Andriy Taran
Andriy Taran | |
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Андрій Таран | |
Taran in 2022 | |
| 16th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 3 November 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Andriy Zahorodniuk |
| Succeeded by | Oleksii Reznikov |
| First Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces | |
| In office December 2015 – April 2016 | |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovenia | |
| In office 4 May 2022 – 21 December 2024 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Brodovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1955 |
| Party | Strength and Honor |
| Education | Kyiv Higher Engineer School of Artillery National Defence University |
| Occupation | Lieutenant general (retired) Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1972–2016 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
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Andriy Vasylyovych Taran (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Таран; born 4 March 1955) is a Ukrainian politician who last served as Ukraine's ambassador to Slovenia from 2022 to 2024. He was the 16th Minister of Defence of Ukraine and before that a lieutenant general in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.