Andriy Vasylyshyn

Andriy Volodymyrovych Vasylyshyn (Ukrainian: Андрій Володимирович Василишин; 24 April 1933 – 12 October 2023) was a Ukrainian Militsiya general. He was the first interior minister of the independent Ukraine.

Andriy Vasylyshyn
Андрій Василишин
Minister of Interior
In office 26 July 1990 – 21 July 1994
Prime Minister	Vitold Fokin Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by	Ivan Hladush (as Minister of Ukrainian SSR)
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Radchenko
Personal details
Born	(1933-04-24)24 April 1933 Vesnyanka, Starokostiantyniv Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	12 October 2023(2023-10-12) (aged 90)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union Ukraine
Branch/service	Soviet Army Militsiya
Rank	General of Interior Service

Early life and education

Vasylyshyn was born on 24 April 1933^[1] in peasant family of kolkhoz in village of Vesnyanka, Starokostiantyniv Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast (today in Khmelnytskyi Oblast), historical region of Volhynia. In 1950 he finished a training center of Ministry of Soviet Farms of the Soviet Union.

Career

Vasylyshyn was an army general^[1] and held the rank of lieutenant general.^[2] He was appointed interior minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Vitold Fokin following the fall of the communist regime in 1991. He was reappointed to the post in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma in October 1992.^[3] He was dismissed by the Prime Minister in July 1994.^[4] He was replaced by Volodymyr Radchenko in the post.^[4]

Vasylyshyn was the president of the International Police Association Ukrainian section and an advisor to the Ukraine's ministry of interior.^[1]

Death

Andriy Vasylyshyn died on 12 October 2023, at the age of 90.^[5]