Pavlo Lazarenko

Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, criminal

Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko (Ukrainian: Павло Іванович Лазаренко; born 23 January 1953) is a former Ukrainian politician. He was the Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997. In August 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to prison in the United States for money laundering, wire fraud and extortion.[1]

Pavlo Lazarenko
Павло Лазаренко
5th Prime Minister of Ukraine
In office
28 May 1996 – 2 July 1997
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byYevhen Marchuk
Succeeded byValeriy Pustovoitenko
First Vice-Premier
In office
September 1995 – May 1996
Prime MinisterYevhen Marchuk
Preceded byViktor Pynzenyk
Succeeded byVasyl Durdynets
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
In office
March 1992 – June 1994
PresidentLeonid Kravchuk
Preceded byMykola Zadoya
Succeeded byMykola Derkach
Personal details
Born
Pavlo Ivanovych Lazarenko

(1953-01-23) 23 January 1953 (age 71)
Shyroke Raion , Ukrainian SSR
Political partyHromada (formerly)
Spouse(s)Tamara
Children7

References

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  1. Kravets, David. "Former Ukraine leader ordered to prison." Associated Press, 25 August 2006, (Accessed: 4 November 2013