Volodymyr Pavlovych Horbulin ( Ukrainian: Володимир Павлович Горбулін; born 17 January 1939 in Zaporizhia,

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) is a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, Head of the

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, former secretary of the

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, former Head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine, Dr. of Engineering Science, Professor, member of the

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, Director of the Institute of National Security Problems at the

Biography

Education and Academic Degrees

In 1962, he graduated from Physicotechnical Faculty of Dnipro University and got the mechanical engineer’s diploma (“flying crafts”). In 1994, Horbulin took the degree of Dr. of Engineering Science. He became the Professor in 2005 and the member of the

in 1997.

Rocket and Space Technologies

From 1962 to 1977, Horbulin worked at

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(

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) and took part in development of strategic rocket systems and space vehicles of “Kosmos” series. In 1977–1990, he worked at the Central Committee of the

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, and in 1980 he headed the sector of the rocket and aircraft technologies. He was involved in all programmes of establishing rocket-and-space and aircraft equipment in Ukraine. In 1990, he was appointed the Head of Subdivision of Defense Complex, Communications and Machine Building of the

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, then in 1992, he took the position of General Director of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. He managed the development and implementation of the first National Space Programme of Ukraine (1992–1994). Horbulin is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. In November 2000, Horbulin became the member of Presidium of the Committee of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology.

National Security and Defense

In August 1994, Horbulin was appointed the Secretary of the Council of National Security under the

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; in October 1994, he became the adviser to the

for

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Issues. In August 1996 – November 1999, he was the Secretary of the

. Horbulin is the co-author of the "Concept of National Security and Defense of Ukraine", the "State Program of Building and Development of

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", and other fundamental state policy documents. Until November 1999, he headed the State Interagency Commission for Cooperation with

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and co-headed the Consulting Committee under presidents of Ukraine and

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, co-headed the Secretariat of Kuchma- Gore Commission. In 2000-2001, Horbulin headed the Interagency Commission for Political Conflict Resolution in

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region of the Republic of

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. From July 2000 to December 2002, he held the position of the Head of the State Commission for Military-Industrial Complex of Ukraine and was the Deputy Head of the Governmental Committee for Defense, Military-Industrial Complex and Law Enforcement. He supervised and developed the State Programme of Armament and Military Equipment Development and the Concept of Structural Reorganization of Military-Industrial Complex of Ukraine. In December 2002, he was appointed the Assistant to the

for

Issues. Following the Order of the

(January 2003), he established and chaired the National Centre of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. From March 2003 to January 2005, he was the Deputy Head of the State Commission for Reformation and Development of

, directly participated in development of the Strategic Defense Bulletin of Ukraine for the period to 2015, the

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of Ukraine (June 2004) and the Law “On Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine” (June 2003). In December 2003, Horbulin established and headed the Institute of National Security Problems of Ukraine at the

. In 2005, he was appointed the Adviser to the

and acting Head of the Principal Service of Defense Policy at the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine. In May 2006, Horbulin was appointed acting Secretary of the

. He headed the development of the Strategy of National Security of Ukraine. In October 2006, he became the Adviser to the

. Horbulin took part in development of the Concept of Reformation of Security Service of Ukraine and the White Book “The Security Service and Intelligence Agencies of Ukraine”. Volodymyr Horbulin was the first editor-in-chief of 'Strategic Panorama' scientific and practical magazine.

Other Activity

In December 2009, Horbulin initiated and founded the Council for Foreign and Security Policy. On 4 December 2009, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum, along with other Ukrainian statesmen, diplomats and public activists he initiated the International Security Forum to be held 15–16 April 2010 in

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, Ukraine. In June 2015 Horbulin was appointed by President Poroshenko a Ukrainian special representative in one of the subgroups of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine.

Awards and honours

Horbulin is the Laureate of the State Prize in Science and Technology (2002), Laureate of the

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Prize in Science and Technology (1990), Laureate of M. K. Yangel State Prize of the

(1988). Volodymyr Gorbulin was awarded Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1976 and 1982) and medals. He is the honoured mechanical engineer of Ukraine (1994) and was given the Certificate of Honour of

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...

(01.2004). Horbulin also has foreign awards. *

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(August 22, 2021). * Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st class (January 22, 2019). * Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 2nd class (May 18, 2017). * Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 3rd class (January 16, 2009). * Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 4th class (January 16, 2004).Decree of the President of Ukraine from 10 квітня 1997 year № 316/9
«Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України «Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого»»
* Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 5th class (April 10, 1997).

Selected publications

'European Security: Possible Way to Mitigate Challenges and Threats', Volodymyr Horbulin, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, 13 November 2009, No. 43 (771), Dzerkalo Tyzhnya

References

External links

National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

National Space Agency of Ukraine

Council for Foreign and Security Policy
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