Biography
Anatoly Gritsenko is a famous Ukrainian politician, who visited the country's higher legislative body twice - Verkhovna Rada. From 2005 to 2007, he headed the Ministry of Defense. Three times put a post of president of Ukraine.Childhood and youth
The future politician was born in the Ukrainian village of Bogachevka, that in the Cherkasy region, October 25, 1957. 7 years after the birth of first-mention, Anatoly in the family appeared the second son, which Vitaly called. By nationality, Gritsenko is a Ukrainian.
Anatoly with his brother was brought up in a simple family, not distinguished, but far from luxury. Father - Frontovik. At the age of 17, after going to the end and giving the army without a small 7 years. At the front served as a sapper, then there was a tanker. Mama Anatoly Gritsenko worked all his life at a construction site, improving retirement age.
For the sons, the greatest authority and an example served as a father, so Anatoly, and Vitaly chose a profession to ministry home in the army ranks.
After graduating from an eight-year apartment in Vatutino, the city of regional significance in the same Cherkasy region, Gritsenko went to Kiev and entered the Suvorov school. In 1974, he left his walls with a gold medal, continuing training in the Supreme Military Aviation School, who prepared the engineering composition. In 1979, Anatoly graduated from the university, having received a diploma with honors and profession of an electrician engineer.
Brother Vitaly became a military pilot, going to the margin in the rank of major.
Military service
After the end of the aviation school, Anatoly Gritsenko went to the military unit in Akhtyrka, where he served until 1981. In his youth, he led the group that served the aircraft of the flight squadron. He was subordinate to the technician, mechanics and senior soldiers.
In late 1981, Gritsenko returned to Alma Mater to graduate an adjuncture. In the mid-1980 he defended, becoming a candidate of technical sciences. Anatoly Gritsenko, who re-taking the oath, left in a military school as a teacher.
Two years since 1992, Gritsenko headed the problem-analytical management at the HSU General Staff. During this period, he was in America for 2 years, where courses under the Ministry of Defense and the US Air Force was held. After returning to Ukraine, Anatoly Gritsenko was in danger in the Ukrainian Military Academy.
In early 1996, the future defense minister was headed by the Office responsible for military security and construction at the Ukrainian Research Center for Military Security. And in September next year, Gritsenko was set at the head of the National Security and Defense Council (NGO).
In the fall of 1999, after the death of the immediate supervisor A. Razumkov, Gritsenko with the team passed to the center of Razumkov - a non-governmental organization, which deals with research in policies and economics. In the late 1999, the future politician quit the reserve.
Career and politics
Yesterday's Military was approved by the President of the Center for Razumkov, and a year later, he was invited to the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada, as a freelance adviser on defense. Soon he entered the expert public council working at the head of state. The circle of issues under consideration included the problems of the internal policy of Ukraine.In the summer of 2004, in the presidential election, Anatoly Stepanovich headed the analytical direction at the Victor Yushchenko electoral headquarters by writing a candidate for the main post in the country the election program. The center of Razumkova conducted social support president for the future.
In February 2005, after the elections and victory, Yushchenko, Gritsenko became the Minister of Defense. The Cabinet of Ministers was headed by Julia Tymoshenko. The president and the head of government began to conflict in the first months of work.
The minister who was responsible for the Military Office of the country rose to Tymoshenko. According to rumors, he entered the nearby circle of the associates of Yulia Vladimirovna and in September 2005 he participated in the secret meeting, where the presidential elimination was discussed by impeachment. But the American ambassador to whom Gritsenko called to find out the opinion, did not agree on radical actions and warned about the negative reaction of the world community.
The conflict won Yushchenko, who sent the rebellious Tymoshenko and the entire Cabinet of resignation. But Anatoly Gritsenko, supported by America, the president called to the new government, which was headed by Yuri Yekhanurov.
In the summer of 2006, a change in the government under the President of Yushchenko again: Ehunurova changed Yanukovych. The name of the Minister of Defense remains the same. The achievements of the head of the defense department are called the growth of the budget (by 51%) in 2006, as well as rates of 40-50% of the preparation of servicemen. But the Minister's initiative to introduce monetary compensation for those who do not want to undergo urgent service failed.
Anatoly Gritsenko is an active supporter and a lobbyist of Ukraine's accession to NATO, but in 2006, BP deputies refused to consider the bills necessary for the closest cooperation with the Alliance. At the post of Minister, the official encountered criticism. The General Prosecutor's Office of the country represented by the head of the department A. Medvedko reproached a military official in a lack of anti-corruption, but the call to meet and hold a television debate online prosecutor rejected.
In the same 2006, the head of the CRS of Ukraine P. Andreev voiced the figure of the non-targeted use of 6.6 billion hryvnia department of Gritsenko. According to him, the ministry made violations in the alienation of the Earth, the construction of apartments and the economic activities of military units. But the deputies refused to consider the draft law on the dismissal of the Minister.
In the spring of 2007, Yushchenko early ceased the authority of the highest legislative body. At the congress of the Our Ukraine party, Gritsenko put out the candidate from the fraction on extraordinary elections. Having passed to the Verkhovna Rada, he took up issues of defense and security, heading the relevant committee.
At the end of 2008, politician became the leader of the public organization "Civil Position", later transformed into his party. Next year, the CEC was the name of Anatoly Gritsenko in the registry, declaring presidential candidate. In January 2010, politician managed to reach only on the 9th place and did not participate in the election round.
In 2014, Gritsenko again tried to get to the presidential chair and took the 4th place, again I could not get into the final tour. In the same year, in the elections to the Verkhovna Rada, the Gritsenko party reached the 10th position and did not go to the legislature.
Personal life
Politician visited twice in marriage. With the first wife of Lyudmila, who gave him the son of Alexey and daughter Svetlana, he lived 24 years old. Spouses got acquainted on the 4th course of the aviation university and parted in 2002, since the Gritsenko's personal life happened to a steep turn. He met Julia Bridge, the editor of the popular weekly "Mirror of the Week".
The broken romance was the cause of the breaking of old relations and led to the second marriage in the spring of 2003. In 2016, the pair passed the rite of wedding. Family photos are on the pages of Anatoly Gritsenko in social networks. Two children are brought up in the second family - Pasynok Gleb and daughter Anna, born in 2004.
In his free time, politician loves to sit with the fishing rod and play preference. Gritsenko masterfully draws political cartoons on opponents.
Anatoly Gritsenko now
In the summer of 2018, preparation for the next presidential election started. According to sociological polls, Anatoly Gritsenko fell into the top five leaders. More than other policies criticized the media that bind him to oligarch Igor Kolomoisky. In Facebook, a publik "Real hern" was created, which was located compromising on the candidate.In January 2019, the Ukrainian CEC registered a policy as a candidate for the main post. Anatoly Gritsenko scored 6.91% in the 1st round, taking the 5th step. He stated that this is the third and last attempt to compete for the chair of the president.
In the second round, Gritsenko announced the lack of position on the candidacy of Vladimir Zelensky, since his actions as the head of state are unknown, but Peter Poroshenko will not support in no means.
The political biography of the former head of the defense department did not end. Gritsenko remains prominent Ukrainian "player", his opinion on the situation in the Donbas and Crimea can be found by visiting the official website and the page in Facebook.
In 2019, Anatoly Stepanovich visited the program "Visiting Dmitry Gordon", responding to topical questions.
Awards
- 2007 - the difference between "Nominal Firearms" (Pistol "Fort-12")
- 2008 - Order "For Intellectual Devocation", awarded the Capitul of the independent cultural magazine "ї"