Dmytro Tabachnyk

Dmytro Tabatschnyk or Dmitri Vladimirovich Tabachnik (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Табачник; Ukrainian Дмитро Табачник; * November 26, 1963 in Kiev ) is a Ukrainian politician ( PR) and was from March 11, 2010 to February 23, 2013 Minister of Education and Science.

Life and career

Tabachnik graduated in 1986 his studies in history at the University of Kiev from. He then moved into politics and was first supporters of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. From 1998 to 2003 he was a deputy in the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Then he was under Viktor Yanukovych September 2003 to February 2005 and August 2006 to December 2007 Deputy Prime Minister of the country.

After the electoral victory of the Party of Regions, he was appointed in the Cabinet Azarov Minister for Education, Science and Sport and clothed this post until today. Tabachnik has made it its mission to strengthen the Russian language in the education system of Ukraine again after it has been partially greatly reduced since the country's independence. Critics of the nationalist opposition accuse him, however, to promote the suppression of the Ukrainian language and culture. In western Ukraine, there were protests against the appointment Tabatschniks, while there were public expressions of solidarity in the Russian-speaking areas of the country.

On 6 March 2014, the Council of the European Union in Brussels has imposed by Regulation 208/2014 restrictive measures against Dmytro Tabatschnyk. This is justified by the prosecution of Tabatschnyk for the investigation of criminal offenses in connection with the embezzlement of public funds of Ukraine and illegal transfer of funds abroad.