Mykola Vasylovych Bіlokon (; born 22 March 1955) is a Ukrainian

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, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2003-2005.

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Biography

Born 22 March 1955 in the village of Mohylivka, in the

Zhmerynka Raion Zhmerynka Raion () is one of the six raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Zhmerynka Zhmerynka (, ) is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast, central Ukraine. It ser ...

of the

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast (, ), also referred to as Vinnychchyna (), is an oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in central Ukraine. Its capital city, administrative center is Vinnytsia. The oblast has a population of History Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on ...

, of what was then the

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. He graduated from the Kyiv Higher Interior Ministry School in 1981 and the Interior Ministry Academy in 1992, specializing in law. In 1973—1975 he served in the

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. From 1975 to 1994 he worked in internal services with the positions of: inspector of the criminal investigations department, inspector of the public security directorate, senior inspector of the same directorate, platoon commander, deputy chief of the directorate of public order, chief of the organizational department of the public order ''

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, 3=mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə, 5=, ) were the police forces in the Soviet Union until 1991, in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), and in the Non-Aligned Movement, non-aligned Socialist Federal Republic ...

''. From 1994 to 1996 he worked in the central apparatus of the MVS of Ukraine in the positions of: deputy chief of the Main Directorate of Public Order of the MVS, first deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the ''Militsiya'' Administrative Service. From 1996 until 1999 — chief of the Main Directorate of the ''Militsiya'' Administrative Service. From 1999 until 2001 — chief of the MVS Regional Directorate in the

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast (), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (''province'') in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast's population is It is ...

. From November 2001 — deputy director of the administration of the

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, head of the Main Directorate of Judicial Reforms, Actions of Military Formations and Law Enforcement Agencies. From 27 August 2003 until 3 February 2005 — Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Following the

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, Bilokon left Ukraine to escape from an investigation that was started against him. Ukrainian media published evidence that he has a Russian passport.

Awards

*: Medal "For Distinguished Service in Defending Public Order" (1990) *:

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(3rd class - 1998, 2nd class - 2002)

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Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilokon, Mykola 1955 births Living people People from Vinnytsia Oblast Interior ministers of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine