Position

• First deputy Secretary of the Security and Defence Council of Ukraine

On the free of charge ground

• President, Association of taxpayers of Ukraine (since 1998)
  
• President, Children's welfare fund "Bereg nadiy" (since 2002)
  
• Head, Public Council of experts on legislation issues (since 2002)
  
• Member of Government Committee of economic development on European integration (since 2003)
  
• Member of the Board, Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine (since 2003)
  
• Member of Supervisory Board of "Ukrecocomresursy" (since 2004)
  
• Member of the High Council of Justice (appointed by Decree of the President of Ukraine on 25.09.2004. As a member of HCJ he took his oath at the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 7.10.2004)

Place and Date of Birth

• January 2, 1952, Oleshiv, Tlumatsky district, Ivano-Frankivska region

Education

• Institute of Law, Kharkiv (1972–1976), speciality "Jurisprudence"

Scientific degrees and ranks

• Doctor of Law (1994)
  
• Professor (1996)
  
• Academician, Academy of Law (2004)

Awards

• “Order for Merit” – grade II, III (2000, 2002)
  
• Decoration of International Lawyers Fund (2003)
  
• Merited Lawyer of Ukraine (2003)

Previous Experience
1972–1982 – student, Kharkiv Institute of Law;
1976–1979 – postgraduate student, Chair of criminal law, Kharkiv Institute of Law;
1979–1981 – assistant, Chair of criminal law, Kharkiv Institute of Law;
1981–1984 – senior lecturer, Chair of criminal law, Kharkiv Institute of Law;
1984–1992 – assistant professor, Chair of criminal law, Kharkiv Institute of Law;
1992–1994 – President, Law-audit firm "Globus" (Kharkiv), pluralistically;
1994–1998 – President, Law firm of the closed joint-stock company "Injurpolis" (Kharkiv), pluralistically;
1995–1998 – Professor, Chair of criminal law, Yaroslav Mudriy National Academy of Law;
since 1998 – National Deputy of Ukraine, third convocation, professor, Chair of criminal law, Yaroslav Mudriy National Academy of Law, pluralistically;
1998–2000 – Member of the Committee on fuel-energy complex, nuclear policy and nuclear safety of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
2000–2002 – Vice-Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
2002–05.2006 – National Deputy of Ukraine, fourth convocatin;
20.04.2007 – 18.01.2008 - Adviser to the President of Ukraine;
since 18.01.2008 – First deputy Secretary of the Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.