Vitaliy Khotsenko
Виталий Хоценко
Khotsenko in 2023
4th Governor of Omsk Oblast
Assumed office
29 March 2023
Preceded byAlexander Burkov
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
In office
8 June 2022 – 29 March 2023
PresidentDenis Pushilin
Preceded byAlexander Ananchenko
Succeeded byYevgeny Solntsev
Minister of Energy of Stavropol Krai
In office
16 December 2013 – 12 September 2019
Head of the Science and Innovation Department of Yamalo-Nenets
In office
2010–2013
Head of the Analysis and Forecasting Department of Yamalo-Nenets
In office
2008–2010
Personal details
Born
Vitaliy Pavlovich Khotsenko

(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Dnipro, Ukraine)
EducationMoscow State University
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Vitaliy Pavlovich Khotsenko (Russian: Вита́лий Па́влович Хоце́нко; born 18 March 1986) is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician, who serves as Acting Governor of Omsk Oblast since March 2023. He had previously held several statewide positions in Stavropol Krai, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Donetsk People's Republic.

Biography

Early life

Khotsenko was born on 18 March 1986 in Dnipropetrovsk (now known as Dnipro). His father, Pavel Vitalyevich Khotsenko, led the Organized Crime department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In addition, he led the directorate of a hotel complex in Novy Urengoy and of the Sochi National Park.[1]

Khotsenko graduated from the Faculty of Sociology in Moscow State University, from the Singapore Institute of Marketing with a degree in Business Management and from the Specialized Institute of Jurisprudence with a degree in the field.[2][1] He also graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a master's degree in State regulation of the Economy,[3] as well as postgraduate studies at Moscow State University. After training in the military department of Moscow State University, Khotsenko attained the rank of Lieutenant. He is also fluent in English.[2][1]

Political career

Khotsenko first worked as an assistant to a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. According to local media, his rapid promotion was related to his father's connections in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[1] From 2008 to 2010, Khotsenko worked as the head of the analysis and forecasting department of the Yamalo-Nenets Okrug. From March 2010, he worked as the Director of the department of Science and Innovation in the Okrug, as an assistant, as the expert adviser to the Okrug's first deputy governor, and as a supervisor of Industry, Fuel, Energy, and Natural Resources.[2]

On 16 December 2013, Khotsenko was appointed Minister of Energy, Industry and Communications of Stavropol Krai.[2] On September 12, 2019, Khotsenko became the Director of the Department of Industrial Policy and Project Management in the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.[4][5][6]

On 8 June 2022, the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic approved Khotsenko's candidacy for the position of Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic. That day, Khotsenko was appointed to the position by the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin.[7][8][3]

On 21 December 2022, Khotsenko was injured by shelling along with Dmitry Rogozin in Donetsk; the attack killed two people according to DPR head Denis Pushilin, while Ukraine's border service confirmed that the Ukrainian military perpetrated the attack.[9][10]

In 29 March 2023, he was appointed acting Governor of Omsk Oblast.

Sanctions

Khotsenko was sanctioned by the US Treasury and the United Kingdom in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Что известно о новом премьере ДНР Виталии Хоценко". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ a b c d "Хоценко Виталий Павлович - фото, цитаты, биография". neftegaz.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ a b "В ДНР назначили нового председателя правительства Виталия Хоценко". www.mk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ "Бывший ямальский чиновник вышел на работу в федеральном министерстве". ura.news. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ "Виталий Хоценко: Впереди большая, ответственная работа. И родное Ставрополье всегда со мной". stapravda.ru (in Russian). 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (2022-06-08). "Мантуров подтвердил, что Хоценко работал в Минпромторге". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (2022-06-08). "Пушилин подписал указ о назначении Хоценко председателем правительства ДНР". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (2022-06-08). "Парламент ДНР поддержал кандидатуру Хоценко на должность премьера". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. ^ "Former Russian Space Chief Wounded in Ukraine Shelling". The Moscow Times. 22 December 2022.
  10. ^ Kateryna Tyshchenko, Ityna Balachuk (December 22, 2022). "Former head of Roscosmos and so-called PM of "Donetsk People's Republic" injured in Donetsk". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Nearly 100 Targets in Putin's War Machine, Prohibits Russian Gold Imports". 28 June 2022.
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