Vasiliy Gritsak

Biography of Vasiliy Yaremenko

Date of Birth: 17.02.1961

Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Horynhrad II in the Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast. In 1986, he graduated from the Ukrainian Institute of Water Management Engineers with a degree in Civil Engineering. In 1999, he graduated from the Odessa State Law Academy with a degree in Law. Doctor of Law, lecturer.

Career. 1986-1988 - Engineer, senior engineer, group leader, chief engineer at a project institute in Kharkiv.

1989-1994 - Head of department, deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast.

1995-2001 - Deputy Rector, Pro-Rector for Economic Affairs and Material and Technical Support of the National University of Internal Affairs (Kharkiv).

2001-2005 - Head of the Main Department of Military and Material Support, Head of the Resource Support Department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Participant in combat operations (UN public police in former Yugoslavia).

Military Lieutenant General. Since February 2005 - Pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

2006-2007 - Deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament of the V Cabinet of the Party of Regions (No. 165 on the electoral list). Chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislation and Parliamentary Control over the Activities of the Tax Police and the Investigation Service in the Customs Authorities of the Legislative Committee of the Parliament for the Legal Support of Law Enforcement Activities.

2007-2012 - Deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament of the VI Cabinet of the Party of Regions (No. 99 on the electoral list). Chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislation and Parliamentary Control over the Activities of the Penitentiary and Investigative Authorities in the Customs Authorities of the Legislative Committee for the Legal Support of Law Enforcement Activities. Member of the Party of Regions.

From April 2013 to April 2014 - Deputy Head of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.

Gritsak refers to himself as the founder of the new passport system of Ukraine. He developed the draft law 'On the National Demographic Register'. He introduced the development of new documents with biometric data. Gritsak is associated with the EDAPS consortium - the largest manufacturer of identification documents with a high level of protection and information systems. The General himself states that he supports the interests of the consortium, not the passport system of the country.

Social Activities. Since 1999, President of the Kharkiv Oblast sports association Centurion. President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Brothers in Arms, Chairman of the International Society of Generals of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Awards and Titles. Honored Economist of Ukraine. Laureate of the State Prize for Science and Technology. Awarded the Medal 'For the Defender of the Fatherland'.

Hobbies. History, literature, football.

Family. Married. Wife Natalia Vasilievna (born 1980) - entrepreneur, manager of the insurance company Eurolife-Ukraine. The deputy has a daughter Marina (born 1983) and a son Igor (born 1991). Gritsak's younger brother Vitaliy - former head of the State Protection Service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

16.02.2022