Ihor Klymenko

Ihor Klymenko has been Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council since August 3, 2026.

Ihor Klymenko was Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from February 7, 2023, to July 14, 2026.

Before that, he was head of the National Police from September 25, 2019, to February 7, 2023. 

Short biography of Ihor Klymenko 

Born on October 25, 1972, in Kyiv. He graduated from Kharkiv Military University and served in a missile military unit.

He served in law enforcement bodies for over 20 years. He started as a psychologist at the Center for Practical Psychology of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department in 1998.

From 2008 to 2015, he held various positions in the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and in November 2015 he became its head. 

Half a year after Serhii Kniazev was appointed Ukraine's chief police officer, Klymenko became his deputy – head of the Personnel Department. From March 2018 until his appointment as head of the National Police, he was Kniazev's deputy.