Alexei Danilov

Date of Birth: 07.09.1962

Alexei Myacheslavovich Danilov - Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Mayor of Lugansk (1994-1997), Governor of the Lugansk region (2005), Deputy of the Ukrainian People's V Assembly (2006-2007). Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (July 23 - October 3, 2019).

Place of Birth. Education. Alexei Myacheslavovich Danilov was born on September 7, 1962, in Krasny Luch in the Lugansk region. He graduated in 1981 from the Starobelsky Agricultural College with a specialization in veterinary medicine. In 1999, he graduated from the Lugansk State Pedagogical University after T. Shevchenko with a major in History Teacher.

In 2000, he graduated from the Eastern Ukrainian National University after V. Dal with a Master's degree in Management and the Lugansk Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with a degree in Law.

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Career. 1981 - worked as a veterinary sanitary inspector at the side farm of the fruit and mineral water products plant in Voroshilovgrad.

From 1983 to 1987, he worked as a veterinarian at the 'Zoo' in the 1st May Park in Voroshilovgrad.

In 1987, he founded the cooperative 'White Stork' and was its chairman until 1990.

From 1991 to 1994, he was a self-employed entrepreneur and director of MPV 'Vera' in Lugansk.

From July 1994 to September 1997, he was the chairman of the Lugansk City Council.

From 1999 to 2002, he was a senior lecturer at the Department of Management at the Eastern Ukrainian National University after V. Dal.

In 2000, he became an advisor to the Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.

From 2001 to February 2005 - founder and chairman of the non-profit organization 'Lugansk Initiative'.

From 2002 to 2007, he was the deputy director of the Institute of European Integration and Development.

From February 2005 to November 2005, he was the chairman of the Lugansk Regional Administration.

From July 23 to October 3, 2019 - deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

On October 3, 2019, President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Alexei Danilov as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Political Career. 1996 - 1997 member of the SDPU (o).

From June 2000 to 2005 - member of the party Politburo Yabloko, from October 2002 - deputy chairman of the party.

2004 - head of the Lugansk regional headquarters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.

From May 2006 to November 2007, he was a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the V convocation from Yulia Tymoshenko's party, 42nd place on the list. Member of the Committee on State Building, Regional Policy, and Local Government.

In September 2007, he ran as a deputy of Ukraine for the Free Democrats party, No. 6 on the list.

Family. Married. He has four children.

06.10.2023.