Vadim Melnik

Date of Birth: 02.05.1972

Vadim Ivanovich Melnik - former director of the Bureau of Economic Security, former chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, lawyer, doctor of law.

Place of Birth. Education. Born on May 2, 1972 in Zhytomyr.

In 1987, he began his military career by entering the Kyiv Suvorov Military School.

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• The Bureau of Economic Security changed its acting director twice in four months. Finances
• The Bureau of Economic Security has a new acting director instead of the dismissed Melnik Finances
• The government dismissed the director of the Bureau of Economic Security Business

From 1989 to 1994, he was a cadet at the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation Radio-Electronics Academy.He graduated in 'Radio Engineering' and obtained a degree as a radio engineer.

From 1994 to 1999, he was a cadet officer at the Faculty of Radar Information Systems and Electronic Warfare of the Kharkov Military University.

In 1995, he enrolled at the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise and graduated in 2000 in 'Law'..

From 1989 to 1999 he was an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In 2016, he defended his doctoral thesis at the Kharkov National University of Internal Affairs and received the title Dr. of jurisprudence.

In 2021, he defended his doctoral thesis at Sumy State University and obtained the title of Doctor of Law.

Career. From 2000 to 2005, he held various positions in the tax militia in anti-corruption departments.

From 2005 to 2008 he was the deputy head of the tax militia administration - head of the investigation department of the tax militia in the Sumy region.

From 2008 to 2011 he led the investigation departments of the tax militia in the districts of Svyatoshyn and Holosiivsky in Kyiv.

From 2011 to 2013 he was the head of the administration at the Main Investigation Department (Main Tax Service / Ministry of Finance).

From 2013 to 2014 he led the investigation department of the tax militia of the Kyiv region.

From September 2014 to September 2016 he was the head of the Main Investigation Department for financial investigations of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.

In 2016, he co-founded the law firm 'Legal and Economic Security'.

From December 2016 to February 2018 he was a lecturer at the Department of Financial Investigations at the University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.

From April 2018 to October 2020 he was a lecturer, PhD student at the Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security of Sumy State University.

From October 2020 to December 2020 he was the manager of the director's office for economic and information security of 'Ukrzaliznytsia'.

From December 2020 to August 2021 he was the chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.

On August 20, 2021, the government appointed Vadim Melnik as the director of the Bureau of Economic Security.

On April 11, 2023, Vadim Melnik was dismissed by the government as the director of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine.

Awards, Ranks. III rank of civil servant.

Honored Lawyer of Ukraine (2016).

Family. Married, has three children.

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