Viktor Tykhonov | |
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Віктор Тихонов | |
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| Ambassador toBelarus | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 26 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Roman Bezsmertnyi |
| Succeeded by | Mykhailo Yezhel |
| Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 1 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Mykola Azarov |
| Chairman of theLuhansk Oblast Council | |
| In office 24 April 1998 – April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Dayneko |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Holenko |
| DeputyGovernor of Luhansk Oblast | |
| In office November 1995 – April 1998 | |
| Governor | Hennadiy Fomenko |
| Member of theVerkhovna Rada | |
| In office 15 May 1990 – 10 May 1994 | |
| In office 25 May 2006 – 27 November 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-03-05)5 March 1949[1] |
| Died | 29 August 2020(2020-08-29) (aged 71) Simferopol, Crimea |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, also spelledViktor Tykhonov (Ukrainian:Віктор Миколайович Тихонов; 5 March 1949 – 29 August 2020) was a Ukrainian politician.
Born inAntratsyt Raion, Tikhonov served in theVerkhovna Rada from 1990 to 1994[2] and again from 2006[3] to 2014.[4] He also served as theFirst Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 11 March 2010 until 1 June 2011, with the Cabinet ofPrime MinisterMykola Azarov.[5]
Additionally, Tikhonov was chairman of theLuhansk Regional Council in eastern Ukraine from 1998 to 2006.[5] He also served as the ambassador toBelarus from 2011 to 2012.[5]
In a 2016 interview, Tikhonov stated that he now permanently lived inRussian-occupied Crimea.[5]
Viktor Tikhonov died from pneumonia inSimferopol on 29 August 2020, at the age of 71.[5]
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