} Кожемякин Андрей Анатольевич, Информационно-аналитический центр “ЛІГА” He was promoted to colonel in 2002, and major general in 2005 when he headed the anti-corruption unit.

Ranks promotions

• 2002 Colonel
• 2005 Major General
• 2016 Lieutenant General

Kozhemiakin is a former member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. He left the National Olympic Committee in January 2023.WEB, NOC excluded Surkis, Shufrych, Shevchenko and Belenyuk from its composition,www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/01/13/7384723/, Ukrainska Pravda, 2023-01-13, 2022-01-13, Ukrainian,

Parliamentary career

In 2006 and 2007 Kozhemiakin was elected into Parliament on a Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ticket. After the 2007 election Ivan Kyrylenko was elected faction leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament. elected on post of chairman of BYUT faction, UNIAN (19-12-2007) The faction re-elected Kozhemiakin as its faction leader on 7 December 2011.Kozhemiakin was placed at number 11 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; he was re-elected into parliament.{{in lang|uk}} Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election he was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 13th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112000000www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/poroshenko_bloc_to_have_greatest_number_of_seats_in_parliament_327072 |date=November 12, 2014 }}, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)People’s Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112000000en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233404.html |date=November 12, 2014 }}, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014){{in lang|uk}} Full electoral list of “Fatherland” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915212430tvi.ua/new/2014/09/15/povnyy_vyborchyy_spysok_partiyi_batkivschyna |date=2014-09-15 }}, TVi (15 September 2014)In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kozhemiakin was again re-elected into parliament; this time after placing 7th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina.Small biography on Andriy Kozhemiakin, Civil movement “Chesno” {{in lang|uk}} He was named Youth and Sports Committee Head, and chairperson of the parliamentary committee on law enforcement legislation.WEB,www.intellinews.com/back-to-school-for-ukraine-s-new-government-167130/, Back to school for Ukraine’s new government, September 2, 2019, www.intellinews.com, WEB,www.uawire.org/us-eu-ambassadors-and-imf-ask-ukrainian-parliament-to-postpone-consideration-of-illicit-enrichment-bills, UAWire - US, EU ambassadors and IMF ask Ukrainian parliament to postpone consideration of illicit enrichment bills, www.uawire.org, A draft civil union law, introduced following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, that would give same-sex partnerships legal status in Ukraine was supported by Kozhemiakin in 2023 because “If it will never exist in Russia, it should exist and be supported here.“NEWS, War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine,www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/war-brings-urgency-to-fight-for-lgbt-rights-in-ukraine, The Guardian, 5 June 2023, 5 June 2023, English, In 2023, Ukrainian four-time individual world sabre champion Olga Kharlan was disqualified by the Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE) at the World Fencing Championships in Milan, Italy.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/fencing/66322668, World Fencing Championships: Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan disqualified for refusing Russian Anna Smirnov’s handshake, BBC Sport, 27 July 2023, Kharlan defeated Russian Anna Smirnova 15-7. Smirnova extended her hand to Kharlan, who in turn extended her saber in an offer to the Russian to tap blades.WEB,www.bbc.com/sport/fencing/66322668, World Fencing Championships: Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan disqualified for refusing Russian Anna Smirnov’s handshake, BBC, 27 July 2023, WEB,www.independent.co.uk/sport/fencing-ukraine-russia-handshake-world-championship-b2383066.html, Ukrainian fencer disqualified from world championships for refusing handshake with Russian opponent; Olga Kharlan offered to touch blades after beating Anna Smirnova, who then staged a sit-down protest at the handshake refusal, 27 July 2023, The Independent, Aadi Nair, Kharlan said her choice of salute was meant as a sign of respect for her opponent, while still acknowledging the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.WEB, Dedaj, Paulina, 27 July 2023, Olympic gold medalist disqualified from World Championships after refusing handshake with Russian opponent; Olga Kharlan is a four-time individual world champion,www.foxnews.com/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-disqualified-world-championships-refusing-handshake-russian-opponent, Fox News, After a long delay during which Smirnova protested and sat on the strip for 45 minutes, Kharlan was ultimately black-carded and eliminated from the championship by FIE officials.NEWS, Borger, Julian, 2023-07-27, Ukraine calls for disqualified fencer to be reinstated after anti-Russia protest, en-GB, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/27/ukraine-calls-for-disqualified-fencer-to-be-reinstated-after-anti-russia-protest, 2023-07-28, 0261-3077, Smirnova approached the Ukrainian to shake hands, but Kharlan, an Olympic champion, held up her sabre instead and walked away., WEB,www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/sport/ukraine-fencer-disqualified-refused-handshake-russian-intl-spt/index.html, Ukraine’s top fencer disqualified from world championship after refused handshake with Russian, 27 July 2023, CNN, Svitlana Vlasova and Tim Lister, The Russian had been allowed to compete as a neutral athlete.NEWS,twitter.com/Ukrsportbase/status/1684536347279720450, Брат росіянки Смірнової, якій не потиснула руку Ольга Харлан, служить в російській армії. А сама Смірнова робить з ним такі ось світлини. Це теж “спорт поза політикою“?, Base of Ukrainian sports, 27 July 2023, The National Fencing Federation of Ukraine filed an appeal.Glynn A. Hill (27 July 2023). “Ukrainian fencer DQ’d after refusing handshake with Russian opponent”, The Washington Post. At the behest of the IOC, the FIE’s disqualification of Kharlan was cancelled by the FIE, making it possible for her to enter the team event. Kharlan was also told by the IOC that due to the circumstances she was being granted automatic qualification into the 2024 Paris Olympics.WEB, Pour la Russie, le CIO a choisi le camp de l’Ukraine,imazpress.com/france-monde/pour-la-russie-le-cio-a-choisi-le-camp-de-l-ukraine, Imaz Press, 28 July 2023, Kozhemiakin drafted resolution No. 9554 of Verkhovna Rada, a draft appeal that was registered to the parliaments and governments of democratic countries, the IOC, and international sports federations calling for the condemnation of the disqualification of Kharlan by the FIE.WEB,eng.obozrevatel.com/section-sport/news-verkhovna-rada-decides-what-to-do-with-kharlan-and-the-russian-woman-who-tried-to-frame-the-ukrainian-at-the-fencing-world-cup-03-08-2023.html, Verkhovna Rada decides what to do with Kharlan and the Russian woman who tried to frame the Ukrainian at the Fencing World Cup, Obozrevatel, It also asks that all persons involved in the decision to disqualify Kharlan be brought to justice, and calls for the disqualification of the Russian fencer for life for having engaged in a provocative act contrary to the Olympic spirit.

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