Yuriy Kravchenko
Yuriy Kravchenko | |
|---|---|
Юрій Кравченко | |
 Kravchenko in 2000 | |
| Chairman of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine | |
| In office 21 May 2002 – 4 March 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Mykola Azarov |
| Succeeded by | Fedir Yaroshenko |
| Governor of Kherson Oblast | |
| In office 26 March 2001 – 21 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Verbytskyi |
| Succeeded by | Anatoliy Yurchenko |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 3 July 1995 – 26 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Radchenko |
| Succeeded by | Yuriy Smirnov |
| Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Ukraine | |
| In office 1994 – 3 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Eduard Miroshnychenko (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Derkach |
| Director of the Criminal Militsiya | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Director of MVS in Kirovohrad Oblast | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1951 |
| Died | March 4, 2005 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Ukrainian police officer and statesman |
Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951 – March 4, 2005) was a Ukrainian General of Internal Service and politician, serving as the country's Minister of Internal Affairs (1995—2001). In 2000, while he was serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and the subsequent "Cassette Scandal." Kravechenko later was the governor of the Kherson Oblast (2001—2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (2002—2003).