Mykola Azarov

Date of Birth: 17.12.1947

Mykola Yanovych Azarov - Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010-2014) from the Party of Regions, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Ukraine in the first and second government of Viktor Yanukovych. Chairman of the State Tax Service of Ukraine from 1996 to 2002.

One of the founders and former chairman (2010-2014) of the Party of Regions.

Since June 2014, he has been hiding in the territory of the Russian Federation and was indicted in absentia in 2021 on charges of high treason.

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Place of Birth. Education. Born in Kaluga (Russia). In 1971, he graduated from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov with a specialty in geology-geophysics. Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1986), professor (1991), corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine (1997).

Career. After graduating from MGUP, from 1971 to 1976, he worked at the Tulaugol Combine. From 1976 to 1984, he headed a laboratory, department of the Moscow Research and Design Institute of Coal.

From 1984 to 1995, he was the deputy director and director of the Ukrainian State Research and Design Institute of Mining, Geomechanics, and Geodesy of the Ministry of Coal Mining of Ukraine.

From 1994 to 1998, he was a deputy in the Ukraine Parliament of the 2nd convocation, chairman of the budget committee of the Verkhovna Rada.

From 1996 to 2002, he was the chairman of the State Tax Service of Ukraine. During this time, Azarov, as the head of the tax service, was a member of various councils and committees on financial policies, national coordination activities, security, defense, and anti-corruption efforts.

From November 2002 to February 2005, Azarov served as the First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance of Ukraine in the first government of Viktor Yanukovych. He led several government committees and coordination councils.

After the spring 2006 parliamentary elections, he became the chairman of the budget committee. On August 4, 2006, he re-entered Yanukovych's government, becoming the First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance again.

From November 2007 to March 2010, he was a member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the VI convocation from the Party of Regions. Minister of Finance in the shadow (opposition) government of Yanukovych.

Since March 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

After the autumn 2012 parliamentary elections, Azarov's candidacy was again submitted by President Yanukovych for the position of head of government and approved by the MPs.

On November 21, 2013, the Ukrainian government under Mykola Azarov ordered to suspend preparations for signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, which led to the Euromaidan.

On January 16, 2014, he voted for 'dictatorial laws' - a package of anti-democratic laws that significantly restricted citizens' rights and freedom of speech.

On January 22, 2014, he called the participants of the riots in central Kyiv terrorists who should face the consequences of their actions.

On January 28, 2014, Azarov resigned as Prime Minister, and the same day his resignation was accepted by President Yanukovych. On February 27, 2014, Arseniy Yatsenyuk was appointed as the head of the government.

Hours after his resignation, Azarov left the country on a private jet to Vienna. In an elite district of Vienna, there is a property registered in the name of Azarov's son. The Azarov family resides there. According to the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, Azarov arrived in Austria and plans to stay there for a long time.

On March 6, 2014, the European Union and Canada announced that Mykola Azarov and his son Oleksiy are on the list of senior Ukrainian officials subject to financial sanctions.

The Security Service of Ukraine announced Mykola Azarov in a state of search for committing an offense provided for in Art. 365, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ('exceeding the authority or official powers of an official of law enforcement agencies with serious consequences').

Interpol refused to conduct a search for the former Prime Minister of Ukraine.