1. Yevhen Kyrylovych Marchuk was a Ukrainian politician, intelligence officer, and general who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Ukraine after its independence in 1991.
12 Facts About Yevhen Marchuk
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In 1963, upon graduation from the Kirovohrad Pedagogical Institute, Yevhen Marchuk was recruited by the KGB and steadily rose through the ranks of that organization.
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At first, Yevhen Marchuk was appointed as the Ukrainian SSR's Minister of National Security and Defence - a position which held no actual power, as local KGB units, militsiya, and the army remained subordinate to Moscow until 1991.
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Yevhen Marchuk headed the Secret Service of Ukraine until 1994.
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Yevhen Marchuk was appointed acting Prime Minister of Ukraine on 1 March 1995, having previously held the position of the First Vice Premier Minister in the cabinet of Vitaliy Masol since 1 July 1994.
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Yevhen Marchuk was later promoted to the position of the Prime Minister on 8 June 1995.
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Yevhen Marchuk formed his cabinet, which was confirmed on 3 July 1995.
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From April to December 1998, Yevhen Marchuk was the leader of the party, and from July 1998 Yevhen Marchuk headed a parliamentary committee in Social Policy and Labor.
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Yevhen Marchuk was secretary of the National Security and Defense Council from 10 November 1999 until 25 June 2003.
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Yevhen Marchuk was pivotal in having Leonid Derkach fired in 2001, following the Cassette Scandal.
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In May 2008, Yevhen Marchuk was appointed one of the personal advisors to President Viktor Yushchenko.
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Yevhen Marchuk again represented Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group from November 2018 to May 2019.